Pioneer: Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
Huntsville. Ala April 24th 1864 
       Dear Lucinda 
I Sit down on my bunk this Sabbath 
evening to write you a short Epistle to let 
you know that I have not forgotten you 
if I cannot get letters from you this is 
the third letter I have written to you since 
I rec'd any your last being dated the 30th 
of last month and the boys in the Reg,t has 
rec'd letters two weeks later than that 
you have always been so prompt in 
writing that I begin to feel uneasy for 
fear you are sick: though I hope my fears 
are groundless for there is times when  
the mails are delayed on the road 
my health continues tolerable good for me 
So I dont compalin. The weather is quite 
pleasent now but the Spring has been 
unusually backward for this climate 
but now the balmy breeze under an 
Alabama Sun has driven the chilling
blast to more colder shores and Nature 
once more is assuming her mantle of 
green citizens talk of farming but 
alas; mutch of the country is laid waste 
by the ravages of war; many plantaintions 
are fenceless' houseless' Slaveless' and no 
horses where with to farm is in the proud 
days of Southern chivelry: the news is 
unimportant in this Dep't at present. 
I was over at the Reg't to day and signed 
the pay rolls; we will probably be paid 
in a few days I am glad of it for I have 
loaned myself nearly of money though I 
always manage to have a little for necessary 
use: I have wrote so often about the 18ths 
furlough that I am almost ashamed to 
mention it any more but if not called  
into the campaign before the reg't will 
probably Start home about the first of 
June if I come this Spring I will 
bring you a present for you to remember 
me by but I dont know what it will be yet
you may be sure that I will be glad to 
meet you at home as soon as I have an 
oppertunity to do so; We having lived 
together so Short a time and been seperated 
So long; it would almost seem; (if it were 
not for our constant corespondence by letter) 
that your Idea of having a husband would 
be only immaginary; yet I hope we may 
after so long a time; make our weded 
life real and Spend a happy life together 
as a reward for our long suspense and care  
for each others wellfare; hope on; hope ever, 
is a motto for success; with hope the heart 
will surmount great obsticles and with 
out hope; it will break at trifles 
Well Lucinda I will close for this 
time hoping to hear from you soon 
       I Remain as always; yours 
 
Thomas J. Davis  
 
     Lucinda .M. Davis