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 great injury.  But I hope never to have it to do or to be under the controll of such a miserable tyrant as Gen Davidson.  You will find a communication from V of our Reg I think in the Register that is a fair statement of his maneuvers. & I have given you in brief some of his imbecile movements.  I cannot tell you where we will go from here, but the talk is that we go down the Mississippi R. if so we will not have such severe marching.  I have sent to day with Dr. Hull forty-three dollars to St Louis. he will deposit there & send you a check to Allens Bank if he can & if you fail to receive it send me word  Marion sent $35.00.  He said "I will not go quite so steep as Lyle I am going to make myself comfortable while I stay in the Army"!  It is all right I will do what I think is best with my $13 per month.  It does not seem like getting much but it will pay our taxes & leave a little for my wife & boy & I can get along verry well with but little
