Co. C. 18th Regt. Wis. Vols. 
New Berne North Carolina 
    Sunday Feb 19th 1865 
         Dear Wife 
This Sunday afternoon I Sit down to 
write you a few lines to let you Know 
that I am as well as usual and 
hopeing this may find you in good 
health: it has been a week ago to day 
Since I wrote to you and nothing of 
note has transpired in that time. 
We have not yet Rec'd any mail and the 
men are begining to grumble about it 
considerable for it Seems that there is 
Somebody to Blame Somewhere for we 
certainly ought to have had mail before 
this time. We have been at work the 
past week building Barrick for ourselves 
we built them of Small pine logs Each 
Building is 12 by 14 feet and calculated 
to contain 8 or 9 men we moved into 
them to day though they are not all fin 
ished yet 
from appearance it seems that we will 
probably remain here for sometime: this 
is rather a dismal looking country and 
a verry hard place to get news; we cannot 
get news from Sherman or Grant as 
quick as you can, But now the peace  
Excitement has about fizzled out and 
and Sherman and Grant will commence 
forceable negotiations in good Earnest 
and Keep them up until the Rebs will 
 be glad to accept peace from the Northern 
Abolitionists: whom they affect So mutch 
to dispise: I am getting verry Anxious to 
hear from you for I dont Know as you get 
my letters for if you have gone to Marshall 
you will have to get them Remailed from 
Detroit I have not had a letter from any  
body Since I left Milwaukee and that is 
the longest that I have been without mail 
Since I have been in the service; But we 
will certainly get our mail arranged 
after a while So that we can get it. 
There is no Rebels in any force in this 
vicinity So we dont Expect mutch 
fighting while we stay here . The weather 
to day is pleasent we have some sunny 
days that have the appearnce of Spring 
and others again that are windy and 
cool and disagreeable to be out 
the boys that are here are all well Except 
E Frasier he is in the Hospital though he 
is not dangerous: Ed Rogers is quite hearty 
and he is the Dirtiest man in the Reg't___ 
and seems perfectly contented in being So. 
there is some talk that we will get paid 
before long though that is uncertain but I 
would be glad if we did for I have considerable 
many debts Standing out in the Reg't 
I will not write a long letter until I 
hear from you: So be a good Girl 
and I will write again 
I Remain Your Ever affectionate 
   Husband 
Thomas J. Davis 
    To Lucinda. M. Davis 
[written sideways on envelope] 
Father Abe 
 
Mrs. Lucinda. M. Davis. 
   Hockley. 
         Vernon. Co 
                 Wisconsin