Pioneer Corps 3rd Div. 15th A.C. 
   Kingston Georgia July 11th 1864 
         Dear Wife 
I Sit down this Morning to write 
you a Short Epistle in answer to 
your letter dated 19th & 22nd [illegible] 
which I received yesterday and was 
glad to hear that you was well: I am 
getting in pretty good health again 
for me I walked the most of the way 
from Chattanooga to this place but 
I did not carry any load and we did 
not make verry heavy marches; we was 
five days coming from Chattanooga a 
distance of 78 miles the weather was not 
so hot on this march as it was two 
weeks previous; we had a heavy rain 
on friday Evening and another good 
rain yesterday (Sunday) evening 
        Chattahoocha 
we are about 30 miles from the [crossed out word]  
river where Shermans army are but we 
cannot hear what they are doing now 
it is reported that our army has crossed 
the [crossed out word] Chattahoocha river but it 
is only a report: I expected to get several 
letters when we got here but I did not get 
but one and that was from you John 
Carpenter got one from Marcia dated 
the 26th he said you wrote a few lines 
in it: I notice that Marcia's letters are 
from two to four days later than yours 
and your letters that are mailed at 
Yockley are Generally mail marked from 
two to for days after they are written 
I wish you was at a place where the mail 
went out every day: we had a verry 
good trip through from Chattanooga 
our train was not attacked on the scout 
but our Cavalry captured 30 Gurrilla's 
and fourteen horses back near Calhoun 
on Saturday morning I think they will 
be used pretty rough: they will probably be 
hung as our generals are coming down 
on Such characters verry Strict of late 
the 18th is also at this place the boys 
in the Co I believe are all well: we do 
not Know yet [crossed out] [when] how long we Shall 
remain here we may stay until the cam 
paign is over and we may not Stay but 
a few days: Our Reg't will be verry likely 
to go home as soon as this campaign is 
over but it is useless to conjecture when 
that will be: So I dont trouble myself 
about it but wait with patience hoping 
soon to hear that our men have possess 
ion of Atlanta; I dont think there is 
any Reg'ts going home now but as soon 
as the Campaign is over I think all 
the veteran Reg'ts that have not been  
home will be permitted to go then. 
So you need not look for us [crossed out word] verry 
Soon but be contented to wait until 
we do come and we will talk about 
it then: well for this time I will close 
I remain Ever Your Husband: in Union 
T.J. Davis 
Sis.M. Davis