- Date: 1861/10/18
- Recipient: Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript: Gov Pierpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling Oct 18 1861. By Telegraph from Parkersburg 18 1861. A messenger just in from Hill he has got back to Elizabeth only two men wounded the rebels have withdrawn or dispersed . I think the troops here or a portion of them should go at once to the oil wells and remain there a while. P.G. Van Winkle 45W145Col
- Sender: Van Winkle, Peter G.
- Identifier: ptp_0406
- Sender Location: Parkersburg, (West) Virginia
- Recipient Location: Wheeling, (West) Virginia
- Box: 9
- Folder: 21
- Item: 09-310
- Image Filename: ptp_0406.jpg