Cox's mills Gilmer County
W.Va July 30th 1863
F.P. Peirpoint adjutant Genl
Dear Sir
In answer to your of the 22 [?] requiring a Roll of the company before Sending the arms I herewith Send a complete roll. and hope that the arms will Soon be forth coming
The officers wish to know when thur[sic] commissions will be Sent. The Gurrillas[sic] are duing[sic] thur[sic] work stealing and destruction a little South of us. Thank God, Morgan the Prince of Gurrellas[sic] is capturing the prospects every where look [?]. Let is keep the ball in motion. write Soon as convent
Very Respectfully Yours
Philip Cox
Troy
Gilmer County W. V.a
July 18th 1863
We the undersigned citizens do agree to form Ourselves into an Independant volunteer militia company.
officers
Capt John H Bush
1st Lt David Heckert
2nd Lt Daniel F. Stinebeck
Privates
Adam Heckert
John Sandy
Luther H West
Edmund West
John M. West
James F. West
Mansfield M West
Granville W. Lleeth
John West
George Heckert
John Kniseley
Lorence Kidwell
Daniel D. Bush
| Geo V Heckert | Geo K. Cox |
| John A. Lamb | Perry M Moneypenny |
| Mm Crumvine | Henry E. Heckert |
| D. E. Heckert | W.M. Warden |
| Thos.[?] Williams | Henry Messenger |
| Chester Williams | Otho Means |
| Beny a Lamb | John W Osburn |
| Henry C.D. Lamb | Wm Y. Staton |
| J. W. Miller | Walker G. Lowe |
| Peter Heckert | 48 |
Transcription by James Bailes, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University