Item 09-384: From J. Darr Jr., Major, Camp Gauley Mountain, to Peirpoint, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 15 1861. By Telegraph from Camp Gauley Mountain 14 1861. Commanding Genl could send Howard down in that direction but he thinks before can get there the guerillas will be gone & the battery Should not be broken up before it is well drilled. Ceredo & Point Pleasant are so far apart they would have to come in different directions. Jas Darr Jr Maj & A.A.A.G. 49 HM206pd", 1861/11/15

Item 09-384: From J. Darr Jr., Major, Camp Gauley Mountain, to Peirpoint, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 15 1861. By Telegraph from Camp Gauley Mountain 14 1861. Commanding Genl could send Howard down in that direction but he thinks before can get there the guerillas will be gone & the battery Should not be broken up before it is well drilled. Ceredo & Point Pleasant are so far apart they would have to come in different directions. Jas Darr Jr Maj & A.A.A.G. 49 HM206pd", 1861/11/15, Box: 9, Folder: 26. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46839 Accessed November 23, 2024.