Friday, January 28, 2022

Diary of Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes: Tuesday, [February] 14, 1865*

Shriver MansionCumberland.— Took command of First Division today. General Duval gone to Cincinnati for treatment of his hearing. Came down in a sleigh; sleighing almost all winter.

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* This entry is misdated as Tuesday, January 14, 1865. January 14, 1865 fell on Saturday, while February 14, 1865 fell on a Tuesday. Given this evidence, the correct date for this entry is February 14, 1865.

SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 557-8

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