Hollysprings, Miss., December 29th 1862 
Mr. Lincoln & Co 
 
I Recd a letter from you yesterday Dated December 13th the last one I Recd 
before this was dated Dec 1st So I guess there is one lost that you have wrote 
I am as well as usual and was glad to learn that you was well we are Still here 
at Holley Springs but I dont know how long we Shall Remain here as things Seem 
Rather unsettled at at this time; I Re,cd a letter from Jabe Yesterday it was 
the Same date of yours he was at Memphis Tenn he Said he was well he Said 
he was getting tired of the War and wanted it to close So he could go home again 
he Said he had Just Rec,d a letter from Home and that he heard that he had another 
Niece in Wis; Christmas has come and past but I did not See anything 
that Reminded me that it was Christmas Except Occasionally I would hear 
Some one Repeat the words I wish you a [crossed out] [happy] Merry Christmas. I did not hear 
the 
the Jingling of Sleigh Bells or ^ merry laugh of the Belle,s and Beau,s Enjoying 
their Christmas Sleigh Ride, nor did I see the young Bouyant hearts of the fun 
loving public as usual assemble at the Dancing Hall to Shake the fantastic 
toe with the Music of the Violin though the Niggers had a Jollification Dance up 
Town at Night in honor I Supose of Massa Linkums Proclimation 
but I did not feel Enough interested on that important occasion 
we have verry nice weather for this time a [crossed out] [f] year it hardly Seems as though 
it is winter though it makes it that mutch better for Military Business 
we have not had mutch Rain yet but we may soon begin to look 
for the Rainy Season and then we may look out for muddy Roads 
and Slow [crossed out] [illegible] and hard traveling for the Army 
We have just Rec,d Orders to March at, 2.Oclock this afternoon 
So I will not have time to write as mutch as I intended to 
The Boys I Believe are all in Tolerable good health at this time 
Ed, Crandal got a letter yesterday which informed him that 
Sarah one of the other girls was Sick with the Dyptherea 
I dont know where we are going to March to but I think we 
are going to Grand Junction when you write Direct to 
    Cairo Ill,s and they will [crossed out] [go] come Straight to the Regt 
no matter where we are I must close and go to packing 
my Knap Sack O I forgot. H.C. Johnson is here in the 12th  
Wis Battery   No More this time But Remain 
Yours Truly 
         Thos.J.Davis 
To L.M Davis 
 
        P.S. I wish if you could without mutch Trouble 
Send me    50 cts worth of letter Stamps 
                  T.J.D.