Harrisonburg, Virginia, September 26, 1864.
Dearest: — Another victory and almost nobody hurt. The loss in my division (you know I now command General Crook’s old Division, Twenty-third and Thirty-sixth Ohio and Fifth and Thirteenth Virginia, Thirty-fourth and Ninety-first Ohio and Ninth and Fourteenth Virginia) is less than one hundred. Early’s Rebel veterans, Jackson’s famous old corps, made our Bull Run defeat respectable. They ran like sheep. The truth is, General Crook outwitted them. The other generals opposed his plan but Sheridan trusts him absolutely and allowed him to begin the attack on his own plan. But I have written all this.
Love to the boys. Regards to Uncle Scott and all on the hill. I got his good letter just before our last fight.
Affectionately ever,
R.
Mrs. Hayes.
