Item 09-141: From W.S. Rosecrans, Brigadier General, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont], Wheeling Aug 22nd 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 22 1861. Capt Trimble of the 1st Va regt would I think make a good major if you will commission him for the three years service I will order him down to Parkersburg & thence to muster in one hundred & fifty men already organized & go forward with the raising" On Reverse: "of a battalion possibly a regt the sooner this is done the better. WS Rosecrans Brig Genl USA 51D158pd", 1861/08/22

Item 09-141: From W.S. Rosecrans, Brigadier General, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont], Wheeling Aug 22nd 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 22 1861. Capt Trimble of the 1st Va regt would I think make a good major if you will commission him for the three years service I will order him down to Parkersburg & thence to muster in one hundred & fifty men already organized & go forward with the raising" On Reverse: "of a battalion possibly a regt the sooner this is done the better. WS Rosecrans Brig Genl USA 51D158pd", 1861/08/22, Box: 9, Folder: 10. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46590 Accessed April 28, 2024.