[fayetteville], January 28, 1862.
Tuesday A. M. — before
breakfast.
Dear Lute: — I
am getting impatient to be with you. I have sent for leave of absence during
the month of February. I expect to get a favorable answer so as to leave here
by the last of the week. If so, nothing but some inroad of the enemy south of
us will delay my coming. They are threatening “Camp Hayes” — mustn't let that
be taken — and we sent Captain Sperry's company and two of McMullen's
Battery there in the night, last night. I suspect that will settle the thing. I
am delighted with the Kentucky victory, and particularly that my friend McCook
and his regiment take the honors. .We were good friends before the war, but
much more intimately so since we came into service. Our regiments, too,
fraternized more cordially with each other than with anybody else.
Do not give it up, if I should not come quite so soon as I
wish. I am bent on coming as soon as possible — am getting ready. Sold my
horse. Sorry to do it, but he was unsafe — would sometimes stumble. Will get
another in Ohio. I do want to see you “s'much,” and I love you “s'much.”
Good-bye.
Affectionately,
R.
Mrs. Hayes.
SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and
Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 195-6
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