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Andrew F. Davis papers, May-December 1861
07_1861-09-08-Page 03
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march 12 miles to camp before breakfast and on Tuesday evening we ware ordered on advance picket 12 miles from camp, and had to Stay there until this morning and had to seep without tents and without fire for we had to put out our fires at dark and it rained evry day but One and then rained on us all the way home this morning. On Friday night last the Major come to me after I had gone to bed and told me he wanted me to Start at day light with 6 men and see what I could discover on a certain road. So I Started as ordered and went six miles to the road and found no signs of any enemy and then marched back making 12 miles again before breakfast which is consideable or would be counted such at home but I have got used to walking and can go all day without being much worse for the weare. But we have had one Sweet with the bitter this week and that is we have had plenty to eat of evry thing such as green corn potatoes green beans cabbage Beets Chicken Mutton Veal &c as the neighborhood is immediately between the two armies consequently the inhabitants have nearly all left consequently we help ourselves to such things. Sometimes there is a house where several of the women of the neighborhood have collected and are Staying together and at Such a place as that the officers will not allow any thing
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march 12 miles to camp before breakfast and on Tuesday evening we ware ordered on advance picket 12 miles from camp, and had to Stay there until this morning and had to seep without tents and without fire for we had to put out our fires at dark and it rained evry day but One and then rained on us all the way home this morning. On Friday night last the Major come to me after I had gone to bed and told me he wanted me to Start at day light with 6 men and see what I could discover on a certain road. So I Started as ordered and went six miles to the road and found no signs of any enemy and then marched back making 12 miles again before breakfast which is consideable or would be counted such at home but I have got used to walking and can go all day without being much worse for the weare. But we have had one Sweet with the bitter this week and that is we have had plenty to eat of evry thing such as green corn potatoes green beans cabbage Beets Chicken Mutton Veal &c as the neighborhood is immediately between the two armies consequently the inhabitants have nearly all left consequently we help ourselves to such things. Sometimes there is a house where several of the women of the neighborhood have collected and are Staying together and at Such a place as that the officers will not allow any thing
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