[crossed out] [Indianapolis Inda Jan 8th/65] 
 
     [crossed out] [Carson Graham] 
       [crossed out] [Dear Sir] 
     Nashville Tenn 
Jany 11th 1865 
 
Dear Wife 
I will write you a few lines 
to day to let you Know that 
we are at Nashvillle and I am 
in as good health as usual 
We left Indianapolis on [crossed out] [the] 
Monday morning the 9th and [page burned] 
to Louisville the same [page burned] 
and left Louisville the next 
evening at one Oclock and 
arrived at Nashville at 2 Ock 
this morning. We probably 
leave here in a few days for 
Savanah Georgia via Indianapolis 
    and New York 
So we will Re travel part of 
the Same road we have Just come 
over if we get back to our old 
Division I will probably go back 
to the Pioneer Corps again: 
I dont Know how soon we will 
Start but it will probably be 
Several days before we get our 
Regt all together and ready to start 
We have not Rec'd any mail Since 
we left Milwaukee and I dont 
Know whether we will get any 
before we leave here or not but I 
think we will: I wrote to you 
when I was at Chicago and also 
[page burned] Indianapolis. There was more 
Snow at Louisville than there was 
in Milwaukee but there is none  
here and I think there is none 
in Louisville by this time as 
it was raining when we left 
I have no news to write to day
I will write again before we 
leave here I will look for a 
letter from you this evening 
if our mail has not been sent 
to Savanah: I want you to  
write how you like the country 
and also how you like to stay 
there and all about it 
I will Dry up for this time 
Direct to Nashvill until further 
Notice     I Remain Ever Yours 
 
Thos. J. Davis 
To L.M. Davis 
 
 
PS. what does No 165 Porter, SV 
  mean on your address