Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C 
Huntsville Ala Sunday April 10th 1864 
Dear Wife 
I Sit down this morning to write you a 
few lines [crossed out word] in answer to your letter 
dated 24th of March which I Rec'd 
Several days ago but I was sent out 
in the country on detail and I did not 
have a chance to answer it until now 
My health is tolerable good at present 
I had quite a hard cold for over a 
month but I have got nearly entirely  
over it now The wether is cloudy and 
quite cool to day not any too warm to 
[crossed out word] wear my over coat as I sit in my 
tent writing; We are still in Huntsville 
our Corps is going to work Building 
fortifications and we will probably 
Remain here for sometime we are camped 
within a ¼ of a mile of the 18th Reg,t 
I am at the Regt nearly every day when 
I am in Town
you wrote that you was anxious to  
get a letter from me hoping that I  
would tell you when we would be at 
home: If I Shouild write to you a dozen 
times and try my best every time 
I could not then tell you when we 
would come The Officers of the Reg,t 
does not Know any more about it then 
I do however they have been telling 
the boys all a long that the Regt would 
Surely Start home in a few days 
but I was satisfied that we would 
not go until our turn come like going 
to [illegible]: I am confident that we will 
not go home until the 4th Minn 
Returns and that [illegible] be the last 
of May or first of June and then 
we may be kept until fall if we are 
needed [crossed out word] but I think it is probale 
that we will go home about the first of 
June; you must not look for us 
However until you know we are coming 
I read a letter that Rosene Morley 
wrote to Ed Rogers concerning the sickness 
and death of his wife; She wrote a verry 
good letter She Said She wrote a the request 
of Elias's folks; I Rec'd a letter last night 
from Sarah McLain She Says her 
folks are quite well (Something new 
however for her to write) and that here 
boys were at work by the month She Said 
She had Just Rec'd a letter from you and 
had answered it So I Supose you have got 
before now She makes it appear that she is 
a verry swift write for she says she was 
about 5 minutes writing her letter I  
will send it to you: her excuses and 
quick writing dont corespond I will 
answer it it in a few days; I Rec'd a 
letter from Ida and Bennett Snyder a 
few days ago the folks were all well 
no news of importance 
Our Reg,t has been Mustered three 
weeks but they have not been paid yet
you say that James wrote that 
he had not heard from me for a long 
time I think it will be a long time 
yet before he hears from me unless he 
writes I wrote to him nearly a year 
ago and have not had an answer I 
cant afford to do all the writing and 
receive no letters: Well Lucinda, I 
have no news to write to day so I will close 
I Shall look for another letter from 
you to day or tomorrow 
     So Good bye for this time 
I Remain Ever Yours 
       Thomas.J.Davis 
To Lucinda.M.Davis