No 3 
 
   Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
Cartersville Ga Aug 8th 1864 
 Dear Lucinda 
This is Sunday morning and I Set 
down to Spend a Short leisure time 
in writing you a Short Epistle in 
answer to your letter dated 26 
& 27th of July which I Rec'd yesterday 
and was glad to hear that you was 
well; My health remains as good as 
usual your letters of late have 
come through verry prompt and 
in good time quicker than they 
come to Huntsville we had quite 
a heavey Shower of rain last night 
we have a Shower about Every other 
day though not Enough to Keep the 
ground muddy the weather is warm 
though not Excessively hot I have not 
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Rec'd ma^y letters Since I came down 
here besides yours;
you said you would like to have 
my picture again if I could get it 
taken to See if I looked any better 
then I did in the last picture I sent 
you I dont think I could get a very 
hansom one taken now unless I would 
get a good looking man to Sit in my 
place: but I think I will not get one 
taken until I come home and then 
I will bring my picture to you: So 
      the 
you can then tell which is ^ best looking 
[crossed out] [man] person: me or the man that left 
you and went to the Army: probably  
you had best not send your picture 
until I go home it may not get here 
before we Start: we may Start in a 
few weeks but it is uncertain when 
but it will probably not be a great 
while: I have not been to the regt yet 
but I think I will go down there to 
morrow as Some of the boys in the Reg,t 
[illegible] owing me Some money: I think 
they were paid yesterday. ___
 I look at your picture and 
    Charlies verry often but I think 
   You are good Enough looking to make 
better picture than the one you sent 
and when I get home I will have 
  See 
you try it over again and ^ if there 
cannot be an improvement made 
I like to see women appear well 
Especially one who I have as mutch 
regard for as yourself: both in 
manners and dress: by manners 
I do not mean good or bad behavior but 
a free and easy and an attractive appear 
ance. It is not the one that has the 
finest appearel that looks the best 
but one that has her clothes properly 
made fited and kept neat: a person 
Should always think him or herself as 
good as any body Else and no better 
than other good folks and be free to 
act when the motives are good: a 
     their own 
person Should Study ^ Nature and 
cultivate deficiencies and Subdue
Excesses of the mind where'ever 
they are found to occur: improve 
language as well in conversation 
as in writing: Study the force of 
words and learn to use them in 
their propper place: the mind 
Should be more Occupied in high 
Intellecual thoughts: problems and 
Suggestions than in neighborhood 
frivolties in which there is but 
little knowledge to be gained 
I do not write this as a sensure 
but only to attract your notice 
if it had not been for Silvie I Should 
have made arrangements to have you 
gone to School the most of the time 
I was in the army 
Well I have filled this sheet so  
I must close: I Remain as 
    usual verry Truly your Ob't 
    Husband 
T.J. Davis 
 
    To L.M.Davis