Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
Cartersville Ga July 21st 1864 
      Dear Wife 
   I sit down this morning to write 
you a short letter in answer to yours 
bearing date July 6th & 7th which I Rec'd 
this morning and was verry glad to 
hear from you but sorry to learn that 
you was not in good health but I 
hope this may find you well. 
My health is tolerable good for me 
So that I dont complain: I rec'd 
a letter from [crossed out word] you dated June 28 & 29 
a few days ago but I had written 
to you the day before so I thought 
I would wait until I got another 
before I answered it: the weather 
here continues pleasent but rather 
warm for comfort but not so 
warm as it was three weeks ago 
we have not had any rain for over
a week and we begin to think about 
rain again: I went out forageing day 
before yesterday and helped to cut 
oats for our Mules [crossed out word] it was the first 
harvesting that I have done in Dixie 
wheat harvest is over here but the 
Oats are Just fairly ripe: I have 
not been to the reg't since we came 
to this place they are stationed on 
the R.R. 8 miles south of here 
I rec'd a letter from Louisa a few 
days ago she said the folks as well 
as usual though she said they 
were Scared on account of the small 
pox being in the neighborhood she 
said she had not answered your 
letter yet but intended to soon, and 
then Excused herself by saying it was 
a burden to her to write as long as 
she could help it conveniently I wrote 
her that if she neglected to write she 
had no cause to Grumble because she 
did not riceive letters 
 This is my birth day but I did not 
think of it until I commenced writing 
if I was at home to day would'n't 
you give me a stick of candy if I would 
be a good boy: I would like verry 
well to get your picture; I intended 
to have had mine taken and send 
to you before we lef huntsville but I was 
so Lantern Jawed all spring that I did 
not think you would like the picture. 
      we 
and ^ was also thinking of going home 
and in that case I thought I would carry 
my picture with me: night before last 
our forces in front was within 4 miles 
of Atlanta and was then making a move 
and there is a report [crossed out word] in the Chatta 
paper of yesterday that Atlanta was 
taken with 15,000 prisoners, but I 
dont put mutch confidence in the 
report yet but still I think Atlanta 
will be ours soon if it is not now 
taken; our troops in front are verry 
mutch fatigued from their long campaign 
and they verry mutch need rest; 
I made a Keg of Beer last night 
the first I have made this season 
if you was here to day I would Treat 
but I dont think it would make you 
mutch intoxicated at least I cant 
get Drunk on it when I try: 
It is dificult to get material to make 
it here so I dont think I will make 
but little of it this season 
I Recd Clara Wilsons letter you sent 
me: She may probably wait some time 
if she dont answer my letter until I 
go to see them but I would like to go 
verry verry well if I had time and 
Oppertunity: Well my paper is about 
Spent and I will close 
     write Soon 
     I Remain Ever Your Boy 
T.J.Davis 
To L.M. Davis