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realized that he was free and sinking on his knees raised his hands but we could not hear what he said. The Colonel had nothing at this moment that he could pretend to swear at and so called the sergeant leader of the band quietly and told him "Play something and play it damned lined out quick." When the Colonel had settled down he asked the surgeon if the boy would live. The doctor said he believed he would and that it was the worst case of nostalgia he had ever seen but he had now the sure cure--home and mother. From Pittsburgh a train carried us to Carlisle via Harrisburgh where we arrived about the 20th of December to find a steady old fashioned winter firmly established. The historic town of Carlisle was then the most agreeable place in the country of its size for Army people. Several of its leading families, including those of Judge? Gibson and Watts, Mr. William and Mr. Edward Biddle, Brown Parker, Johnston Moore, Dr. Mahan M McClure, Judge Henderson, Mr. Blancy and Mr. Ege? were connected with the army more or less directly by marriage. It had of itself almost an army society. So we felt quite at home. The markets were excellent and the garrison was only one mile from the centre of the town. The fields surrounding the post were well adapted to cavalry exercises. The quarters