Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864 to Lile Miller
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02155.012 Author/Creator: Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 October 1861 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy
Written at Camp Pierpont to his wife. Discusses his march toward Leesburg, Virginia: "...we saw some verry pretty sights on our march and some verry Sorrowfull ones, on our march there we saw no men but plenty of women they stuck Bull Run at us every place the women say what they please But the men say nothing, the wealthy have all left this part of the country and the poor are in a verry destitute condition... there were several women came to Genl McClellan while we were encamped there asking him to give them a pass to go to Washington to buy clothes and shoes for them and their children But he could not do it... our troops are not allowed to disturb any thing and if they are found out punished severely yet how can they prevent such an army from destroying things and insulting women although with but a few exceptions our men on that trip behaved verry well considering the way some of the younger women talked to them... " Commends Brigadier General [John F.] Reynolds.
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