Camp Near Richmond Virginia May 12th /65 
 
  Dear Wife 
I will write you a few lines this evening to inform 
you that I am as well as usual and hope this may 
find you well We left Petersburg on [crossed out] [monday] 
Tuesday morning and arrived here on Wednesday: 
We will pass through Richmond tomorrow morning 
for Washington. the distance from here to Washington 
is about one hundred miles and it will take us five 
or six days to so through : the boys are generally in 
good health and Spirts though they do not Seem to be 
in So mutch of a hurry in getting home as one would 
Supose I will only write a few lines to day to let 
you Know where I am: and I will write a [illegible] letter 
 
when I get through to Washington 
I have not Rec'd any letter from you yet though we 
have Rec'd mail since we came here but I hope 
I will get Some letters from you soon 
We had quite a heavy rain Storm last night and 
the air is quite cool to day in consequence 
The 14th & 20th Army Corps passed through Richmond 
yesterday and the 17th [illegible] is going through to day 
and the 15th will follow in the morning 
Well I bid you good Bye for this time [crossed out] [I] hoping I 
[crossed out] [I] will hear from you soon I have not heard yet 
whether you have got back to Wis or not but I 
Supose you have 
      I Remain as ever Your Truly 
Direct to Washington D.c. 
Thos.J.Davis 
   	      L.M. Davis 
[1865] 
 
Mrs. Lucinda. M. Davis  
              Hockley 
                    Vernon County  
                            Wisconsin