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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02155.012 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters from Michael M. Miller, K company, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves |
| Title | Michael M. Miller to Lile Miller discussing his march towards Leesburg, Virginia |
| Date | 23 October 1861 |
| Author | Miller, Michael Murray (fl. 1861-1864) |
| Recipient | Miller, Lile |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Women's History First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Battle Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Refugees Poverty Union General Confederate States of America Children and Family Washington, D.C. |
| People | Miller, Michael Murray (fl. 1861-1864) Miller, Lile (fl. 1861-1863) |
| Place written | Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Sergeant Michael Murray Miller of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves came from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Most of the letters are to his wife. Included in 206 item collection are 39 letters from his wife to him from Gettysburg and 13 other letters to and from relatives. According to William A. Frassanito, Early Photography at Gettysburg (1995), Miller's letters are the only large archive of a soldier from Gettysburg. Miller's correspondence was split by a descendent so that this collection has every other letter. Michael Murray Miller was a member of Company K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry. Company K was the only local company to fight in the battle of Gettysburg. He joined Company K on June 28, 1861 and by March 7, 1863, he rose to the rank of fourth sergeant. Michael was the son of Andrew Bushman Miller and Catherine Culp (14). Michael was married to Lile Zeigler his first cousin. Michael and Lile’s mothers were daughters of Mathias (5) Culp and Anna Maria Miller. Another daughter, Susan (17), was married to Adam Maurey. Adam and Susan’s son William Maurey was a member of Company C., 49th Tennessee, then a unit in the Confederate army that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston had assembled to seek to relieve Vicksburg. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, Company K |