Item 09-184: From Fontaine Smith, Mannington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Dated Mannington Sept 1st 1861. to F. H. Pierpoint About five oclock AM 2 Pickets Capt Craig 60 Ohio was driven in who reported a body of 37 Rebels were organized but no attack no damage to road as yet reported from the appearance of the ground which the pickets say the Rebels occupied there is no doubt but that there was a force of some size F. Smith", 1861/09/01

Item 09-184: From Fontaine Smith, Mannington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Dated Mannington Sept 1st 1861. to F. H. Pierpoint About five oclock AM 2 Pickets Capt Craig 60 Ohio was driven in who reported a body of 37 Rebels were organized but no attack no damage to road as yet reported from the appearance of the ground which the pickets say the Rebels occupied there is no doubt but that there was a force of some size F. Smith", 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/46633 Accessed July 02, 2024.