Nashville Tenn Jan 15th 1865 
 
           Dear Wife 
This Sabbath afternoon I sit 
down to write you a few lines in  
order to inform you that I am in  
as good health as usual hoping 
this may find you well 
We are Still in Nashville and I cant 
tell how long we will Remain here 
but I dont think we will leave here 
for Several days to come: 
I See from the Chattanooga papers 
that the Detatchment of the 15th & 17th 
Army Corps will soon be sent to 
   	        we 
Savanah and ^ will undoubedly go 
with them    Those of our Company that 
we left at Chattanooga are at 
Louden Tenn and we Expect them 
here in a few days I Supose they 
will come with the detatchment above 
     mentioned 
I hope we will go to Savanah as 
I would mutch rather go back to 
our Old Division than to go in to 
any other one There is not mutch 
Military in this vicinity things 
appear to be quiet in Gen Thomas's 
Department: I have not Rec'd any 
letter from you Since I left Mil___ 
there was a large mail here for us 
when we came but it was sent to 
Savanah early the next morning before 
it was Known at the Post Office that 
we was here: we have had two or 
three mails Since but nary a 
letter for me. I have written several 
letters to you and I think you have 
Rec'd all of them before this 
the Boys have all returned to [crossed out] [their] the 
Co from furlough Except Frank Harris 
and I dont Know whether he intends 
coming or not: The weather is quite 
pleasent here to day[crossed out] [s] the sun shines 
Bright and the muddy roads are 
drying up the Cumberland and 
     Tennessee Rivers are up bank 
full and Steamboating is verry 
lively now..    I have not written 
any letters only to you Since I left you 
but I will write some soon 
Jim Moody's wife has been arrested 
on Suspicion of being concerned with 
Jake Clear in that murder: as She 
was runing around with Jake the most 
of the time while he was at home: while 
Jim Moody is in the army.  (another 
case of nuptial fidelity) 
I have nothing more of Interest until  
I hear from you Direct to Nashville 
I will write again in a few days 
I Remain Affectionate 
     Soger Boy 
 
Thos.J.Davis 
 
L.M. Davis