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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863
24_1863-03-30-Page 02
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This Army is now all getting the Shelter tents; we received ours yesterday but have not yet given up our old ones. The Shelter tent is nothing more than a piece of Muslin about 6 feet by 5 and has buttons & button holes on the edges so that any number of them can be put together. Each man is furnished with one such piece and two pieces are called a tent. Evry man has his piece to carry when on a march so that when ever we halt all a man has got to do is to call his messmate and join there two pieces together and stick it up. When put up the highest part is about 3 feet, then running down to the ground at each side so you see a man cannot live very upright in one of them. Two men is all one will hold and then both ends are open, but to obviate that as many as chooses can button together and make it as long as they wish and in that way they can gain two pieces for to put up at each end and then they have something a little better to crowd into than a hollow log. It is ordered that the officers also have to use them but Col Wood said yesterday that each company would have one large tent for the officers as it would be impossible to keep the company books & Papers in such a place The boys call them dog houses as they look more like them than any thing for humans to live in. You wanted to know how I liked the way you had disposed of the money which I sent you I am satisfied only I should not have bothered myself about Fred as much as you did, but would let him sweat a little and then perhapse he could have kept out of the grog shop long enough to have attended to it. Is there any fruit trees or shrubbery planted around the house; if not get some and plant this Spring. Also see that McKys grave is put in order this Spring. I mail with this a number of the daily Nashville Union which has a great many good things in it which I want you to read and let others read who wish. Kiss the children for me and tell Sister Nancy to write me a letter and tell me the name of her boy provided they have been able to select him a nam. Write often and I will do the same Your affectionate Husband A F.Davis
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This Army is now all getting the Shelter tents; we received ours yesterday but have not yet given up our old ones. The Shelter tent is nothing more than a piece of Muslin about 6 feet by 5 and has buttons & button holes on the edges so that any number of them can be put together. Each man is furnished with one such piece and two pieces are called a tent. Evry man has his piece to carry when on a march so that when ever we halt all a man has got to do is to call his messmate and join there two pieces together and stick it up. When put up the highest part is about 3 feet, then running down to the ground at each side so you see a man cannot live very upright in one of them. Two men is all one will hold and then both ends are open, but to obviate that as many as chooses can button together and make it as long as they wish and in that way they can gain two pieces for to put up at each end and then they have something a little better to crowd into than a hollow log. It is ordered that the officers also have to use them but Col Wood said yesterday that each company would have one large tent for the officers as it would be impossible to keep the company books & Papers in such a place The boys call them dog houses as they look more like them than any thing for humans to live in. You wanted to know how I liked the way you had disposed of the money which I sent you I am satisfied only I should not have bothered myself about Fred as much as you did, but would let him sweat a little and then perhapse he could have kept out of the grog shop long enough to have attended to it. Is there any fruit trees or shrubbery planted around the house; if not get some and plant this Spring. Also see that McKys grave is put in order this Spring. I mail with this a number of the daily Nashville Union which has a great many good things in it which I want you to read and let others read who wish. Kiss the children for me and tell Sister Nancy to write me a letter and tell me the name of her boy provided they have been able to select him a nam. Write often and I will do the same Your affectionate Husband A F.Davis
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