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is a mamoth consern notwithstanding the sick are shiped north as fast as possible. Sevral men are constantly bulding boxes in which to inter the dead. ... When we left New Madrid Capt. Hodge remained and drew our money and when the boats returned we drew our cash. After we got here a young man by the name of Barthelman started home having been discharged, and I sent $1x12.00 by him to Knoxville. Two dollars is for Father, $15.00 belongs to Wm. and the remainder ($95.00) belongs to me. .. I want Mother to take posession of it as soon as it is convenient and place it out at interest at the same time I want her to have an eye more to the security of the principal than to a large percentage. With those other notes I want her to act the same as she would for herself and did not want the money. We are expecting our third payment shortly and then Wm. will be able to send home a large sum besides buying him a horse. Walace Bone owes him $75.00 for the horse he owned before going home and is ready to pay $40.00 whenever it is asked for. ... I kept Wm.s papers safe through all our wanderings but I was obliged to leave his saddle at Hamburge landing Tenissee and I guess it has gone by the board. I haven't saw Steven Thurman since we were at Tiptonville in west Tennessee. I received a letter from Thomas Munhall on the 15th inst. he is well and acting as orderly for Gen. Wallace in third division. None of the Farmington boys was hurt during the late battle their reg being engaged but little. Andrew Montgomery wrote me a note yesterday he is on his pins but his brother Robert was mortally wounded at Pitsburge and has since died at Mound cty Ill.