Thomas Lincoln Casey to General Silas Casey, January 30, 1866: Image #2

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[flush?] and is generally wasting away. I feel very anxious about him as he is very weak and may be made a victim of dyptheria which is somewhat epidemic here now. He is now 19 months old and I think has had his constitution weakened by the whooping cough which he had all last winter.

I hear from Washington that [Gen?] [??] [??] bill for the reorganization of the Army is not at all acceptable and that before it [passes?] Congress it will be so amended and changed, as to be barely recognizable. [??] [??] [??] of Colonel Cross are not [liked?], and the eight [??] of [??] evidenced quite a [farce?]. [??] has a bill. proposed under the direction of [??] [??] and Gen Grant which