Description: |
A letter to Milroys wife, Mary, discussing various family and friends. Milroy writes of wanting to come home for a visit but feels duty bound to stay in Virginia. He also tells of getting people to take the oath of allegiance. |
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Origin: | 1862-12-20 |
Created By: |
Milroy, Robert Huston, 1816-1890 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/Milroy/id/886 |
Collection: |
General Robert H. Milroy |
Copyright: |
This item is owned by the Jasper County Public Library. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the Director of the Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer, Indiana. Please visit www.myjcpl.org for more information. |
Geography: |
Petersburg (W. Va.) |
Subjects: |
Milroy, Mary Kelley, Benjamin Franklin, 1807-1891 McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Cluseret, Gustave Paul, 1823-1900 West Virginia Infantry Regiment, 12th (1862-1865) Letters Milroy family--Correspondence Jasper (Horse) Oaths--United States Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 |
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