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  • Date: 1861/??/22
  • Recipient: Pierpont, Francis Harrison
  • Transcript: Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Whee 186. By Telegraph from Headquarters 21 Camp Pierpoint Via Gallipolis 22 1861. Two 2 companies scouting up Sand River a secession force was routed last Saturday Eleven 11 Killed & many wounded five 5 prisoners nine 9 horses nine 9 rifles captured. Col Zeigler went up Sandy yesterday another company is scouting up twelve 12 Pole are after the nonunion witches who leads a band of [page 2] desperadoes. We shall protect the polls in Wayne & Caball Counties shall clean out as we advance T. N. Davey Adjt 5th Va Regt 66Hm274pd
  • Sender: Davey, T. N.
  • Identifier: ptp_0549
  • Sender Location: Camp Pierpoint
  • Recipient Location: Wheeling, (West) Virginia
  • Box: 9
  • Folder: 57
  • Item: 09-856
  • Image Filename: ptp_0549.jpg