Item 09-180: From D. T. Hewes, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Wheeling Gov. Pierpont, Wheeling Va. Sept 1 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 1861. Can you not correspond with the troops at Fairmont & let me know when they can be at Worthington or Shinnston I am prepaired to march from here but am too weak unless strengthened from your side give us more we await with impatience. Our pickets have just been driven in send on the troops immediately DT Heughs [Hewes]", 1861/09/01

Item 09-180: From D. T. Hewes, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Wheeling Gov. Pierpont, Wheeling Va. Sept 1 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 1861. Can you not correspond with the troops at Fairmont & let me know when they can be at Worthington or Shinnston I am prepaired to march from here but am too weak unless strengthened from your side give us more we await with impatience. Our pickets have just been driven in send on the troops immediately DT Heughs [Hewes]", 1861/09/01, Box: 9, Folder: 12. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46629 Accessed July 02, 2024.