I have Just been out & have seen a soldier standing at Col Kinsman's tent door guarding him as though he was a criminal, the whole Reg is indignant.  They have no right to ask a Col to go with less than 8 Cos. Lieut Col with 6 Major with 4, when 2  Coms are ordered out they are under command of the sen. Capt; so that Col is right & can if he will have redress by military law, but he is magnanimous to a fault.  We could in 20 minits have his own Reg & one Battery of 6 canon & the first Nebraska turned in his favor, but he is to big hearted for it,  But I must close soon for the mail will be made up this evening & while I am writing I have but little faith in this ever reaching you. for I learn that Gen Davidson has had all the mail burned, since we came here, that is the mail going out.  I do not know whether it is so or not, if it is it is cruel.  I am glad to learn that you have a prospect of going into buisness.  I hope you will do well at it..  I understood from a former letter that the Hays house would cost you $40.00 rent pr month it seems to me that that is a verry heavy rent, but you know best.  I have not drawed any money yet & have learned to do without it, you know I made arrangements for you to draw $9.00 dollars per mo. of my wages, if I should get the other $4.00 I will not know what to do with it, as I can not buy anything from the sutler only at an exhorbitant price.  I think I will send you a part of it at least, knowing that you can use it to a better advantage than I can.  Now I do hope that if
