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Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 to Eliakim P. Scammon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02414.011 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Camp Jones, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 July 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Hayes writes as Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers to Scammon, his superior, as commander of the 1st Brigade. Reports that the water supply is inefficient after an inspection of the springs and wells in the area. The inspecting officer said, "The water has failed."

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Scammon, Eliakim Parker, 1816-1894

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