Thanks for this information on Vernon....His muster roll record shows he was "On detached service driving beeves"....No further info after March,1863.....Family lore says he died from disease in Warren County, Miss.in 1863,but I cant find his gravesite.….he was 37. Was it standard practice to pay those on detached duty .25 cents per day? that's interesting...I assume $7.00 a month was extra pay..... Regards, Charlie.