Ditto, Ditto. — Cold and wet. We wear overcoats, sit
by fires in front of tents, and sleep under blankets! Had a very satisfactory
drill. Am reading “St. Ronan's Well.” Rode down the mountain towards New River
On returning found R. S. Gardner giving a blow-out on receiving news of his
appointment as captain and quartermaster. Lieutenant-Colonel Paxton, Bottsford,
and Lieutenant Christie, of General Cox's staff, all a little “how-come-ye-so.”
. . .
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 291
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