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- Identifier:
- ptp_0941
- Date:
- 1863/03/30
- Sender:
- Fitch, E. B.
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- Hon F. H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Gov Wheeling Mch 30 1863. By Telegraph from Gallipolis 29 1863. Sir I have just arrived from Charleston Va with Steamer Victor number two 2 and steamer Genl Meigs was fired into by four hundred 400 rebels at Hall's landing thirty 30 miles below Charleston lost two 2 men & two horses Saved the boats and balance of crew [page 2] communication between this & Charleston cut off. All praise is due to Capt Ford and Summers of the Steamboats for Bravery. E. P. Fitch Capt & A.Q.M. 66Hm274pd
- Identifier:
- ptp_0942
- Date:
- 1863/03/30
- Sender:
- Fitch, E. B.
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- Hon F. H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Gov Wheeling Mch 30 1863. By Telegraph from Gallipolis 29 1863. Sir I have just arrived from Charleston Va with Steamer Victor number two 2 and steamer Genl Meigs was fired into by four hundred 400 rebels at Hall's landing thirty 30 miles below Charleston lost two 2 men & two horses Saved the boats and balance of crew [page 2] communication between this & Charleston cut off. All praise is due to Capt Ford and Summers of the Steamboats for Bravery. E. P. Fitch Capt & A.Q.M. 66Hm274pd
- Identifier:
- ptp_0944
- Date:
- 1863/04/03
- Sender:
- Roberts, Benjamin Stone
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- His Excellency F.H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Gov. Va. Wheeling Apl 3 1863. By Telegraph from Buckhannon 3 1863. Please inform me if you have authority to convert any of the infantry regts of your state into cavalry organizations & if so whether any of command formerly Col Moore will be so converted B.S. Roberts Brig Genl 34.De.105pd
- Identifier:
- ptp_0945
- Date:
- 1863/04/06
- Sender:
- Wilkinson, Nathan
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Apl 6 1863. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 6 1863. Please ask auditor Crane if he knows one John Brook's of Randolph has sandy whiskers Blue eyes about five 5 feet ten 10 high Represents himself as having been taken by Rebels in eighteen sixty one 1861 and lately exchanged is he right N Wilkinson Col 4 40W125coll
- Identifier:
- ptp_0946
- Date:
- 1863/04/06
- Sender:
- Schenck, Robert C.
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling April 1863. By Telegraph from Baltimore, 6 1863. Genl Scammon has been ordered to remove the fifth Va from Ceredo to Barboursville if he thinks such change advisable Robt C Schenck Maj Genl Comdg 20G53pd
- Identifier:
- ptp_0949
- Date:
- 1863/04/20
- Sender:
- Wilkinson, Nathan
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Apl 20 1863. By Telegraph from Clarksburg 20 1863. I sent a squad Saturday night to Johnstown & captured Maj Armesy & Lt Davis of rebeldom they are now en route for Balto arrested J Vance last evening on the strength of a sentence in a letter from Gordon to Armesy which reads thus- J Vance is gathering a large company to go out with us he says by your (Armesy's) authority N. Wilkinson Col Comdg 6th brigade 62W191coll
- Identifier:
- ptp_0950
- Date:
- 1863/04/20
- Sender:
- Schenck, Robert C.
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Apl 20 1863. By Telegraph from Baltimore 20 1863. What field officers are in commission for the first 1st Va artillery & where are the Head Quarters of the regt are there any companies of it except co A eleventh 11th army corps & Co B at Winchester Robt C Schenck Maj Genl 36B 154pd
- Identifier:
- ptp_0952
- Date:
- 1863/05/01
- Sender:
- Operator
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- 1.30 am Gov F. H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Monongahela House May 1st 1863. By Telegraph from Wheeling 1863. Sent your message to Capt Dod 15th US Infantry commanding at Cameron He answers as follows enemy are reported seven thousand 7000 strong at Mannington They have taken Fairmont & are marching this way Capt David telegraphs Genl Lightburn that Capt Hagan's company cavalry captured at Bridgeport five 5 miles east Clarksburg and Ball about opening there Operator 56W127pd
- Identifier:
- ptp_0953
- Date:
- 1863/05/01
- Sender:
- Schenck, Robert C.
