Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling 9 1862. By Telegraph from Washn 9 1862. Your Quota of three hundred thousand (300,000) militia is four thousand six hundred & fifty four (4654) regulations for draft will be forwarded to-day by order of[crossed out] Secy of War CP Buckingham Brig Genl & A.A.G. 27Qwchg adjt Genls Ofs B
His Excy Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Nov 1 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 1 4.15 pm 1862. You are authorized to raise a company to relieve that of the fifteenth regt but the men must be lawful age. By order of the Secy of War C.P. Buckingham, B.G. & AAG 28G71pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Oct 2 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 2 1862. You are authorized to raise the battery of artillery as requested by your telegram of yesterday by order C.P. Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 18G51pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 4 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 4 1862. Sir Recruits for old regits will continue & advance pay & bounty will be paid until further order's by order of secy of war CP Buckingham, Brig Genl & AAG 24B166pd
FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 19 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 19 1862. Sir, Please state first how many new regiments you have commenced under the Presidents last call for volunteers. Second how many of these are full. Third how many men are required to fill balance & how long will require to raise them. Fourth how many regiments [page 2] have gone to the field please answer by twelve tomorrow CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 57B238pd
FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 19 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 19 1862. Sir, Please state first how many new regiments you have commenced under the Presidents last call for volunteers. Second how many of these are full. Third how many men are required to fill balance & how long will require to raise them. Fourth how many regiments [page 2] have gone to the field please answer by twelve tomorrow CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 57B238pd
His Excy F.H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 18 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 18 1862. 12.10 am Required to fill up your regiments in the field August thirteenth 13 eighteen hundred and sixty two 1862. five thousand five hundred eight three 5583 men. C.P. Buckingham Brig Genl & A.A.G. 23.B.102pd
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Aug 18 1862. By Telegraph from Washn . 18 1862. appointment of Maj Darr has been made and sent by mail CP Buckingham Brig Genl and AAG 11B70pd
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
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 [page 2] Secy of war CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 59G133pd 1 8 18_ _
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 [page 2] Secy of war CP Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 59G133pd 1 8 18_ _
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 [page 2](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 [page 3](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
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 [page 2](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 [page 3](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
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 [page 2](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 [page 3](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
Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] 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
Hon FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 9 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 8 1862. 3.43 pm Order's have been sent today by telegraph to mustering officer to pay bounty. Same bounty applies to men going into old regiments. By order of Secy of War CP. Buckingham Brig Genl & AAG 28B122pd
F.H. Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 8 1862. By Telegraph from Washington 7 1862. 9. pm. You are requested to raise as soon as practicable for the United States service for three 3 years or during the war two 2 regiments of Volunteer Infantry being a part of your quota under the call of the President. C.P. Buckingham Brig Genl A.A.G. 43P182pd
