Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] or Samuel Crane Wheeling Mch 7 1863. By Telegraph from Charleston 7 1863. Can either of you address the people Charleston March sixteenth 16th May Citizens 10 De 35pd
Col Lightburn Care Gov Peirpont [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Dec 5 1861. By Telegraph from Point Pleasant 4 1861. See Dr Wirtz medical Director and get requisition for me instruments Geo K Ackley Surgeon 4th Va Regt 11Hm34 pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 8 1863. By Telegraph from Moundsville 8 1863. I have sent scouts to the mouth of Fishing Creek in the Ridge & river roads W. Alexander 10W37coll
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 9 1863. By Telegraph from Moundsville 9 1863. One 1 of our scouts Mr. Swan is in he reports the rebels near Middleburn & advancing on New Martinsville. Refugees coming in to New Martinsville W Alexander 23W51coll
His Excy Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 7 1863. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 7 1863. Dear Sir, I wish to know if my leave of absence can be granted Your Respectfully John Allison Co E 8th Va Vols 16De53pd
His Excy Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 7 1863. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 7 1863. Sir the condition of my family renders it indispensably necessary for me to visit my home in Mason Co Va for not exceeding ten 10 days for which I only lack your permission. Cause sickness and death. John Allison Co E 8th Va Vols 36De 113pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] We advise to annul the authority of JP Kiger to enroll the militia of this county & continue Geo. K. Leonard M.H. Amiss Chairman Mil Committee 22q76pd
His Excy Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Oct 31 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 31 1861. I cannot go to Hills company before next week great to do here to prepare quarters for men by Special order of Genl Rosecrans I must got to Buckhannon immediately on special duty. Will telegraph Soon as I positively know where I shall winter. please send Quarter Master immediately . Send Saddles as soon as possible H. Anisansel, Col 1st V.C. 55D170pd
His Excy Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 4 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 4 1861. Very Respectable and reliable men are here from Glenville asking for help I have no weapons nor horse equipments if you could send saddles bridles etc I could go myself into Gilmer Calhoun Braxton Counties with few companies and settle the whole matter forever three hundred 300 secessionists hare before Glenville Union men are asking for hundred muskets offering all kind of security can you send them to me for the time being Henry Anisansel Col 1st Va 72D221Paid
His Excy Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 12 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 12 1861. I have received sixty 60 saddles from you and five hundred 500 from Dickerson and no more I need two hundred and fifty 250 more. I need shirts socks and boots. H Anisansel Col 1st VC 28D.89paid
His Excy Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 19 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 19 1861. A man of the name of B. P. Snyne is here prisoner of his own accord and wishes to go to Pennsylvania where he is from shall I let him go or send him to Wheeling under guard Henry Anisansel Col 1st VC 37D116pd
His Excellency Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Dec 7th 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 7th 1861. Have you appointed a third major yet if so I need his services immediately at Romney. Please answer your Respy H Anisansel Col 1st Va C 19D62pd
FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 20 1861. By Telegraph from Penwood 1861. Respectfully I suggest your sending today OH Patterson Steubenville Ohio Authorization to raise on or more companies as agreed Henry Anisansel Col 1st Virginia Cavalry 20W45coll
Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 3rd 1861. By Telegraph from New York 3 1861. If you wish to send Mrs Peirpoint to my house she will find it comfortable & secure for her & children if so Mrs A who is here will immediately return home I am better If can be of use to you personally in any capacity command me I will [page 2] sacrifice my interests in Europe at once answer Col Henry Anisansel 58G176pd
Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 3rd 1861. By Telegraph from New York 3 1861. If you wish to send Mrs Peirpoint to my house she will find it comfortable & secure for her & children if so Mrs A who is here will immediately return home I am better If can be of use to you personally in any capacity command me I will [page 2] sacrifice my interests in Europe at once answer Col Henry Anisansel 58G176pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Oct 24 1 1861. By Telegraph from Cincinnati 24 1861. I have rec'd here order from head quarters to send immediately my quarter master to Clarksburg to report himself to Capt Leib for these horses & ship them at once to Wheeling will your Excellency please see to it your most Respectfully [page 2] Hy Anisansel Col 1st VC 37C158pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Oct 24 1 1861. By Telegraph from Cincinnati 24 1861. I have rec'd here order from head quarters to send immediately my quarter master to Clarksburg to report himself to Capt Leib for these horses & ship them at once to Wheeling will your Excellency please see to it your most Respectfully [page 2] Hy Anisansel Col 1st VC 37C158pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 11 1861. By Telegraph from Camp Leib near Clarksburg 11 1861. I have recd sixty saddles from Wheeling & five hundred more in one lot last week. I have also received an invoice from Capt Dickenson for seven hundred & fifty saddles are the last five hundred part of his invoice and if so I need the balance [page 2] H Anisansel Col 1st VC 47D141pd
HW Crothers Wheeling Nov 9 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 9 1861. Please see that boots be sent immediately it rains constantly men are in foot deep mud and barefooted do not send shoes to cavalry H Anisansel Col 1stVC 24D77pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 13 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 13 1861. In a few days I shall have eighteen 18 companies if reports are true will give five of them third Va & one to Bolles so Bolles & myself will keep twelve each. Yours Respectfully H Anisansel Col 1st VC 35D110pd
HW Crothers Wheeling Nov 17 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 17 1861. Please hurry up socks drawers & pants It is getting very cold here. H Anisansel Col 1st V C 13D44PD
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Dec 17 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 17 1861. I can turn over to you three hundred horse equipments do you want them Yours Respectfully H. Anisansel Col 1st V.C. 16D53pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 2d " 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 2 " 1861. Please send saddles as soon as possible we all have horses. Letter of Genl Samuels will be answered by tomorrow's mail. H Anisansel Col 1st VC 21D118pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 7th 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 7 1861. If I had equipments I would immediately go with sufficient force to Gilmer county I have here two hundred (200) Carbines the first hundred saddles must be for Rowand at Weston H Anisansel Capt 1st VC 30D95pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 8 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 8 1861. I have only Rec'd sixty saddles but no blankets they cannot be used without the blankets my men are barefooted where are the five hundred saddles of Capt JH Dickenson H Anisansel Col 1st VC 32D101pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 8 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 8 1861. Excellency my men are suffering much for want of boots mud here is very deep & they cannot ride horseback well with shoes. H Anisansel Col 1st VC 24D77pd
HW Crothers Wheeling Nov 9 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 9 1861. I have rec'd an invoice for seven hundred & fifty saddles from Capt Dickerson Cenemnette[?] which were sent to Wheeling to me. If the last lot of five hundred I need are from Dickerson let him send the balance of invoice & take sixty out [page 2] of it so I will receipt only to one man H Anisansel Col 1st VC 53D170pd
HW Crothers Wheeling Nov 9 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 9 1861. I have rec'd an invoice for seven hundred & fifty saddles from Capt Dickerson Cenemnette[?] which were sent to Wheeling to me. If the last lot of five hundred I need are from Dickerson let him send the balance of invoice & take sixty out [page 2] of it so I will receipt only to one man H Anisansel Col 1st VC 53D170pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 11 1861. By Telegraph from Camp Leib near Clarksburg 11 1861. I have recd sixty saddles from Wheeling & five hundred more in one lot last week. I have also received an invoice from Capt Dickenson for seven hundred & fifty saddles are the last five hundred part of his invoice and if so I need the balance [page 2] H Anisansel Col 1st VC 47D141pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 15 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 15 1861. I have here a female prisoner named Mary Jane Green which Genl Commanding directs me to send to Wheeling she is a strong minded & inveterate secessionist but offers to take the oath if released I will not administer it and await your orders. H Anisansel Col 1st VC 44D137pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling nov 15 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 15 1861. Excellency I am sending Company Shuman to Weston & Company Rowand from Weston to Sutton tomorrow by order of Commanding Genl H Anisansel Col SVC. 21Df8pd
