Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
Dalton Georgia Thursday July 7th 1864 
Dear Wife 
I sit down this Evening to write 
you a few lines to let you know  
that I am in tolerable good health 
and on the march: we left Chattanooga 
on the 5th and arrived at this place 
this afternoon: this is 40 miles from 
Chattanooga: we will start on in 
the morning for Kingston and I 
will probably not write again until 
we get there it will take us about 
three days more marching to get to 
Kingston: I have not had any news 
from the front since we left Chatt,a 
So far we have got along verry well 
the weather has not been so warm 
Since the 4th as it was two weeks previous 
Dalton is the place where Johnsons 
Rebel Army wintered last winter 
the Town is about the size of Viroqua 
or a little larger the country around 
here is quite rough but there is plenty 
of good water Seven miles north of 
here is where the rebels had their stron 
gest defences on some verry rough 
hills and there is many [crossed out word] acres 
of different hillsides that are now 
covered with delapidated Shanties 
that the rebs quartered in last 
winter; our force consists of the 
18th Wis, 5th Ohio Cavalry: 3 Compan 
ies of the 23rd Mo. and the pioneer Corps 
we are guarding through: the Div,n 
Wagons and about a thousand head 
of beef cattle: I dont think we 
will go clear through to the front 
for the rest of our Div,n that has gon 
ahead are on the R R this side 
of big Shanty; I have not had any 
mail since I wrote before and we 
will probably not get any until we 
  get to Kingston
 I think that Sherman will 
    soon get possession of Atlanta 
for he Drove them south of the 
Chattahoocha river several days 
ago when they left there they gave 
up the best defeces thay had 
you must Excuse a short letter 
this time I merely drop you a line 
to keep you posted as to my 
where abouts; it is getting so dark 
I cannot see the lines so I must 
quit. be a good Girl and write 
Often      I remain Ever Yours 
T.J. Davis 
 
Lucie .M. Davis