Item 09-307: From B. F. Kelley, Brigadier General, Grafton, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Oct 17 1861. By telegraph from Grafton 17 1861. Lieut Col Richmond will take command of the troops you send to Parkersburg I have sent ammunition by this evenings train I think they are unnecessarily alarmed at Parkersburg. BF Kelley Brig Genl 28.W.89Col", 1861/10/17

Item 09-307: From B. F. Kelley, Brigadier General, Grafton, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Oct 17 1861. By telegraph from Grafton 17 1861. Lieut Col Richmond will take command of the troops you send to Parkersburg I have sent ammunition by this evenings train I think they are unnecessarily alarmed at Parkersburg. BF Kelley Brig Genl 28.W.89Col", 1861/10/17, Box: 9, Folder: 21. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46762 Accessed May 06, 2024.