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08_1862-11-18-Page 04

The weather has been very warm and pleasant for some time until night before last it commenced rainig and has rained more or less ever since until within the last hour it appears to be clearing off but is yet quite warm. The health of our Regt is excellent but the Sickness and Mortality of Some of the New Regt is fearful. The 73rd Ind which lays just in front of us is burying men evry day and the 97th Ohio Nearly but not quite so bad.  When we left Louisville their Regts ware full and when marching along with our would ridicule us as being the little Regt, but a few days march begin to tell where the muscle lay for after a hard days march evry man of us would be in camp while theirs would be Scattered along the roads for miles, and now we have more men for duty than they and while their hospital tents are full of sick and dying ours has but one man in it  I will not brag but I believe that there is not a Regt. in the Service which can march furter Sing more Songs on the way, be more jolly or in better humor at the end of a march, go for more chickens geese turkies pigs ducks apples potatoes or anything els that is good to eat with the addition of a good bundle of Straw to Sleep on at night than the old ragged a---d 15th Ind  I have known some of them to carry a live chicken all day so as to have a good supper at night and have also known them often to carry a bundle of Straw 5 miles to get to Sleep on it one night.  I am happy to hear that Orrilla gets along so well with her Studies but equally Sorry to hear that Nan wont Study but Still late colts often make as good horses as early ones  I wrote a letter to Orrilla sometime since and Sent it to Liberty, has she eve got it.  I have not yet leared the result of my money that I sent to Hen Husted yet.  My trunk is Stored with other officers baggage in Louisville dont know when I will see it.  Direct to Louisville 
Your Affectionate Husband A. F. Davis

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The weather has been very warm and pleasant for some time until night before last it commenced rainig and has rained more or less ever since until within the last hour it appears to be clearing off but is yet quite warm. The health of our Regt is excellent but the Sickness and Mortality of Some of the New Regt is fearful. The 73rd Ind which lays just in front of us is burying men evry day and the 97th Ohio Nearly but not quite so bad. When we left Louisville their Regts ware full and when marching along with our would ridicule us as being the little Regt, but a few days march begin to tell where the muscle lay for after a hard days march evry man of us would be in camp while theirs would be Scattered along the roads for miles, and now we have more men for duty than they and while their hospital tents are full of sick and dying ours has but one man in it I will not brag but I believe that there is not a Regt. in the Service which can march furter Sing more Songs on the way, be more jolly or in better humor at the end of a march, go for more chickens geese turkies pigs ducks apples potatoes or anything els that is good to eat with the addition of a good bundle of Straw to Sleep on at night than the old ragged a---d 15th Ind I have known some of them to carry a live chicken all day so as to have a good supper at night and have also known them often to carry a bundle of Straw 5 miles to get to Sleep on it one night. I am happy to hear that Orrilla gets along so well with her Studies but equally Sorry to hear that Nan wont Study but Still late colts often make as good horses as early ones I wrote a letter to Orrilla sometime since and Sent it to Liberty, has she eve got it. I have not yet leared the result of my money that I sent to Hen Husted yet. My trunk is Stored with other officers baggage in Louisville dont know when I will see it. Direct to Louisville Your Affectionate Husband A. F. Davis