Item 09-805: From P. H. Watson, Assistant Secretary of War, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 4 1863. By Telegraph from Washington 4 1863. Two thousand short french muskets & five hundred carbines were sent this Pm which are all the carbines we have in hand PH Watson Asst Secy War 22G59", 1863/05/04

Item 09-805: From P. H. Watson, Assistant Secretary of War, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 4 1863. By Telegraph from Washington 4 1863. Two thousand short french muskets & five hundred carbines were sent this Pm which are all the carbines we have in hand PH Watson Asst Secy War 22G59", 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/47249 Accessed May 21, 2024.