To RH Milroy From WD Alexander Nov 23 1864

              Piqua Miami,Co. Ohio Nov. 23rd 1864 
 
 
Maj Genl. R. H. Milroy 
 
                 My dear friend 
 
 
 
                                Yours of Sept. 13th 
was Thankfully received and eagerly purused.  
I have been absent in Baltimore looking after 
 the wounded men of my company – also have 
just returned from a trip up the Shenandoah 
Valley as far a Cedar Creek.  This must 
answer as an apology for not answering 
your kind letter sooner. 
 
 
 
I saw many of your good Loyal friends  
at Winchester – all of whom wished to be 
 remembered to General Milroy   -  I tell you 
 Genl. you have sincere friends in the Valley, 
 who pray for your health prosperity and 
and return with sufficient force to hold  
 the valley  -  you will remember old Josey 
Lupton the Quaker who lives on ApplePie Ridge   
 It did seem as though	the old man would go 
 up with joy when he saw me, and eagerly  
enquired after Genl. Milroy.  I told him you  
were well and in command at Tullahoma 
also that I had a letter in my pocket  
directly from you – He made me take it 
 out and said he recognized your hand writing