No 5 
 
     Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
 
Cartersville Ga Aug 22nd 1864 
Dear Wife 
I Sit down this morning to write 
you a few lines by way of informing 
you that I am in my usual health 
and Spirits. this is the third 
letter I have written to you since 
I rec'd one the last one was dated 
the 27th of last month: but the 
reason I have not rec'd any was: 
that the Rebel[crossed out] [s] raiders in Shermans 
Rear have attacked the R.R. in 
Several places and stoped the  
runing of Trains for several days. 
The rebs did no great deal of 
damage hower except that they 
took two companies of the 17th 
Iowa prisoners but they paroled 
them and let them go after taking 
 their arms from them  : 
we Expected an attack at this 
place but they did not come 
The Cars have resumed their regular 
trips but as yet I get no mail 
I felt certain I would get a letter 
from you last night and was verry 
mutch disappointed when I found 
there was none for me: but I think 
I will get one to night for as a general 
thing when I wait Several days to get 
a letter from you before I write: and then 
give it up and write any way I then 
generally get a letter from you the next 
mail  : The weather is not so warm as 
when I wrote to before we had a heavy 
rain yesterday and last night and 
to day the atmosphere is quite pleasent. 
Ed Rogers Rec'd a letter from Joe Johnson 
a few days ago he was with his Regt, at 
Petersburg and was well he wrote rather 
a desponding letter: he thinks he has 
been misused ______________ 
we have had but little war news 
     for several days but we learn that 
Farriguts [crossed out word] forces used up the most 
of the Rebel fleet at Mobile and that 
our forces are now in possesion of some 
of the rebel forts near the city 
Affairs around Atlanta remain about 
the Same as when I last wrote more 
heavy fighting has been going on 
Two Trains of rebel prisoners passed 
here yesteday going north 
I will not write mutch to day I 
will write more when I Receive a letter 
from you 
        I Remain Ever your 
   Affectionate Husband and 
                  Admirer 
T.J. Davis 
 
    To L,M.Davis