Huntsville Ala Tuesday March 22nd 1864 
Dear Wife 
It is with great pleasure that I once 
more have the privelige to write to you 
again: In answer to a letter I recd 
from you last night dated 9th inst 
and was glad to learn that you was well 
my health is as good as usual with the 
Exception that I have had a bad cold 
for a few days past but nothing serious 
the wether has been quite cool for several 
days and last night we had quite a snow 
Storm last night there was 4 or 5 inches 
of Snow on the ground this morning but it 
will be nearly all gone by night I think 
after this Squall is over we will not have 
any more cold wether this Spring; I am 
at the Reg,t in Huntsville the Reg,t 
was Msutered last Saturday and we 
Expect to be paid in a few days: 
but I dont know how soon 
the Pioneer Returned to Huntsville 
yesterday having finished the 
R.R. Bridges between here & Decatur 
I Rec'd two letters yesterday from bro 
William he was in the last fight at 
Dalton Ga but did not get hurt 
I also Rec'd a letter from David Ingersoll 
Notifying me that he was married and 
that the folks was all well: his letter 
was dated March 10th I have been here 
ever since the 2nd of this month I have 
not been doing duty but I believe I 
would rather have been out in the Country 
with the Corps [crossed out] [than] working a little than 
be lay around Town: though I have 
been Trading around a little trying to 
make as much money as I Spend 
We will probably start home about the 
last of this month if we go at all but 
affairs may be so arranged that we may 
not go this Spring at all: but I think 
the prospect is pretty good though you 
must not look until you see us coming 
 You Seem to be considerably 
   discouraged on account of my 
Re-Enlisting I hope however you will 
not think I will stay Three years longer 
for I dont mean to do it Even should  
the war continue but I dont intend 
to Desert Either I will get out honorably 
on account of my health; But as things 
are now I dont think I could do any 
better than to Stay in the army a while 
longer I Expected you would give me 
a good Scolding for Enlisting but I 
see you cannot Scold worth a cent 
but if you are mad when I go home I 
will [illegible] you out of it: I have thought 
Sometimes that probably it would be better 
for me not to go home this Spring for the 
boys Joke me considerably about my other 
furlough So I Supose I must be careful 
next time: I would like it well if it was 
so you could go to School the Ballance of 
the time I am in the Service; But 
probably Silvie will be too mutch in the 
      way
Well Lucinda I have not mutch 
news to write to day but if I come 
home this Spring I Expect I will 
make you tired with with hearing 
So mutch talk out of me and all 
this sort of thing; Robert McS 
Commission of first Lieutenant 
[illegible] to the Regt from Madison; a few days 
ago; J.H.Brightman a private in 
our Co got a Commission a few days 
ago as 2nd Lieut in the [illegible] Regt 
Wis vols    Well I believe I have no 
more news this time tell Mother and 
John they must Excuse me this time 
I will write to them soon or Else come 
and tell them about it. 
I Remain always Yours 
   Thos. J.Davis 
 
L.M. Davis