Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
Huntsville Ala Feb. 18th 1864 
Dear Lucinda 
I once again Sit down to write you 
a few lines in answer to your letter 
dated 3rd inst, and was glad to hear 
you was Still will and in good spirits 
my health is as good as it has been for 
Sometime: The wether has been 
verry pleasent until yesterday and 
last night it was quite cold with  
a Northwest wind and I Expect 
you are having a good cold time in 
Wis about now But one consolation 
is; that the Winter cannot last a great 
while longer: We are now about 6 miles 
west of Huntsville Building another 
R.R. Birdge: The 18th has not yet 
been Mustered into the Veteran's 
and will probably not be until the 1st 
of March: I dont think the Regt 
will get furloughed until after 
the Spring campaign 
I dont think any more Troops 
will be allowed to go home until 
those that are at home gets back [illegible] 
our line here has been weakened to 
Strengthen Knoxville: as Longstreet 
is Endeavoring to beseige that place again 
but I think he will be obliged to leave 
there as quick as he came [crossed out word] 
the 18th is Still doing Provost Duty 
in Huntsville and will probably Remain 
there until the opening of the Spring 
campaign; the Boys are quite 
impatient for their Expected furloughs 
for most of them Expected to be at 
home before this time when they joined 
Veterans but as for my part I am 
Just as easy as an old shoe and take 
things as they come I have not been 
been Mustered into the veterans nor 
been Examined by the Doctor and I 
dont Know but that I may be Rejected 
on Examination: though I think not 
I Rec'd a letter from Isaac last 
night dated Feb 7th he said 
the folks were well no news of 
Importance; I have not Rec,d a  
letter from Brother Will since 
I came from Chattanooga though 
I have heard from him several 
times; you said that your mother 
was going to write to me again I would 
like to hear from her verry well I have 
not had a letter from her for a long 
time; the gold pen I sent you cost 
1.50cts  I sent to the same place 
and got Six verry large pens at 
350cts Each I Sold four of them 
at 500. Each; and I have two yet; 
the pioneers has not been paid 
yet and perhaps will not be until 
next pay day; I wish they would 
get paid; not that I need money 
myself but then I could collect 
what the boys owe me I have not 
made any beer since we left Vicksburg 
as the wether has been to cool
I have not had any chance lately 
of Speculating mutch and I cant 
tell how it will be next Summer 
Some of the citizens around here are 
preparing to go to farming but there 
is many farms that will have to be 
[illegible] before a crop can be put in 
and in most cases no Niggers to 
do it; So let the world Jog as best it 
can; and let the Confederacy get out 
of its own [illegible] or Else fall and 
give in; or by waiting a little 
longer the yankees will cave it in 
for them 
I will close this Short Epistle 
hoping to hear from you again soon 
I Remain Ever faithfully 
Yours    Thos.C.Davis 
 
    Lucinda. M. Davis 
         And Silvie