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Box 9

 Container

Contains 881 Results:

Item 09-553: From C. P. Buckingham, Brigadier General, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint Wheeling Aug 5 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 5 1862. applications for men in field to officer new recruits are so numerous that great inconvenience and injury to the service must ensue if all are granted some general rule will be adopted soon & made known by order of Secy of War CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 43B182pd", 1862/08/05

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/05
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-554a - 09-554c: From C. P. Buckingham, Brigadier General, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov F.H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 5 1862. By Telegraph from Washington, 5 1862. Sir the following has this day been issued ordered first that a draft of three thousand[crossed out] hundred thousand men be immediately called into the service of the united states to serve for nine 9 months unless sooner discharged the secretary of war will assign the quota's to the states and establish regulations for the drafts that's if any state shall not by the 18th of august furnish" Second page: "(Conlusion from part 1st) Wheeling Aug 1862. the quota of the additional three hundred thousand vol's authorized by Law the deficiency of volunteers in states will also be made up by special drafts from the militia the secretary of war will establish regulations for that purpose Instructions will be sent in a few day's the whole number of troops sent by the several states will be estimated" Third page: "(conclusion from part 2cd) Wheeling Aug 1862 and appointed & any supplies furnished by a state above its proportionate will be credited to that draft By order of Secy of War C.P. Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 137B614pd", 1862/08/05

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/05
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-555: From B. F. Kelley, Brigadier General, Oakland, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 7 1862. By Telegraph from Oakland 7 1862. The following dispatch Just recd from Capt Stealy a QM will you please answer him. We are getting recruits here some arrangements should be to put them into camp the Governor should provide for them until mustered Let me hear at once Signed J.G. Stealy B.F. Kelley Brig Genl 48M192pd", 1862/08/07

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/07
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-556: From G. K. Stealy, Captain, Clarksburg, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov F.H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 7 1862. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 7 1862. We are getting recruits here they should go into camp but have no camp or garrison equipage can you furnish all we want I have just returned from the two upper counties I think we will recruit the two[crossed out] quota of all the counties G K Stealy Capt USA 43D14pd", 1862/08/07

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/07
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-557: From T. M. Marsh, Captain, Buckhannon, to Darnall, Captain, Wheeling. "Aug 8 1862. By Telegraph from Buckhannon 1862. To Capt. Darnall In ch[ar]g[e] of prisoners For Wheeling Request Governer Peirpoint to grant no commission to one Jesse Hissam until he receives my letter. attend to this so soon as you arrive at Wheeling TM Marsh Capt, 1862/08/08

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/08
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-558: From Bingham, Cadiz Junction, to Pierpont and E.M. Norton, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] & EM Norton Wheeling Aug 11 1862. By Telegraph from Cadiz Junction 11 1862. I will be with you tomorrow. Bingham 6W30col", 1862/08/11

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/11
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-559: From J. K. Moorhead, Pittsburgh, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 12 1862. By Telegraph from Pittsburgh 12 1862. Sorry to say I cannot be with you as I intended JK Moorhead 12W39Coll", 1862/08/12

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/12
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-560: From George B. McClellan, Major General, Berkley, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 13 1862. By Telegraph from Berkley Va 12 1862. Maj Woduz will in my opinion make an excellent Col of Volunteers he is a good soldier & reliable in all things. Geo B McClellan Maj Genl", 1862/08/13

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 37
Dates: 1862/08/13
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-564: From C. P. Buckingham, Brigadier General, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 13 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 13 " 1862. Sir. You are requested to notify this Dept as soon as possible how many volunteers are enlisted at twelve o'clock under the call of July second for three hundred thousand If you cannot give the exact figures give as close an approximation as possible the information is wanted for making some estimations. By order of" On reverse: "Secy of war CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 59G133pd 1 8 18_ _" Other marks also present on reverse., 1862/08/13

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 38
Dates: 1862/08/13
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams

Item 09-566: From C. P. Buckingham, Brigadier General, Washington, to Pierpont, Wheeling. "Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 14 1862. By Telegraph from War Dept Washington 11 am 14 1862. Sir. If you have not reported the number of volunteers in reply to my telegram of yesterday please do so today as reports are wanted immediately to determine important questions. by order of Secy of War C.P. Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 36G87pd", 1862/08/14

 Item — Box: 9, Folder: 38
Dates: 1862/08/14
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers / Series 6. Telegrams