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“…that night I had my first sleep under canvas.”—Diary of Rutherford B. Hayes

June 12, 2011

Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Our mustering was completed June 11 and 12. We were guests of Colonel King (for rations) at the log headquarters and slept at Platt’s. Both good arrangements. Wednesday evening, 12th, we got up a large marquee, fine but not tight, and that night I had my first sleep under canvas—cool but refreshing.

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