Milwaukee Wis Jan 20th 1862
			     Dear wife
	after So long a time I Sit
         down to write you a few lines
to let you know that I am in tolerable
good health we arrived here one week ago
this morning we had a very cold trip
being out all night a Sunday night
on the cars a Slow train and it was
So cold that the cars could not be kept
comfortable though I believe there was
  no person forozen. A few of the boys
to cold and was Sick a few days after we
got here though they are all Straight on
                       that is old man day
their pins again Except one ^ Burnett
was quite Sick for two or three days from
a hard cold, but he was kindly cared
for and received medical attention in
time So that he Soon got able to leave
his bed So that he is rating around
with the rest of the boys

Both of our Lieutenants that we Started
with are now out of office Charlie
Pitcher resigned and John Good
could not pass muster  And tell 
Mrs Burnett that I have the honor of
Introducing to her at a distance our
Second Lieutenant Mr. [A.A.?] Burnett
as the Choice of the Company by the
Influence of his peticular friends
The descision was made last night,
John Graham for first and [A.A.?] Burnett
for 2nd Lieutenants and Col. Albin
has Sent to Madison to day for their
commissions We have was Sworn into
   the United States Service Yesterday
the Boys Generally I believe are in
very good Spirits all of the companies
of the 18th Regiment is in the City Except
one but we have not gone into camp
yet as the Barricks are not filed
out for us yet our Company is
Boarding at the Central Hotel
and perhaps we will remain here
    for a week or ten days yet

I got a letter from Jabe day before
yesterday he Said they was all well
and that he had got his pay and
Sent most all of it home
I was out to Camp washburn on
Staturday 2 miles west of the city
I was in Capt Bishops Quarters
and Saw Bill Struthers & Hue
Thompson and Several other boys
that that I was acquainted with
that I did not know was in that
company, We have not got our
Uniforms yet we are informed by
our Col, that we will get them
to morrow then perhaps I will get
my dogry type taken I believe I will
not write any more at present
So be a good girl at School and
don't get licked I will write
more peticulars Next time
it is getting So dark that I cant 
See the line So good Bye
Direct	Thomas. J. Davis Milwaukee
In care of Cap,t Layne     [Wes?]

   Tuesday Jan 21st/62
I in close Jabes Letter in yors
and Also one to Mrs Burnett
from Allen [mark illegible in original] Six of our Company
that was Rejected Starts for 
home this morning there was
8 in our company that could not
pass Muster I went o the
Office last night to mail the
letter but I got there Just as
the office was closed and I could
get no Stamps. I had 6 or 7
  Bushels of wheat I left in the
mill and I told Lamech Graham
to Sell it and give the money
to you leter   Write Soon
		T.J. Davis