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Andrew F. Davis papers, May-December 1861

12_1861-12-23-Page 04

I would be glad to be at your Supper tomorrow night for many reasons and one in particular would be to See the dignity with which it would be presided over  I have never received any of the Heralds. but some one in camp got the No. you Spoke of and I saw it.  A. M. Bennett arrived at our camp, 3 or 4 days Since.  He hinted to Cap. Orrs company that he would take the position of 2nd Lieut in their company but he gets no encouragement from the boys of the Co. sure.  That position is about to become vacant by Lieut McClung being put on the Staff of One of the Generals.  I think there is a mistake about the quantity of Corn that Toppen brought as my understanding is that there was 25 basket fulls and the basket will not measure a bushel.  If you have the hogs Killed you had better get a couple of pigs of some one. get one Sow so that they will increas,  I do not Know what good it could do any one to tell Helen what I said but perhaps it is as well that she should Know my feeling in regard to matters  I want you to tell me the what is the last date of my diary and then I will forward it to you as I write it  I will say this much in regard to our movements and that is there is no appearance of us going forward for some time yet although we may Start forward in a day or two but I think not.  We get no news from any where consequently we Know nothing of what is going on  I did hear that Charleston S. C. was burt and that Jeff C. Davis of Ind had made a bold and successful Stroke on the Rebels in Missouri.  Direct letters to New Haven KY, Keep sending papers and I may get some of them.  Kiss the children all for me and tell the girls to write me a letter.  I wrote to Henry Husted on buisness while at Louisville but have not heard from him since  I must close for it is time for dress parade.  I forgot to Say that the boys had all drawn blue dress coats and now they all look like Officers.  Cut out the letter you spoke of of Byrams and put it in a letter and send me Good bye Your loveing Husband A. F. Davis

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I would be glad to be at your Supper tomorrow night for many reasons and one in particular would be to See the dignity with which it would be presided over I have never received any of the Heralds. but some one in camp got the No. you Spoke of and I saw it. A. M. Bennett arrived at our camp, 3 or 4 days Since. He hinted to Cap. Orrs company that he would take the position of 2nd Lieut in their company but he gets no encouragement from the boys of the Co. sure. That position is about to become vacant by Lieut McClung being put on the Staff of One of the Generals. I think there is a mistake about the quantity of Corn that Toppen brought as my understanding is that there was 25 basket fulls and the basket will not measure a bushel. If you have the hogs Killed you had better get a couple of pigs of some one. get one Sow so that they will increas, I do not Know what good it could do any one to tell Helen what I said but perhaps it is as well that she should Know my feeling in regard to matters I want you to tell me the what is the last date of my diary and then I will forward it to you as I write it I will say this much in regard to our movements and that is there is no appearance of us going forward for some time yet although we may Start forward in a day or two but I think not. We get no news from any where consequently we Know nothing of what is going on I did hear that Charleston S. C. was burt and that Jeff C. Davis of Ind had made a bold and successful Stroke on the Rebels in Missouri. Direct letters to New Haven KY, Keep sending papers and I may get some of them. Kiss the children all for me and tell the girls to write me a letter. I wrote to Henry Husted on buisness while at Louisville but have not heard from him since I must close for it is time for dress parade. I forgot to Say that the boys had all drawn blue dress coats and now they all look like Officers. Cut out the letter you spoke of of Byrams and put it in a letter and send me Good bye Your loveing Husband A. F. Davis