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Am glad you had the honor of seeing a live General. No doubt you feel highly honored by the sight of them, and that it will be recorded in that Memoir of yours, as one of the grandest events of your life. As for my part I think it but a poor sight, for this city is just L___y (no I do not mean that) crawling with them for Instance such men as Gen. B____ who sends men off to Texas to get them out of his way so that he can make a public display, without so many to make comments upon it. The report here is that the said gentleman has said that is was dangerous for his own safety to have Gen. McClernand in this Department, as he was a man who could not bear to be inactive himself, or to see any one else so. The last expedition towards Texas had to wait three days for Jintry preses Much to the chagrin of the 13th A.C. commander Of course it was a Military necesity. Gen's. McClernand and Ranson have both tried to get our Regiment back to its old position