Fayetteville, March 6, 1862.
Dearest: — Dr.
Joe has been in his happiest mood every since my return — all the regiment are
perfectly healthy. Avery and he started for Raleigh with Thomas this morning.
Snowing — snow three inches on mud twelve inches. All of the Twenty-third goes
up soon. We shall be "to ourselves" a little while up there. . . .
The telegraph line will extend to Raleigh soon.
Lieutenant Bottsford says the picture I bring of you is not
so pretty as you are! What do you say to that?
Affectionately,
R.
Mrs. Hayes.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 203-4
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