H.W. Crothers Wheeling Nov 24 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 24 1861. What does it mean I have rec'd from Crispin about three hundred 300 revolvers four 4 inches playthings for children. I have refused them such weapons not intended for a regiment which intend to do good faithful service H. Anisansel Col 1st Va Cav 37D116pd
Col HW Crothers Wheeling Nov 30 1861. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 30 1861. Please see that Mr. Playford be immediately commissioned if such is the pleasure of his Excellency he cannot give receipt for anything without commission. He is the choice of the whole regiment. H Anisansel Col 1st V.C. Comdg Post 33D104paid
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Feby 27 1862 By Telegraph from Paw Paw 27 1862 According to your request I will state that my trial began Monday last witnesses against me have been examined please send counsel immediately H. Anisansel Col 1st Va. Cavy 23w92col
Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 4 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 4 1862. See Commendatory letter from Senator Harlan & Gov Kirkwood Iowa BC Armstrong at Alex'andria 10G35pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 21 1862. By Telegraph from Columbus 21 1862. Sir, I have just recd a dispatch that my Daughter is not expected to live will you permit me to go see on parole & oblige Thos Bambrick of Hancock Co Va 26D98pd [page 2] Joshua Peavey of Doddridge County. Jno McMillan of Doddridge
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 21 1862. By Telegraph from Columbus 21 1862. Sir, I have just recd a dispatch that my Daughter is not expected to live will you permit me to go see on parole & oblige Thos Bambrick of Hancock Co Va 26D98pd [page 2] Joshua Peavey of Doddridge County. Jno McMillan of Doddridge
FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 23 1861. By Telegraph, from Fairmont 23 1861. Bad report here from Manapat give us the facts. NS Barnes qw35pd [page 2] N.S. Barnes Fairmont July 23
FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 23 1861. By Telegraph, from Fairmont 23 1861. Bad report here from Manapat give us the facts. NS Barnes qw35pd [page 2] N.S. Barnes Fairmont July 23
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 15 1862. By Telegraph from Weston " 15 1862. there is about four Hundred (400) men In my regt a large proportion of them secessionists shall I arm them or shall I call out only the loyal part Saml B Barnnett, Col 19th Regt Va State Militia 28W89col [page 2] 19 111111 B Bengram
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Sept 15 1862. By Telegraph from Weston " 15 1862. there is about four Hundred (400) men In my regt a large proportion of them secessionists shall I arm them or shall I call out only the loyal part Saml B Barnnett, Col 19th Regt Va State Militia 28W89col [page 2] 19 111111 B Bengram
Cypher Wheeling Feby 13th 1862. By Telegraph from Cumberland 13th 1862. To Gov. F. H. Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] No such man here as S Sprigg Francis Petticord is innocent is not Mike Perry one to be watched If no further information is attainable the matter must be pursued through the Post Office Dept S G Barstow Asst Adjt Genl
FH Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 10 1861. By Telegraph from Columbus 1861. Send me order for Battery by first mail I have nothing to do with Debecks Company Frank Beall 16D68pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Jany 11 1862. By Telegraph from Huttinsville 11 1862. Our regiment twenty fifth Ohio is about to leave this point can I hear from you as to my immediate transfer to a Virginia regiment John W. Beall 25D80pd
Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 21 1861. By Telegraph, from Cameron 21 1861. A messenger came here this morning from Wetzel County three oclock and slated that a union had been shot the previous evening about eight oclock by two secessionists there is considerable alarm in that neighborhood on the account of it as there is considerable number of secessionists there & it is believed that the intend to kill or drive out the [page 2] Cameron (2) Union men in that locality they are led by Squire Colbert who is said to be a man of influence he was one of the men that shot Clayton, they sent over here for a force to go over and prevent further outrages the union men there are not well armed I am satisfied from what I have heard before this shortly that there is first cause for alarm and immediate action. I thought it would be best for you to order out a company from Camp Carlile to go out as far as Belton by the road as that is the nearest point it is only about eight miles from that place to Linn[?] Camp waters where this murder was committed plenty of guides will be furnished if necessary [page 3]Clayton had two balls put into him we have plenty of men but no guns answer immediately what you can do. J.R. Bell. 209 423 Collect [page 4] J. R. Bell
Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 21 1861. By Telegraph, from Cameron 21 1861. A messenger came here this morning from Wetzel County three oclock and slated that a union had been shot the previous evening about eight oclock by two secessionists there is considerable alarm in that neighborhood on the account of it as there is considerable number of secessionists there & it is believed that the intend to kill or drive out the [page 2] Cameron (2) Union men in that locality they are led by Squire Colbert who is said to be a man of influence he was one of the men that shot Clayton, they sent over here for a force to go over and prevent further outrages the union men there are not well armed I am satisfied from what I have heard before this shortly that there is first cause for alarm and immediate action. I thought it would be best for you to order out a company from Camp Carlile to go out as far as Belton by the road as that is the nearest point it is only about eight miles from that place to Linn[?] Camp waters where this murder was committed plenty of guides will be furnished if necessary [page 3]Clayton had two balls put into him we have plenty of men but no guns answer immediately what you can do. J.R. Bell. 209 423 Collect [page 4] J. R. Bell
Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 21 1861. By Telegraph, from Cameron 21 1861. A messenger came here this morning from Wetzel County three oclock and slated that a union had been shot the previous evening about eight oclock by two secessionists there is considerable alarm in that neighborhood on the account of it as there is considerable number of secessionists there & it is believed that the intend to kill or drive out the [page 2] Cameron (2) Union men in that locality they are led by Squire Colbert who is said to be a man of influence he was one of the men that shot Clayton, they sent over here for a force to go over and prevent further outrages the union men there are not well armed I am satisfied from what I have heard before this shortly that there is first cause for alarm and immediate action. I thought it would be best for you to order out a company from Camp Carlile to go out as far as Belton by the road as that is the nearest point it is only about eight miles from that place to Linn[?] Camp waters where this murder was committed plenty of guides will be furnished if necessary [page 3]Clayton had two balls put into him we have plenty of men but no guns answer immediately what you can do. J.R. Bell. 209 423 Collect [page 4] J. R. Bell
Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 21 1861. By Telegraph, from Cameron 21 1861. A messenger came here this morning from Wetzel County three oclock and slated that a union had been shot the previous evening about eight oclock by two secessionists there is considerable alarm in that neighborhood on the account of it as there is considerable number of secessionists there & it is believed that the intend to kill or drive out the [page 2] Cameron (2) Union men in that locality they are led by Squire Colbert who is said to be a man of influence he was one of the men that shot Clayton, they sent over here for a force to go over and prevent further outrages the union men there are not well armed I am satisfied from what I have heard before this shortly that there is first cause for alarm and immediate action. I thought it would be best for you to order out a company from Camp Carlile to go out as far as Belton by the road as that is the nearest point it is only about eight miles from that place to Linn[?] Camp waters where this murder was committed plenty of guides will be furnished if necessary [page 3]Clayton had two balls put into him we have plenty of men but no guns answer immediately what you can do. J.R. Bell. 209 423 Collect [page 4] J. R. Bell
Gov. Pierpont, Wheeling Jun 2 1861. By telegraph from New York 1861. As soon as Genl Rosecrans specifications were examined I was released and am to go on duty. If you still desire that department & myself as commander an early effort may secure this. H. W. Benham Brig Genl 33w76&175 call
Silas N. Benham, Washington, PA Mail at Wheeling, Wheeling Sept 8 1861. By Telegraph from Big Birch Va. " 1861. Your Letter is just received if you can get any commission as a Lieut from what I hear of you I will cheerfully appoint you on my staff Lieut Henderson says he thinks his uncle can help you HW Benham Brig Genl 38D119&3pd