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military man, but one of some importance withal. It was not until some hours after, however, that it was generally known to the soldiers that their General-in-Chief had paid them a visit, and then it was interesting to listen to their comments. "Did you see old Hooker this afternoon?"? said one of them to one of his comrades. "Yes," was the reply, "if that chap that looked at us so was him" "Well, it was, they say, and ain't he -- of a fellow to be poking his nose around in that style. Mac always used to have a string of dukes and aids and princes as long as a funeral procession when he came; but I guess old Joe travels on his own hook, and looks into things for himself." The parties moving on, I lost the further continuance of the conversation; but it was a fair specimen of what I heard that afternoon and evening. "Hooker gives us soft bread and potatoes, and lets us go home; he'll do," I heard another say in allusion to recent orders. By the by, I learn that some, more