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Andrew F. Davis papers, May-December 1861
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Clarksburgh Va. July 7th 1861 Mrs Sarah Davis Dear beloved Wife You See by the heading of this that we are in Virginia. We left Cincinnati on the 4th inst at Sundown and the next day we landed in Virginia at Parkersburg and yesterday we come to this place which is one Hundred miles in the State. We have had but little rest since we left Cincinnati as we have not had time until this morning to cook any thing to eat but had to eat it as we carried it in our haversacks but I have not been hungry so far as I made it a point to save my grub but some of the boys because their Bread or meat did not suit them threw it away thinking they could get more when they wished but I think they know better now. We have traveled on Rail Road so far but are now cooking two days Rations and are making preperations to move on foot from here this afternoon, but I do not know certain where but I suppose to Buchannon, 28 miles South from here which they say is the hot bed of Secessionest. There is 5 or 6 thousand troops here and they are making preperations for some grand movement but I do not know what it is. More than likely before this reaches you we may have some hard times but we are prepared for the worst and it now begins to look not like playing Soldier but working Soldier. The nigh of the 4th I Slept in the cars. the next night I Slept under a shed and last night I rolled myself in my blanket and lay down on the grass and lept soundly all night. We did not get here last night
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Clarksburgh Va. July 7th 1861 Mrs Sarah Davis Dear beloved Wife You See by the heading of this that we are in Virginia. We left Cincinnati on the 4th inst at Sundown and the next day we landed in Virginia at Parkersburg and yesterday we come to this place which is one Hundred miles in the State. We have had but little rest since we left Cincinnati as we have not had time until this morning to cook any thing to eat but had to eat it as we carried it in our haversacks but I have not been hungry so far as I made it a point to save my grub but some of the boys because their Bread or meat did not suit them threw it away thinking they could get more when they wished but I think they know better now. We have traveled on Rail Road so far but are now cooking two days Rations and are making preperations to move on foot from here this afternoon, but I do not know certain where but I suppose to Buchannon, 28 miles South from here which they say is the hot bed of Secessionest. There is 5 or 6 thousand troops here and they are making preperations for some grand movement but I do not know what it is. More than likely before this reaches you we may have some hard times but we are prepared for the worst and it now begins to look not like playing Soldier but working Soldier. The nigh of the 4th I Slept in the cars. the next night I Slept under a shed and last night I rolled myself in my blanket and lay down on the grass and lept soundly all night. We did not get here last night
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