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Showing posts with label George Crook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Crook. Show all posts
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Diary of John Beauchamp Jones: February 24, 1865

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Rained all day yesterday; cloudy and cool this morning. We have no news-only rumors that Wilmington has been abandoned, that A. P. Hill'...
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, June 14, 1866

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WASHINGTON, D. C., June 14, 1866. MY SWEET WIFE: I read with genuine sympathy for you the beautiful talk you send me about the dear one wh...
Sunday, April 2, 2023

Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 19, 1866

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WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19, 1866. DEAREST: The colored procession celebrating their freedom just passed. It was a curious and pretty sigh...

Diary of Congressman Rutherford B. Haye s: May 24, 1866

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Cincinnati—Our darling little George died today at half-past one P. M. He was attacked with scarlet fever three or four weeks ago. After a w...
Saturday, March 4, 2023

Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, March 2, 1866

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WASHINGTON, March 2, 1866. DEAR UNCLE:— With a party, Generals Schenck, Crook, Smith, and their ladies, I went to see the picture of "...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Congressman Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, January 10, 1866

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WASHINGTON, D. C., January 10, 1866. DEAREST:— Mrs. Crook was here yesterday looking after her husband's interests. She looks, acts, a...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, April 21, 1865

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NEW CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, April 21, 1865. DEAR UNCLE:—I am amused by your anxiety about General Hayes being relieved. “Tardiness” in the p...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 28, 1865

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NEW CREEK, April 28, 1865. MY DARLING:—Yours came yesterday. I can't yet decide anything, either as to your coming here, or as to my q...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 8, 1865

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NEW CREEK, (WEST) VIRGINIA, April 8, 1865. DEAREST:— The glorious news is coming so fast that I hardly know how to think and feel about it. ...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, April 12, 1865

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NEW CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, April 12, 1865. DEAR UNCLE:— I am just beginning to fully realize and enjoy our great victories. I am more glad ...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, April 12, 1865

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NEW CREEK, WEST VIRGINIA, April 12, 1865. DEAREST:— I wonder if you feel as happy as I do. The close of the war, “home again,” darling and...

Dr. Joseph T. Webb to Maria Cook Webb, April 13, 1865

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Winchester, April 13, 1865 It must be pleasant to those worthies who put on so much style to reflect that while there was fighting to be d...
Monday, April 4, 2022

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, March 17, 1865

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CAMP HASTINGS, March 17, 1865. MY DARLING: — You will feel relieved about General Crook. General Kelley is here. General Crook is at Balti...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, March 18, 1865

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CAMP HASTINGS, March 18, 1865. DEAR Uncle: — I have very little care or responsibility. My command is exclusively a fighting command. I ha...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, March 21, 1865

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CAMP HASTINGS, March 21, 1865. DEAREST: – You would have boiled over with enjoyment if you had been here today. General Crook came out to ...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Sardis Birchard, March 24, 1865

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CAMP HASTINGS, March 24, 1865. DEAR UNCLE: — Crook was all right with Grant, but Stanton was angry. Grant however rules matters where he r...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Sophia Birchard Hayes, March 25, 1865

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Camp Hastings, March 25, 1865. Dear MOTHER: — We have had a sudden and severe change of weather. For the first time this month the ground ...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lieutenant-Colonel Russell Hastings, April 3, 1865

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CAMP HASTINGS, April 3, 1865. DEAR COLONEL: — That sounds better, don't it? Your commission was sent three weeks ago, as I was told by...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, February 23, 1865

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CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, February 23, 1865. MY DEAREST:— . .  .  As to the visit to Washington, the capture of General Crook may change my ch...

Brigadier-General Rutherford B. Hayes to Captain Russell Hastings, March 2, 1865

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CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, March 2, 1865. DEAR HASTINGS: — Glad to get yours of the 27th and to find you are sound on the question of promotion...