Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Milroy, Mary--Travel preparations; Military promotions; United States. Army--Drill and tactics; Emancipation Proclamation
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, asking if she has decided to come see him. The President has nominated him for the promotion of Major General, over the objections of Halleck. Halleck had received reports from Jeff Davis that Milroy was not...
A letter from several men from the 1st Brigade, Cheat Mountain Division, offering a long list of complaints against Gen. Cluseret, and asking that he be relieved of his command.
A resolution passed by the Senate of West Virginia asking for more of a military presence within its borders. They ask that the 7th West Virginia be allowed to stay in West Virginia. And they also ask that Maj. Gen. Sigel or Maj. Gen. Milroy be...