The New York Branch of 
   The U.S. Christian Commission, 
30 Bible House, New York. 
   Sent this as the Soldier's Messenger to his home. 
      Let it haste to those who wait for tidings. 
     Co. C. 18   Regt Wis  Div..... Army Corps 
  Kinston March 29th 1865 
Dear Wife 
I Sit down this Evening to write you 
a Short letter in answer to one I rec'd 
a few minute ago dated March 19th 
I am verry glad to hear from you and 
to hear that you are well I left the 
Hospital at Kinston yesterday I came 
up on the cars and Joined the Regt 
last night I am getting pretty well 
over the Rheumatism again. I Rec'd five 
letters from you last night; they 
were all written in Feb in one of your 
letters written at Marshall you said you 
was getting better of the Mumps; that 
was the first that I heard you had them 
but I Supose you have got well of them 
now: you Still write that you are 
tired of Michigan I wrote you a letter 
about the 13th of this month and told 
you that I thought it would be best 
for you to go back to Wis and do 
the best you could there I Supose you 
have Rec'd the letter before this time; 
I Recd a letter from Lewis Smith dated 
the 5 of Feb also one from Bro Will 
Davis dated 3rd of Feb and one from 
D Ingersoll dated Feb 8th so you 
see I got consideratble Feb mail: 
I also got Several letters that were written 
before I Started home. We are now back 
in our old Div with Sherman and 
I [crossed out] [Supose] am going back into the Pioneer 
Corps I went over to See the P.C. boys 
last night and they had a great deal 
to tell me about their Journey and 
doings the past Winter especially 
that portion of it in South Carolina 
I Supose that while the boys were in 
South Carolina they turned themselves 
loose in the Destruction of every 
Kind of property in that hot bed of 
Treason
March 30th 
   I will finish my letter this morning 
before the mail goes out: It is rain 
ing and has the appearance of a wet 
Spell: the whole army is lying here 
around Goldsboro and we will prob 
ably Stay here Sometime; to rest 
the army and draw clothing and 
perhaps pay; You say you dont like 
to stay among so many Copperheads; if I 
was in your place I would not talk with 
them on politics at all nor pay any 
attention to them on that subject 
It is raining through my tent so it 
wets my paper So I will have to  
close writing  Excuse a short letter 
       Write Often I Remain Ever Yours 
          Direct: Pionerr Corps 3rd Div 
    15th A.C.      Goldsboro N.C. 
     T.J.Davis 
 
To.. L.M. Davis