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his place is supplied by a Capt from the 33rd Ills. The boys at the office think that they shall like him much better than old Pick. They say he is a very quiet business man of the western style, the exact oposite of Pickering. There was but few tears shed at his departure for he was a perfect Tyrant. Notwithstanding my own hatered for him he gave the guards at the prison quite a compliment. He said that the two Companies that were stationed there had given better satisfaction than any heretofore stationed there. Dick Yates is in the City on a regular busns He has been going to review our Regt every day for about a week, but as the day comes he is sick and it is postponed, presume it will come off sometime if it should not what a pity, for the Officers have bought collars, and white gloves for the ocasion for the entire Regt. The wives of several of the Officers are here Among them is Col. Rutherford, Q.M. Cockerell, Dr. Turner, Capt's. Howard, and Baker. The latter is a very pleasant Lady She is from Quincy Ills. She has two children with her both girls, The youngest about seven years old is the pet of the Regt., but a more perfect little piece of mischief I never saw. I am glad to hear that they have caught that Capt Scott and hope they will keep him in confinement dureing the war for he was always known to be a rank Copper head when he was with the Regt. when we first went [begin vertical writing] to Kentucky he said he wanted to be taken prisoner for he did not to fight for the nigers [vertical writing end]