To Milroy From John L. Zeigler Nov 7 1862

              Ft. Pierpoint
 
                                                 Ceredo Wayne Co., Va
 
                                    November 7th 1862

 
General Milroy
 
		Dear Sir

 
                                     After my compliments to you
 
and all your officers, I acknowledge the receipt of yours
 
dated Oct 25th/62. It would give me much pleasure to
 
accommodate your friend in his wishes with regard to
 
the chaplaincy of my Regiment.  Had I not sent in a
 
petition to the Governor recommending another person for said
 
position, I will say if the man for which I have made
 
application does not succeed, that Samuel Young will be
 
the next man.  I am very grateful to you for the favor
 
you have confered upon us by aiding us in coming to this place.
 
Not on my own account but my Regt was reduced and it
 
was necessary that it should recrute up in order that it 
 
might be made more beneficial to the service.  I have received
 
some twenty five or thirty recruits since I came here and I
 
am in hopes we will be able to fill up in a short time.
 
We have done considerable scouting since we came here and
 
could I had the help which I should have had I would have made
 
a good thing of it, but Col. Craney, when I sent to him for two
 
companies did not send them and failed to ketch the “Rebs”.
 
I will go on and try to ketch them myself.  We have had
 
a small scrape with the infernal scamps, my men killed