Camp White, June 2, 1863.
Dear Uncle: — Yes, I vote for you bank president.
Signing the bills will be a bore, but then the signature can't be
counterfeited. . . .
Vicksburg appears to be a hard nut to crack. But with proper efforts to
reinforce and supply Grant, he must, I think, succeed. The more obstinate the
resistance, the more valuable will be the victory if we finally gain it. We are
stronger here than we were. I now have a full brigade, four regiments infantry,
a battery, and three companies cavalry. We fortify all points deemed important.
Sincerely,
R. B. Hayes.
S. BlRCHARD.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and Letters of
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 412
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