Item 09-021: From Henry Washington Benham, Brigadier General, New York, to Peirpoint, Wheeling. "Gov. Pierpont, Wheeling July 2 1861. By telegraph from New York 1861. As soon as Genl Rosecrans specifications were examined I was released and am to go on duty. If you still desire that department & myself as commander an early effort may secure this. H. W. Benham Brig Genl 33w76&175 call", 1861/07/02

Item 09-021: From Henry Washington Benham, Brigadier General, New York, to Peirpoint, Wheeling. "Gov. Pierpont, Wheeling July 2 1861. By telegraph from New York 1861. As soon as Genl Rosecrans specifications were examined I was released and am to go on duty. If you still desire that department & myself as commander an early effort may secure this. H. W. Benham Brig Genl 33w76&175 call", 1861/07/02, Box: 9, Folder: 2. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46466 Accessed June 26, 2024.