Item 09-120: From Simon Cameron, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 18 1861. By Telegraph from Washington DC 1861. The Government desires to know immediately whether a requisition for the whole or a part of the uniformed militia or home guards of your state for temporary service would seriously retard or embarrass the enrollment & organization of the volunteer force now being enrolled for three 3 years or during the war the exigencies of the public service may require the utmost promptitude on your part. Please answer by telegraph and state your views Simon Cameron. 72G159pd", 1861/08/18

Item 09-120: From Simon Cameron, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 18 1861. By Telegraph from Washington DC 1861. The Government desires to know immediately whether a requisition for the whole or a part of the uniformed militia or home guards of your state for temporary service would seriously retard or embarrass the enrollment & organization of the volunteer force now being enrolled for three 3 years or during the war the exigencies of the public service may require the utmost promptitude on your part. Please answer by telegraph and state your views Simon Cameron. 72G159pd", 1861/08/18, Box: 9, Folder: 8. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46567 Accessed May 02, 2024.