According to Milroy's note on the back, this is a draft of a letter sent to the 3rd Virginia Volunteer Regiment, praising them for their support and bravery.
Letters; United States. Army--Appointments and retirements; Soldiers--Reassignment
Milroy writes to Mary that he is leaving soon for his headquarters in Tullahoma where he will defend the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. He has many Indiana regiments under him, including some Rensselaer and Delphi men.
Military orders; United States. Army--Ordnance and ordnance stores
Orders requiring the ordnance officer of each division and detachment to report their arms and ordnance stores. The order goes on to make this report a monthly requirement.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources; Letters; Diaries; Historical geography--Maps; Milroy family--Correspondence
This project makes accessible historically significant documents that were the property of Rensselaer resident Robert Huston Milroy who formed and led the volunteer G company of the 9th Regiment of the Indiana Infantry. He later reached the rank...
