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unturned to get the position that our Regt. has occupied for the past seven months. He succeded so far as to get an order from Gen. Banks for our removal but it seems that there some others beside the commander of the Department that have some influence, for as soon as Gen. Reynold Comdg. the Defences of N.O. Col Kilborn Comissary of prisoners, Col Holibard Chief Q.M. and Capt. Twining the successor to Pickering heard that we were to leave they entered their protest against our going, and the place being filled by the 3th Mass. for they had been tried before and found wanting, to day the order is partly countermanded, and am now waiting subject to further orders. The impression was that we should