No 7 
     Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
       Cartersville Ga, Sept' 3rd 1864 
 
  Dear Wife ____ 
I sit down this Evening to write a 
few lines to inform you that I am 
in as good health as usual and 
hoping this may find you well 
  I have waited another week but 
I have  rec'd no letter from you 
yet; though I have looked anxiously 
for one every mail: but however there 
has been an interruption on the 
Railroad between here and Nashville 
and we have not had any mail for 
three days and It is uncertain 
when the cars will come through: 
but it seems that I certainly 
will get a letter the Next mail 
I will not send this out until to 
morrow and if I get anything 
in the mail line before this goes out 
I will mention it before I send this. 
the18th has not Returned yet and I 
		   are 
understand they ^ on the RR between 
Chattanooga and Nashville; 
The Rebels are yet prowling along the 
Railroad in considerable numbers 
trying to Interrupt our communications 
in Shermans Rear: we had quite a  
heavy Shower of rain last night and 
another one to day and the weather 
is not so warm; I think our hot season 
is about over for this year; We had a 
[crossed out] [Telegphic] Telegraphic Dispatch from the 
front this morning stating that our 
forces took possession of Atlanta  at 
ten Oclock yesterday morning but 
the Dispatch give no peticulars but 
that mutch is verry good without 
any peticulars . I wrote to you once 
before that Atlanta was Reported 
taken; but this time I am quite 
certain that Atlanta is ours 
 Sunday Sept 4th 
Well Lucinda I will finish my 
letter: the Mail train come in 
this morning and I Rec'd a  
letter from you after waiting so 
long it was dated Aug 18th No 6. 
I think the last one I Rec'd before 
was No 3 So there must be some 
yet behind as the last one I 
Rec'd before was dated July 26th  
I had begun to feel quite uneasy 
and you dont know how glad I was 
to Receive another letter from you 
and to hear that you was well you 
Say you weigh 136 well that will do 
verry well and perhaps you feel 
better than you would if you was 
more fleshy. I was on the Scales 
a few days ago and weighed 146 
So I yet have the advantage of you 
ten pounds: I also Rec'd a letter 
from Elisabeth & Mother this 
morning they were in Moderate health
 They had Just Rec'd a letter from 
Brother Will near Atlanta he was 
Slightly wounded in the Shoulder 
on the 27th of July but was still 
doing duty  . I will send you my 
picture in this letter So you can 
see how hansome I am growing 
you said that I wrote as though 
we were coming home soon I only 
wrote for you not to send your 
 picture for fear that we might go 
home before it come I Expected 
we would go soon after Atlanta 
was taken but I hear that our 
Regt has taken the place of some 
100 day men whose time are out 
so it is hard to tell when we will 
get off; my paper is out and I 
must close . Expecting soon to hear 
from you again I Ever Remain 
        Yours Truly 
        Thos.J. Davis 
       Lucie.M.Davis