A.C. 
   Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th [crossed out] [1864] 
    Cartersville Ga. July 13th 1864 
         Dear Wife 
I again Endeavor to write you a 
Short letter to let you Know that I 
am in reasonable health and hope 
this may find you in good health 
I have not rec'd any letters from [crossed out word] 
you since I wrote to you on the 11th [illegible] 
while at Kingston: I Expected several 
letters that I did not get I think that 
I had several letters Burned on the 
Trains that the Rebels lately Destroyed 
for us the last letter I rec'd from you 
was dated June 19th & 22nd and letters have 
    from Wis 
been rec'd here written ^ as late as the 
6th inst: we left Kingston last Tuesday 
and come to this place this is 14 
miles south of Kingston and on the 
Etowah River Cartersville is 24 
miles from Marietta and 47, miles 
from Atlanta; the 18th went on to a 
Station Seven miles South of here and 
will probably remain there for some 
time our Division Generals Headquarters 
are at this place and the [illegible] will 
probably remain here until the Div'n 
again moves; we hear nothing of  
unusual note from the front for 
a few days only Sherman is Slowly 
driving the Rebs and we look 'ere long 
to hear that he has possession of Atlanta 
The weather continues pleasent for this 
climate but rather warmer than a week 
ago this is a verry rough rugged and 
rocky country and what farms there 
are: are deserted and left and Trampled 
under the feet of our Army and the 
fensing destroyed; we have verry 
good water here this is a great country 
for Blackberries they are now ripe 
and we have had all we could use 
ever since we left Chattanooga 
we find more apple Orcheds in Ga 
 than we seen in Miss or [illegible] 
  we have plenty green apples to cook 
and we get some that are ripe which 
make a verry good change with our army 
rations I shall not attempt to write 
alarge letter to day but I will try 
and write often So you will know 
where I am. I will send you a Ga 
flower I dont know the name of it but 
it is verry pretty but I Supose it will 
be spoiled before it reaches you. 
hoping to hear from you soon 
I Remain as ever your affectionate [illegible] 
Write Soon 
T.J. Davis 
L.M. Davis