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

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GLC#
GLC02414.011-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1 July 1862
Author/Creator
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Title
to Eliakim P. Scammon
Place Written
Camp Jones, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

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."

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