Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Jasper (Horse); Home life; Finances, Personal
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary. She asks for more money when he can send it, as she wants to buy her winter's supply of wood. She received a letter from a friend who heard false reports that Milroy was crossing the Potomac.
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Finances, Personal; Union troop movement
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, along with $300 to help with expenses. He also writes that he is waiting in Nashville for the rest of his men to arrive. Some of his men have been detained in Kentucky to help defend that area from John Hunt...