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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863
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I will send it to you and you can take up the note but I am almost sure that I will not be able to pay it all the 15 of March but will be able to as soon as I get it from the Goverment. And one good thing is he cannot close the Mortgage before the last note comes due and if I live I expect to pay it all before that time. We are Still encamped where we have been for the last month or more and I think will remain here for Sometime at least as the roads are to bad to attempt to move. Three days since we ware ordered to move camp on the North side of Stones River and we marched over there early in the moring and left men to take down the tents and bring them over but when we got to the river it was too high for the teams to cross, and the bridges not finished. The river was riseing very fast and two bridges nearly done (one R.R. and one for the pike) and the drift wood was runing very thick so that there was danger of breaking the bridges so they put us to work to getting the drift wood off and Keeping it clear of the bridges. We had to work in the water Sometimes waist deep all day and at night come back to our home as we call it and here we have been ever since and I think will remain for some time as another Brigade has moved over the river and encamped where we was going to Stop. The Cars are now runing here from Nashville and our provision is brought that way now but we still have to depend on forageing for the Stock and now have to go out from 10 to 12 miles to get it and always take a Brigade of Infantry and a Battery with the train as guards, and we have to go tomorrow morning at 5 Oclock and it will be a hard day on us and it is now 10 Oclock so I will quit for this time and go to bed. Write soon and often but dont go home until you hear from me again. Kiss the children for me Your loving Husband A. F. Davis I weigh 167 Has Nan got the letter I wrote her The last day of this
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I will send it to you and you can take up the note but I am almost sure that I will not be able to pay it all the 15 of March but will be able to as soon as I get it from the Goverment. And one good thing is he cannot close the Mortgage before the last note comes due and if I live I expect to pay it all before that time. We are Still encamped where we have been for the last month or more and I think will remain here for Sometime at least as the roads are to bad to attempt to move. Three days since we ware ordered to move camp on the North side of Stones River and we marched over there early in the moring and left men to take down the tents and bring them over but when we got to the river it was too high for the teams to cross, and the bridges not finished. The river was riseing very fast and two bridges nearly done (one R.R. and one for the pike) and the drift wood was runing very thick so that there was danger of breaking the bridges so they put us to work to getting the drift wood off and Keeping it clear of the bridges. We had to work in the water Sometimes waist deep all day and at night come back to our home as we call it and here we have been ever since and I think will remain for some time as another Brigade has moved over the river and encamped where we was going to Stop. The Cars are now runing here from Nashville and our provision is brought that way now but we still have to depend on forageing for the Stock and now have to go out from 10 to 12 miles to get it and always take a Brigade of Infantry and a Battery with the train as guards, and we have to go tomorrow morning at 5 Oclock and it will be a hard day on us and it is now 10 Oclock so I will quit for this time and go to bed. Write soon and often but dont go home until you hear from me again. Kiss the children for me Your loving Husband A. F. Davis I weigh 167 Has Nan got the letter I wrote her The last day of this
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