To Gen Milroy From Bachrach family May 4 1863

              Winshester, VA.	May 4, 1863 
Major Gen. R. H. Milroy 
	Dear General, 
	               When by the hands of those  
(whose duty it seems to be to deprive the widow and  
children of that for which she toiled night and day  
by the sweat of her brow) we were handed over to  
your care. --- When the fell destroyer claimed us  
as his victim and we were stripped of all our  
earthly possessions, and left us instead of our  
bright anticipations, (which were comfort, pleasure,  
& luxury) penniless and poverty stricken when  
we were cast forth upon this world, to be beggars  
or die for want of sustenance. --- The “Almighty  
God” saw fit to rescue us from the grasp of the  
fiery ordeal through which we would have had to  
pass, and he made you the instrument to full fill  
his wishes --- and you have done the “Lords will  
to Him” have we already offered our prayers and  
thanks --- and now to you we turn. --- What  
words can we employ, what language can we  
bring to bear, to give additional force to our deep  
seated feelings of gratitude toward you, for  
this act of kindness on your part. 
 
Words & language both are inadequate to exhibit to you  
the feelings of our hearts, therefore dear General  
accept the humble, “we thank you,” with the