Richmond is peace- able looking, and more would dream of the stirring times it saw when capital of The Confederacy. It ap- ear to be a rambling place with few large buildings. There is enough room to breathe in here. I have seen no elms long unless some of the James were that, but they did not look just that way. Halfway to Petersburg the foliage is mostly red there being little yellow. This may be coming to spoil as it is mostly red too. Got some asters to re- member the place.