Thomas J. Davis Letter : May 22, 1862

In this letter to his wife, Thomas writes that he is still alive and requests Lucinda to write often. Davis describes building breastworks, sick soldiers, soldiers taken as prisoners, and one soldier died. On page 1 of 4 is a patriotic letterhead with two red, white, and blue American flags crossed and tied together with ribbon. Under the flags is written James Gates, Ctr. [?] and The Star Spangled Banner.