Indiana Journal; Rensselaer Gazette; Recruiting and enlistment; Military service, Voluntary--Indiana; Newspapers--Indiana--Rensselaer
Written by Milroy and sent to the Rensselaer Gazette, telling the people of Jasper County to "prepare for war" and asking for volunteers to help defend the union.
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...
Military orders; Winchester, 2nd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1863; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Special orders indicating a Court of Inquiry will convene to investigate the evacuation of Winchester and Martinsburg during the 2nd Battle of Winchester.
Letters; Delivery of goods; Political sentiment--Indiana--1863
Pierce was sent by Milroy to deliver goods. Pierce did not realize how long the errand would take and will not return as quickly as expected. The people of Indiana and Ohio apparently aren't as supportive of the war, as Pierce says "one half of...
Military orders; Communications, Military; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons
Orders requiring a report of any arrests to be made to the Provost Marshal General. The report must include a full description of the prisoner and the charges filed against him.
Communications, Military; Telegraph lines; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage; Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862
Kelley instructs Milroy to keep a tight control over his troops, to prevent looting and destruction of property. He also asks that Milroy repair the telegraph line between Petersburg and Romney, West Virginia.
