Pioneer 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
    Huntsville Ala Jan'y 29th 1864 
       Dear Wife 
     I Sit down this morning to write you an 
Epistle in answer to your letter dated Jan 10 & 13th 
which I Recd last night; and I was glad indeed 
[page torn] from you and to hear that you was well 
[page torn] as good as usual; We have verry nice 
[page torn] wether now that I ever Saw at 
[page torn] the year though it is cloudy to day 
[page torn] appearance of rain; I dont think we 
[page torn] mutch more cold wether here this winter. 
[page torn] the R.R. Bridge I wrote of before 
[page torn] into Huntsville day before yesterday 
[page torn] one of the prettiest Towns; or Cities; I 
[page torn] any where it is nearly Twice as large 
[page torn] and mutch nicer Buildings; 
[page torn] portion of the citizens have left it 
[page torn] See the boys in the Regt yesterday they 
are quartered in the Court house and are doing 
Provost guard duty in Town they have good 
comfortable quarters and they put on more Style 
than Regulars; they say [crossed out] [they are] that each man is 
on duty nearly every other day: and must answer 
to five roll calls each day and Drill two hours in 
the fore noon and two in the afternoon of each day 
those that have joined the Veterans expect to be 
Mustered in; in a day or two
Ed Crandall Just Recd a letter from Sarah 
   She told him to be sure and not Join the veterans 
but from the appearance of things now I firmly 
believe that the war will end by the time our 
three have Expired and I am in hopes that the boys 
will make a good thing of it for the Old soldiers have 
Stood the long tug of war and I think [page torn] 
now be partly rewarded for it; Our [page torn] 
those of them that has Joined Veterans [page torn] 
       would 
great hopes that they ^ get home on a [page torn] 
first of next month; but I dont think [page torn] 
get a furlough this Spring or until the [page torn] 
is over? I sent the money to Louisvill [page torn] 
for a gold pen and [crossed out word] gave the [page torn] 
   address and told him to send it to you [page torn] 
write if receiving it perhaps it has [page torn] 
by the snow Blockage; I dont know [page torn] 
get our pay when the veterans do or not [page torn] 
but I wish we would get it for it would [page torn] 
Trading with the boys, I dont know how long [page torn] 
remain here we dont have mutch to do now; though 
they may start us out on some R.R. before long: 
I would mutch rather stay here in the pioneer 
Corps than in the Reg,t; (Wont you be awful mad if 
if the veterans of Co. C. should come home this spring 
on furlough and we not with them or not a veteran 
either) I supose that Robert Mc will soon start back 
to the Regt; you said that you sent a letter to me 
by George Rogers I Expect it will be some time before I get it
Well these other two sides of this sheet 
is to dirty that; I will not write mutch more 
I will look for another letter from you in a few 
days; you say you have written two letters to your 
Brother James since last Spring and that yu 
are looking for an answer I think if it has 
[page torn] long since he wrote that you would 
[page torn] looking for a letter by this time; I dont 
[page torn] writing propensities are verry extensive. 
[page torn] short letter about a year ago; and I  
[page torn] it [crossed out word] immediately on Rec,t but I 
[page torn] heard from him since; though he may 
[page torn] got [crossed out] [his] my letter 
[page torn] Lucinda I have nothing more to write 
[page torn] So I will close 
[page torn] please to write Soon 
                     Your Hasband 
     T.J. Davis 
Lucinda.M.Davis