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- [In pencil at top of first page] Genl Lightburn Mannington Following Message just recd [Telegram Body] Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 1 1863. By Telegraph from Harrisburg 1 1863. the Following Dispatch has just been recd from Genl Schenck to whom as well as the President I have sent the several dispatches recd from you & others relative to the threatened invasion of our state. Baltimore to Gov AG Curtin I have no respect[crossed out] report that Union troops have been repulsed any where except at Fairmont between [page 2] [on reverse] Gen Lightburn I send for your information the enclosed dispatches FH Peirpoint [page 3] (2) Grafton & Wheeling where a party two 2 days ago guarding the Bridge over the Monongahela were driven off by largely superior numbers & the bridge destroyed other bridges near Littleton & Benton have also been burned the enemy are now around Clarksburg where Col Mulligan has gone to the Releif of Genl Roberts and whose I expect their combined [page 4] (3) forces to drive & defeat the Rebels I hold Grafton & occupy all the Rail Road from here to that point the only serious damage on the line having been the burning of the Bridge over the Youghogheny which has already been rebuilt & was crossed this morning by cars & troops I have no reliable information of any invasion of Pennsylvania [page 5] (4) I have heard of the rebel force at Morgantown & am not certain whether they are there yet or now down near the Rail Road west of Grafton or crossed over to Join the others near Clarksburg. The wild panic at Wheeling & at Pittsburgh has been to me all along unaccountable please pass this telegram on to Gov Pierpoint I find by report from Genl Kelley [page 6] (5) that the governor was entirely mistaken about seven thousand Rebels at Mannington I wish troops at Wheeling instead of sticking to the town would go out or send out & look along the Rail Road to help stop the mischief ir any still going on west of Grafton besides about forty five hundred [page 7] (6) troops of all arms with Roberts & Wilkinson at Clarksburg I have sent westward into the invaded district over six thousand 600 all I want & some cooperation from the direction of Penna & the Ohio river to beat & capture the enemy completely if he does not escape by Ca[crossed out] Clarksburg &Co[crossed out] at [page 8] (7) once Robt. C. Schenk Maj Genl Comdg 349W703& 1486coll[crossed out]. [In pencil at bottom of telegram] sent for information of Gen Lightburn 370W545/ Jos Darr Maj & [?] Com
- Identifier:
- ptp_0954
- Date:
- 1863/05/01
- Sender:
- Schenck, Robert C.
- Recipient:
- Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript:
- [In pencil at top of first page] Genl Lightburn Mannington Following Message just recd [Telegram Body] Gov FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 1 1863. By Telegraph from Harrisburg 1 1863. the Following Dispatch has just been recd from Genl Schenck to whom as well as the President I have sent the several dispatches recd from you & others relative to the threatened invasion of our state. Baltimore to Gov AG Curtin I have no respect[crossed out] report that Union troops have been repulsed any where except at Fairmont between [page 2] [on reverse] Gen Lightburn I send for your information the enclosed dispatches FH Peirpoint [page 3] (2) Grafton & Wheeling where a party two 2 days ago guarding the Bridge over the Monongahela were driven off by largely superior numbers & the bridge destroyed other bridges near Littleton & Benton have also been burned the enemy are now around Clarksburg where Col Mulligan has gone to the Releif of Genl Roberts and whose I expect their combined [page 4] (3) forces to drive & defeat the Rebels I hold Grafton & occupy all the Rail Road from here to that point the only serious damage on the line having been the burning of the Bridge over the Youghogheny which has already been rebuilt & was crossed this morning by cars & troops I have no reliable information of any invasion of Pennsylvania [page 5] (4) I have heard of the rebel force at Morgantown & am not certain whether they are there yet or now down near the Rail Road west of Grafton or crossed over to Join the others near Clarksburg. The wild panic at Wheeling & at Pittsburgh has been to me all along unaccountable please pass this telegram on to Gov Pierpoint I find by report from Genl Kelley [page 6] (5) that the governor was entirely mistaken about seven thousand Rebels at Mannington I wish troops at Wheeling instead of sticking to the town would go out or send out & look along the Rail Road to help stop the mischief ir any still going on west of Grafton besides about forty five hundred [page 7] (6) troops of all arms with Roberts & Wilkinson at Clarksburg I have sent westward into the invaded district over six thousand 600 all I want & some cooperation from the direction of Penna & the Ohio river to beat & capture the enemy completely if he does not escape by Ca[crossed out] Clarksburg &Co[crossed out] at [page 8] (7) once Robt. C. Schenk Maj Genl Comdg 349W703& 1486coll[crossed out]. [In pencil at bottom of telegram] sent for information of Gen Lightburn 370W545/ Jos Darr Maj & [?] Com
