Doctor and I laughed at a soldier who said it was Saturday.
We thought it was Thursday. The finest day's march yet. Streams, mountain
views, and invigorating air! Reached Buckhannon [Beverly] at 2 P. M.; greeted
by friends in the Guthries warmly — Captain Erwin, Captain Bense, Captains
Tinker, Clark. Saw Tatem, sick, Charles Richards, Tom Royse, and others. Danger
here; men killed and an enemy coming or near Cheat River. Ambulance guide and
men of "Guthries" killed. We camped on a pretty spot. Captain
McMullen's howitzers and one-half of McCook's regiment with us on the march.
Ours the only band here.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 74-5
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