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Andrew F. Davis papers, May-December 1861

09_1861-12-23-Page 01

Camp Wycliff Ky.
Dec. 23rd. 1861 
Mrs. Sara Davis 
Dear Wife 
On Tuesday last I received your kind and more than welcome letter of the 15th inst, and today I received yours of the 9th which by Some means or other has been 2 weeks on the way whilst the one of the 15th was only 2 days in reaching me.  The one I recieved today being So long on the way explains why it was so long before I heard from you, and may be sure that I began to think verry queer of the long delay but now I Know that it was no fault of yours. You can hardly immagine the joy it gave me to hear that you was all in such good health as it has been so long since you could say so much for yourself.  There is so many questions propounded in the 2 letters that I do not Know whether I will be able to answer them all or not on this Sheet but if leave out Some of them you will have to guess the answer or await until the next time.  My health is Still good but today I am quite Sleepy and Stupid as I was Officer of the Guard yesterday and last night and did not sleep a wink all night.  And since yesterday morning we have been haveing what the boys choose to call real old Virginia weather, that is it rained hard all day and night and this moring it ceased and become quite cold and is now cloudy and freezing. but we have no reason to complain for it is the first bad weather we have had since we come into the State, but have had as nice weather as ever I saw in October but the scene has chaged and more than likely we will have it quite rough hereafter but as a general thing we are pretty well prepared for it.  But I am Sorry to say that a great many of the boys are almost or entirely out of Socks and many are feeling badly the need of gloves. The socks that our boys drew in Va. and which I thought would last well proved to be like almost all the rest of the clothes that they have drawn. that is almost worthless. consequently if I had them I could find many worthy and needy places to bestow a great many pairs of both Socks and gloves.  And you can say for me to the ladies that are interrested in the matter that those two articles are mostly needed and would thankfully received by a large number of Indiana troops that are here.

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Camp Wycliff Ky. Dec. 23rd. 1861 Mrs. Sara Davis Dear Wife On Tuesday last I received your kind and more than welcome letter of the 15th inst, and today I received yours of the 9th which by Some means or other has been 2 weeks on the way whilst the one of the 15th was only 2 days in reaching me. The one I recieved today being So long on the way explains why it was so long before I heard from you, and may be sure that I began to think verry queer of the long delay but now I Know that it was no fault of yours. You can hardly immagine the joy it gave me to hear that you was all in such good health as it has been so long since you could say so much for yourself. There is so many questions propounded in the 2 letters that I do not Know whether I will be able to answer them all or not on this Sheet but if leave out Some of them you will have to guess the answer or await until the next time. My health is Still good but today I am quite Sleepy and Stupid as I was Officer of the Guard yesterday and last night and did not sleep a wink all night. And since yesterday morning we have been haveing what the boys choose to call real old Virginia weather, that is it rained hard all day and night and this moring it ceased and become quite cold and is now cloudy and freezing. but we have no reason to complain for it is the first bad weather we have had since we come into the State, but have had as nice weather as ever I saw in October but the scene has chaged and more than likely we will have it quite rough hereafter but as a general thing we are pretty well prepared for it. But I am Sorry to say that a great many of the boys are almost or entirely out of Socks and many are feeling badly the need of gloves. The socks that our boys drew in Va. and which I thought would last well proved to be like almost all the rest of the clothes that they have drawn. that is almost worthless. consequently if I had them I could find many worthy and needy places to bestow a great many pairs of both Socks and gloves. And you can say for me to the ladies that are interrested in the matter that those two articles are mostly needed and would thankfully received by a large number of Indiana troops that are here.