Camp Ewing, Virginia, up New River, twelve miles above Gauley. November 12. Tuesday. – Officer of the day. Rode to Townsend’s Ferry to see Major Crawford’s folly. Saw it. Preparations to cross New River although the enemy must be aware of our purpose – a thing difficult if unopposed, impossible and ruinous if opposed. Why don’t these generals have common sense?
Diary of Rutherford B. Hayes.
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