Pioneer: Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C.______ 
     Jonesboro: Alabama Jan'y 23rd 1864 ______ 
           Dear Wife 
   I Sit down this morning to write you a few lines 
to let you Know that I am in my usual health and 
hope this may find you well    I Rec,d a letter from 
you the same Evening after I mailed my last letter 
to you; it was dated Dec 30th and the Next day I 
Rec,d another one from you dated Dec. 9th and last 
[crossed out word] night I Rec,d another one from you dated Nov 
the 8th So you See how the mail matter has been 
arranged for Sometime past. I was however verry 
glad to read them if they were old letters 
 I Rec'd the lock of Silvies hair; I think he hair 
looks verry mutch like yours I think  I will have a 
chance to see her inside of another year: then I will see 
if her features resemble you; I Rec'd a letter from 
Brother Isaac dated Jan 7th he wrote that the folks 
were well and the wether verry cold and that Mother 
was at a protracted Meeting; I Rec'd a letter yesterday 
from Clara Wilson; your; Niece; She wrote [crossed out word] in 
place of her Mother as she has been sick a long time. 
Clara writes a verry good letter for a girl of her age 
I will send it to you; The wether is quite pleasent here 
now it looks more like Spring than winter; we 
have clear frosty nights; and Bright warm sunny 
days; which almost give one the Spring fever that 
    has work to do 
There is considerable Excitement here about 
the Veteran Service and many of the old Regts 
are going into it strong; and the 18th is going in 
about as Strong as any of them; all of Co: C has 
re-enlisted Except: Len: Davis; Tom Decker; 
and myself; But I dont think the Veterans of our 
Reg,t will get a furlough home this Spring; they 
have to stay here until those that are going now 
shall return; and by that time I think the spring 
campaign will begin and then there will be rest 
for the veterans here; I have not been to the Regt 
Since they left Bridgeport but I see some one of 
the boys nearly Every day; I think I will go to 
the Regt tomorrow we have got this R.R. Bridge 
nearly completed and when we get it done we 
will go on to Huntsville and probably the other 
side; you wanted to know what pretty name I sent 
S. McLains boy; I did not send any name I thought 
if she could not think of any more names; She had 
better quit having boys (thats all).. I have not rec,d 
any letter from her for sometime; I never got a letter 
from her yet; that she did not write that she was 
Sick; or had had been verry sick; and sometimes 
Expected soon to be worse; I think she must be 
troubled with the Hypo mixed with the Blues; and 
it takes spells of [illegible] in; I gave her a pretty 
hard rub in a letter last fall about [crossed out word] complaining 
So mutch; and the last letter I recd from her she 
 appoligised about it; I seen verry plainly that 
          She understood the rub; I Expect to die sometime 
myself but I dont want to make other folks miserable 
grumbling about it all the time; There is not mutch 
going on here at present Rebels are still Deserting 
and coming across the Tenn River into our lines 
and and taking the Oath under the Presidents grant 
of pardon; you said that you would send me some 
News papers if you thoughtI would get them; I can 
get papers here when the mail comes all right; at least 
a week later date than you could send to me 
Isaac has sent me several papers from Ills. and 
they came through all right; though considerably 
behind time: 
   The veteran Soldiers are being Mustered in at 
Huntsville and will soon be paid; it is reported that 
those that did not Join the veterans will not be 
paid until next pay day; but I think it is only 
a Joke to get them to Enlist in the Veterans 
I heard the other day that Robert Mc had got [crossed out word] 16 
recruits; but I did not believe it; I am on 
commissary guard to day and the Mail goes out 
at 1.oClock So I will not have time to fill 
the sheet to day; If you would fold your letters 
           only 
cross wise of the paper ^ it would be less bulky 
and the paper less wrinkled up; you double the 
paper four times when twice is all that is 
    [crossed out] [ne] necessary; Well I will close for this time 
you must take care of yourself the best you 
can; and if you are dissatisfied where you are 
perhaps you could get some good place to stay where 
there is no children or at least not so many  
I would mutch rather [illegible] [crossed out word] your Board than 
to have you imposed upon or have you work too 
hard 
So Good Bye Ever Remain your 
Faithful Husband 
Thomas J Davis 
   	Lucinda M. Davis