Harpers Ferry, July 20, 1864.
Dearest: — I am here with
my brigade, merely to get ammunition and grub. Have been fighting and marching
three days; lost only three killed and twelve wounded. Shall remain all day.
All well. My boil does me no harm, but it is an awful hole. Doctor well. Can't give
you much news. I am on a scout after Crook who is lost to the bureau! It is
very funny. He has caught some Rebels and many wagons, I know, and I think he
has got a good victory, but I don't yet know. . . .
In our hunt we have
had hard marching and plenty of fighting of a poor sort. Rebel cavalry is very
active and efficient, but it don't fight. Our losses are ridiculously small for
so much noise. . . .
Affectionately,
R.
Mrs. Hayes.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams,
editor, Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2,
p. 484
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