HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA, October 4, 1864.
Dear MOTHER: — I celebrate my forty-second birthday by writing a few letters.
We have had a few gloomy days — wet, windy, and cold — but this morning
it cleared off bright and warm. The camps look prettier than usual. Many flags
are floating gaily and every one seems hopeful and happy. There is a universal
desire to return towards the Potomac. We shall probably soon be gratified, as
we have pretty nearly finished work in this quarter.
I am in excellent health. This life probably wears men out a little
sooner than ordinary occupations, even if they escape the dangers from battle
and the like, but I am certain that we are quite as healthy as people who live
in houses.—My love to all.
Affectionately, your son,
R.
MRS. Sophia HAYES.SOURCE: Charles
Richard Williams, editor, Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard
Hayes, Volume 2, p. 522
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