Camp Hastings, April 3, 1865.
Dear Mother: — . . . I am to have a new command in Hancock’s Corps. Either veterans or a brigade of new Ohio troops. I shall probably prefer the latter, as it is not likely to continue a great while. I leave Cumberland tomorrow. The new command is near Harpers Ferry. Letters addressed to me via Harpers Ferry will reach me.
Affectionately,
R.
Mrs. Sophia Hayes.
