Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Refugees--Southern States; Conferederate States of America. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, letting her know that he sent more money home. He hopes she got it, unlike the last bit he sent. He talks of refugees, and his desire to offer them protection, but is not allowed to. The Confederate army was...
Military orders; Letters; Guerrillas; Self-defense
A letter from Milroy to Rousseau, through Polk. Milroy ordered citizens of Franklin County, Tennessee to form Home Guard units to defend themselves from guerrillas. His orders were overturned, and his letter states his reasonings behind the...
Letters; Guerrillas; Military intelligence; Battle family
A letter to Milroy from a union sympathizer who offers information on a band of rebel guerrillas. The Battle family has been offering assistance to the guerrillas.
Letters; Jasper (Horse); United States Military Academy
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, writing of his situation at Tullahoma. Brig. Gen. Paine is serving under him and Milroy offers his opinion of Paine and a bit about the man.
Imprinted at the top: Sheriff's Office, Jasper County. A letter to Milroy from the president of the Jasper County Soldiers Aid Society, letting him know of the society's existence, and offering encouragement and compliments for his heroics thus...
A letter from Mary's brother, Val, who writes about newspaper accounts of her visit to Winchester. He writes about Milroy's retreat from Winchester, and Halleck's intention to crush Milroy for it. He also writes of Morgan's raid into Indiana.
Newspapers; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Mass media and the war; Letters
A letter from Sherman, responding to Milroy's request to ban certain newspapers from circulation as they were lowering the morale of the troops by printing disloyal statements. Sherman states that banning the papers would only add excitement to...
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Typhoid fever; Speeches, addresses, etc.
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing of her recent trip to Delphi. A nephew in Delphi has typhoid fever, as does Dr. Grimes. Colfax came to speak in Rensselaer, but did not feel well. He did not speak as long as first thought he might.
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing of her trip to Lafayette to get her teeth fixed. While there, she was told that the Lafayette Journal reprinted the NY Times article about Milroy's retreat from Winchester. She went to the paper and...
