Item 09-800: From T. H. Logan, Fairmont, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 4 186. By Telegraph from Fairmont 4 186. I think our regiment should be relieved a large number of men are here whose business is entirely suspended & at a heavy sacrifice I find it almost impossible to resist their applications for furloughs & yet to grant them makes dissatisfaction elsewhere. I do not believe the bridges on this end of the road are now in any danger order us home if possible T.H. Logan 65W218col m[in pencil]", 1863/05/04

Item 09-800: From T. H. Logan, Fairmont, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 4 186. By Telegraph from Fairmont 4 186. I think our regiment should be relieved a large number of men are here whose business is entirely suspended & at a heavy sacrifice I find it almost impossible to resist their applications for furloughs & yet to grant them makes dissatisfaction elsewhere. I do not believe the bridges on this end of the road are now in any danger order us home if possible T.H. Logan 65W218col m[in pencil]", 1863/05/04, Box: 9, Folder: 53. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/47244 Accessed November 23, 2024.