Camp White, Charleston, West Virginia, August 6, 1863.
Dear Uncle: — I received
yours of the first yesterday morning. Lucy writes that she expects to go to
Delaware and Columbus about the middle of this month, and to visit you before
her return. I begin to feel about those visits to you a good deal as mother
does — that the care and trouble they make for you more than overbalances your
pleasure in them; but you ought to know best.
The money that I
supposed was in Stephenson's hands, is somewhere, and I'll inquire until
I find it and let you know.
I think it probable
that we shall remain in West Virginia. The enemy has become alarmed by our
movements against the Tennessee Railroad, and has been strengthening their
posts in front of us until now we have twice our numbers watching us. To keep them
out of mischief, it is more likely that our force will be increased rather
than diminished. A gunboat has come up to help us within the last half-hour.
Our Wytheville raid did the Rebels more harm than was reported. Five thousand
suits of clothing, over four thousand new arms, and quantities of supplies were
burned. I think they will not attempt to drive us out in their present scarcity
of men and means.
The Kentucky
election pleases me. I hope Ohio will do as well.
Sincerely,
R. B. Hayes.
S. Birchard.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 426-7
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