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Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
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Tuscumbia Alabama June 20th 1862 Mrs. Sarah Davis My Dear Wife Yesterday I received your letter of April 18th which was just 3 months on the way, which accounts for one at least of the long intervals between letters from you and I presume that there is others still behind which you have written which has never reached me. You see by the heading of this that we are still at Tuscumbia and the opinion in Camp at present is that we may be here at leas one month hence and perhapse three months. If such should prove to be the case I for one will be satisfied. for this is a beautiful and from all appearances a healthy locality and I am averse to any more marching than can possibly be avoided while the weather is so warm and the roads so dusty. For one I am satisfied to let others win laurels by hard marching and fighting in the future. We have done a large amount of hard marching and done our best to try and get a share of the hard fighting, but it has always been our lot to be a little too late for the bloody part, which has caused us to feel quite mortified several times, but such has been our luck. And now we are content to let others have the glory. while we do a little resting. But nevertheless if we are called on to fight I think we can acquit ourselves in that line with credit at least, Our Regiment as a general thing is in a healthy condition and improveing all the time now. I Saw a Herald today of the 11th inst in which is published a letter from T. W. Bennett in which he tells of his brave exploits at Corinth. He tells some truths and a great many things besides which would have to be well raked with a fine toothed comb to enable anyone to find much truth in them,
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Tuscumbia Alabama June 20th 1862 Mrs. Sarah Davis My Dear Wife Yesterday I received your letter of April 18th which was just 3 months on the way, which accounts for one at least of the long intervals between letters from you and I presume that there is others still behind which you have written which has never reached me. You see by the heading of this that we are still at Tuscumbia and the opinion in Camp at present is that we may be here at leas one month hence and perhapse three months. If such should prove to be the case I for one will be satisfied. for this is a beautiful and from all appearances a healthy locality and I am averse to any more marching than can possibly be avoided while the weather is so warm and the roads so dusty. For one I am satisfied to let others win laurels by hard marching and fighting in the future. We have done a large amount of hard marching and done our best to try and get a share of the hard fighting, but it has always been our lot to be a little too late for the bloody part, which has caused us to feel quite mortified several times, but such has been our luck. And now we are content to let others have the glory. while we do a little resting. But nevertheless if we are called on to fight I think we can acquit ourselves in that line with credit at least, Our Regiment as a general thing is in a healthy condition and improveing all the time now. I Saw a Herald today of the 11th inst in which is published a letter from T. W. Bennett in which he tells of his brave exploits at Corinth. He tells some truths and a great many things besides which would have to be well raked with a fine toothed comb to enable anyone to find much truth in them,
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