No 14 
   Pioneer Corps 3rd Div 15th A.C. 
       Cartersville Ga Oct 13th 1864 
 
Dear Wife 
I sit down this morning to write 
you a few lines in answer to your 
letter No 12, dated Sept 25 & 28 which  
I rec,d last night and I was verry glad 
to hear from you and to hear that  
you was well for I had not Rec'd  
a letter from you for two or three 
weeks: I think there is yet two or 
three of your letters that are yet behind 
last night [crossed out word] [crossed out word] we rec'd the first 
mail we have had for over two weeks 
the R.R. is getting pretty well repaired 
again. but from appearence of present 
movements we will Soon Evacuate 
this [illegible] from Atlanta to Dalton 
Our troops have been going back 
past here towards Chattanooga
Ever since day before yesterday 
morning and they are still going 
bye yet the 4th 23rd 14th 16th and 
17th Army Corps have pased and the 
[crossed out word] 15th Corps will pass to day; we are 
under orders to be ready to march 
at any moment so we will probably 
follow up soon: the reason of such 
a move as near as I can learn is: 
that Richmond is taken and that 
Lee is marching part of his 
Richmond force into East Tenn 
with the intention of geting into 
our Rear and cut off our army 
but if they come in about Chattanooga 
or Knoxville they will get waked up 
good and Strong  : the 20th A.C. is 
Still back at Atlanta: if Sherman 
does Evacuate the RR the 20 Corps 
will probably burn Atlanta and 
follow up in a few days and destroy 
the R.R. as they come we will how  
ever move about the movements in a 
          few days 
 We are now having verry pleasent 
    weather we had a light frost day 
before yesterday morning and it is 
about cool enough for pleasent marching 
We came to this place three months ago 
yesterday and I have got tired enough 
of it now to go someplace else; all 
I regret is that we have to leave our 
comfortable little House: but then we 
can build another where we stop, again 
Ed Rogers hasn ot got verry stout yet 
and he has not yet Rec'd any letter from 
Elias: He thinks Elias is verry slow 
about writing: I dont hear any more 
talk of the Reg,t going home soon 
and it will soon be too cold for 
us to go So far North after being 
South so long; and many of the boys 
Seem verry indifferent about 
going home now: for all having 
orders to be Ready to march we may 
not leave here for a long time 
yet. So I never prepare to go until 
we have orders to pack Knapsacks 
If I had thought we would not went 
home before this time I Should like 
to had you Sent me your picture; 
but as we was looking to go soon I 
was a fraid that I would not get it 
I am glad that you got mine that I 
Sent you: After the drafted men 
leaves I think the Town of Harmony 
will be pretty well thinned of men – 
well Lucinda I will close for this 
time and write a few lines to 
to Marcia: Keep in good 
Spirits and dont get dicsouraged 
and do the best for yourself that 
 you can perhaps there is better  
times coming. Write Often 
    I Remain Ever faithfully 
      Your	 
T.J. Davis 
 
To .L.M.Davis