Item 09-105b: From W. S. Rosecrans, Brigadier General, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 12th 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 12 1861. Two 2 Virginia companies in Kanawha serve at Mason City & Point Pleasant & one at Grafton will make a regiment. Have any field officers yet been appointed for them If not I suggest a consultation with Maj Oakes RCM Lovell Mason City" On reverse: "I want to embody these troops WS Rosecrans Brig Genl USA 45 D 141pd", 1861/08/12

Item 09-105b: From W. S. Rosecrans, Brigadier General, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 12th 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 12 1861. Two 2 Virginia companies in Kanawha serve at Mason City & Point Pleasant & one at Grafton will make a regiment. Have any field officers yet been appointed for them If not I suggest a consultation with Maj Oakes RCM Lovell Mason City" On reverse: "I want to embody these troops WS Rosecrans Brig Genl USA 45 D 141pd", 1861/08/12, Box: 9, Folder: 7. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46551 Accessed June 25, 2024.