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Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Francis H. Pierpont, Civil War Correspondence

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2968
Overview

A letter from Peter G. Van Winkle (8 Nov. 1862) and another letter from Colonel T.M. Harris (4 Sept. 1862) to Francis H. Pierpont, Governor of Restored Virginia. Van Winkle's letter speaks of the poor prospects of the proposed new state's survival, particularly the guerrilla threat south of the Little Kanawha River. Colonel Harris conveys from a wounded Confederate officer a warning that General Loring is planning an offensive into western Virginia.

Dates: 1862

Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Papers regarding the Civil War in Southern West Virginia

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0895
Overview Papers mainly related to the Civil War in southern West Virginia, including correspondence, maps, photographs, newspaper clippings, muster rolls, and other material. Highlights of the collection include material regarding Captain John V. Young of the 11th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry; Captain James S. Cassady of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry; Captain W.D. Thurmond and his company of Partisan Rangers; and the 8th and 13th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry units. The collection is organized...
Dates: 1844-1938; Majority of material found within 1861-1867

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  • Subject: Statehood politics -- West Virginia X
  • Subject: Civil War - West Virginia. X

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Agriculture 1
Carnifex Ferry, Battle of, W. Va., 1861 1
Churches -- Methodist Episcopal 1
Civil War - Thurmond's Rangers. 1
Civil War - Union soldiers' letters. 1