A bright, lovely day and the prettiest evening of the month.
The bright moonlight exhibits the landscape enough to show its loveliness and
the lights and shadows. The hills and woods are very picturesque. It makes me
long for wife and boys and friends behind. How Lute would enjoy roaming with me
through camp tonight.
More rumors of attacks by guerrillas, or “bushwhackers” as
they are here called, on our couriers and trains. A courier and captain and
some wagoners are reported killed or taken below Sutton.
My box containing pistols and sash, etc., by mistake sent
from Clarksburg to Buckhannon. Made arrangements to send Lieutenant Richardson
and two men with ambulance after it
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 65
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