To Mary Milroy From RH Milroy April 13 1862

              (upside down)  
 
I have your letter of the 28 & 31st. ult 2 days ago 
All right about the trees – make any improvements you 
think best but I would prefer a two story fronting town. 
The mountains are covered with snow here yet. 
 
 
		  Monteray W. Va. 
			     Apl. 13th/62 
My Dear Mary, 
		Having got leave of 
Gen. Fremont on last Monday night 
I immediately ordered the larger portion 
of my Regiment together with Hymans 
battery to come on here on Tuesday Morning 
& left the reble fortifications at Alligany  
summit  about ten o’clock  the 8th inst.  
& arrived here about one o’clock same day 
with my staff except Cravens & Beard who 
I sent here the day before, & a company 
of Cavalry. My scouts have been fighting 
everyday since I arrived here with those 
of the rebles. None of my men have been 
killed yet- a few slightly wounded & one 
Cavalryman severly wounded- until yesterday 
when the rebles came over in force to 
wipe us out. My pickets were out 
about 4 miles & the rebles attacked them 
in such force that they fell back 
slowly & the officer in command sent  
back a courier to me  informing of it and 
asking assistence – I immediately sent 
out six companies from differenct Regts.