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To Gen Milroy From Gen Schenck Jan 22 1863

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Title	To Gen Milroy From Gen Schenck Jan 22 1863
Description	A letter to Milroy from General Schenck acknowledging previous letters from Milroy. Schenck is sending Milroy one cavalry regiment, which is all that can be spared. Schenck would like to give Milroy orders to "make a run up the valley" but his hands are tied by his superiors.
Creator	Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890
Personal Names	Kelley, Benjamin Franklin, 1807-1891; Cluseret, Gustave Paul, 1823-1900
Place Names	Baltimore (Md.); Winchster (Va.)
Military Units	Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865)
Subject	Letters; Strategy
Date.Original	1863-01-22
Size of Original	39.4 cm x 24.7 cm unfolded
Characteristics of Original	Handwritten; 1 sheet double folded, 4 sides of writing; white stationery with light blue lines
Type	Text
Rights	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.

Title	RHM_1863-Jan22a_a
Transcript	Private Head-Quarters, 8th Army Corps, Baltimore, Md., Jan 22nd, 1863 Brig. Genl. R. H. Milroy Commanding & c. Winchester, Va. General, I have your General letters, but with little time or chance to write in reply. I note your General requests, and have had them all under consideration, and acted on some of them. Today I have ordered General Kelley to send you the 12th Penn. Cavalry, from Kerneysville, this I hope will be a great help to you. I know the importance of your
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Rights	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.
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