Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 to Eliakim P. Scammon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02032 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 August 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Marked unofficial. Brigadier General Hayes writes, as Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, to Scammon, his superior, as commander of the 1st Brigade. Expresses his disappointment over the detention of a Mr. Landcraft and a Mrs. Roberts. States, "I believe Mr. L is a good man and friendly to us and our cause." Of Mrs. Roberts he states, "has a rebel husband, but she is a lady and a mother. Her detention is needless, therefore cruel and I think disgraceful. Mr. L we can keep on suspicion, no great harm done, but to prosecute Mrs. R. is a business that I want to be relieved from as soon as possible." Suspects it is all a mistake. Docketed by Scammon. Hayes fought in the Civil War and rose to the rank of brevet major general. Between 1867 and 1876 he served three terms as Governor of Ohio. He was elected President in 1876.
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