Camp White, April 15, Evening.
Dearest: — Your short business letter came this afternoon. I do not yet know about your coming here during the campaigning season. If we fortify, probably all right; if not, I don’t know.
Lieutenant Ellen is married. His wife sent me a fine big wedding cake and two cans of fruit. Good wife, I guess, by the proofs sent me.
You speak of Jim Ware. What does he think of the prospects? I understand Jim in a letter to Dr. Joe says Dr. Ware gives it up. Is this so?
I send you more photographs. The major’s resignation was not accepted and he is now taking hold of things with energy.
We are having further disasters, I suspect, at Charleston and in North Carolina. But they are not vital. The small results (adverse results, I mean,) likely to follow are further proofs of our growing strength.
What a capital speech Everett has made. He quite redeems himself.
Always say something about the boys — their sayings and doings.
Affectionately ever,
R.
Mrs. Hayes.
