Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C.
     Chattanooga: Tenn: Nov 22nd 1863
		Dear Wife
I Sit down this Evening to write you a few
lines in answer to your letter dated Oct 25th & 28th
which I Recd yesterday; my health is still slowly
improving and appetite is as good or better than it
has been Since I have been in the South; and if it still
improves as it has the past two weeks: for two
weeks to come I am afraid I will have to get; two
Haversacks to carry my rations; we left Bridgeport
on the 19th and arrived here at Cattanooga on the 20th
this is the hilliest you Ever Saw; the Badax hills
are quite Small in comparison to there; I was up
on top of a big hill where I could see the camps of
any amount of Rebels on the Surrounding hill sides
I think there will be some fighting or runing 
done here before a great while; but I believing it will
be more Runing than fighting; we had quite a heavy
rain night before last and yesterday fore noon
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but it is a verry clear and pleasent ^ to day; I Saw Brother
William as we came up from Bridgeport; his Regt is
guarding the Railroad about half way between Bridge
port and Cattanooga; he looks well and hearty
he was rather Surprised when I called at his Shanty
for he was not looking for me; for he Suposed that
I was yet out near Corinth; he says thay have seen
a little of All kinds of times in the Mountains
this fall, his Brigade is now in what they call
     the Reserve Corps;
I wrote to you before that Robert McMichael had
got a chance to go home on a Recruiting Tour; he left
Bridgeport on the 16th I had wanted to see him before
he went but he Started before I really knew it
if you see him tell him goody bye for me and that I
will see him again in the spring I supose he is
at home by this time; I will now soon begin to feel
Saucy as I am now begining on my last year of
of Soldiering; I think I will finish up the present
contract before I take another one; this is mutch
the healthiest country we have been in; in Dixie
the water is good and plenty of it, and the air is
fresh and bracing from the mountains; I Supose
we will have Some pretty cold wether here if we
Remain in the mountains all winter; I am in hopes
that the winter campaign will close up the war
So that all the Soldiers may have a chance to return
again to their homes in civil life; but we must
now abide the fortunes of war and bear it with as
good grace as possible; I Shall not attempt to give
mutch news this time as I know of but verry little to write
   when you write Direct to: Pioneer Corps 3rd Div
15th A.C. in care Capt, McBride;
    Tell Robert Mc to write to me; and I will
answer it;
     Please to write Often I Remain yours always
			Thos. J. Davis
	Lucinda M Davis