Fayetteville, Virginia. — Another bright, warm day;
the afternoon was like spring. Held the first meeting of regimental officers in
the adjutant's office last evening. Went over guard duty in the “Regulations.”
I learned something and think the others did.
Today a foolish young countryman came in with apples, pies
and bread, [and] tobacco. Undertook to sell apples at ten cents per dozen, pies
twenty cents. The soldiers got mad and robbed the apple cart in the streets. I
got mad; paid the F. F. V. five dollars out of my own pocket; got Colonel
Eckley to do likewise; had the colonel informed and the thing suitably noticed.
Drilled after parade in a few simple movements; got along
tolerably.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 155-6
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