Louisville K.Y June 15th 1865 
        Dear Wife.. 
This morning finds me trying to 
write a few lines to a Woman friend 
that I used to associate with before 
the War and whom I expect to see 
again before many months if 
there is no providential hinderance 
and no accident Occurs 
I Rec'd a letter from you yesterday 
dated June 1st which was a little 
behind time: never the less I was verry 
glad to get it: the mail we are getting 
now has all been to Washington and 
then remailed here but your letters 
will now come Straight through here 
Robert McMichael has rec'd his papers. 
and Started home yesterday. He has 
been verry anxious about home for 
Some time: he sent in his resignation 
  when we first came to Washington 
I sent a Silver fork and a set 
of Tea Spoons with him: that came 
from South Carolina: which he  
will deliver to you as a present from 
your soldier boy; he also owes me 
Thirty Seven Dollars and 65 cents ($37.65) 
which he will pay to you and you 
will give him a receipt for the same 
The wether has been quite warm for 
Several days but it is Some cooler to 
day.. Wheat is now ripe and the people 
are buisy harvesting their grain. 
You Say that I have never written where 
I Expected we would live after I got 
out of the Army: I Know that I never 
have, and the reason is that I have not 
decided that question in my own 
mind : and I will probably be guided 
by circumstances after I get out of 
the Service for I think I will look 
around and see where I can do the best 
which is hard to determine now.
 It will be early enough after I get 
discharged to Seek a location to 
advantage. 
Five companies of our Regt was paid 
day before yesterday but our Co and 4 others 
are yet unpaid; but I Supose they will 
be paid in a day or two; However I have 
plenty of money for I collected Two 
Hundred Dollars that the other com 
panies Owed me, which is more than 
I intend to Spend Soon 
The Soldiers here are getting quite im 
patient to find out what is to be 
done with us, as there is no orders 
from the War Department or any place 
else from which we have the least 
Idea what is to be done with us in 
the future, and the men justly complain 
of being Kept in Such total ignorance 
and claim that we have at least; the 
right to Know, whether we are to be 
discharged Soon or Kept in the Service 
If Robert Mc wrote that we 
would all be at home in, he only 
did so on his own impression without 
any authority more than Supposition 
but there was a great many who 
believed that we would Soon go home 
after coming here. 
I have not rec'd any letters Since I 
wrote you last except from you; 
and I have written but few of late 
I will look for another letter from 
you now Every day until I get one 
mein while I take every thing 
perfectly cool; waiting for Something 
to turn up in Military affairs. 
     You will please write often 
and I will do the Same 
I Remain Ever Truly Yours 
 
Thos J. Davis 
 
    L.M. Davis