<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>https://civilwarwv.lib.wvu.edu/catalog/ptp_0668</dc:identifier><dc:identifier>https://civilwarwv.lib.wvu.edu/thumb/ptp_0668.jpg</dc:identifier><dc:creator>Curtin, Andrew G.; Morgan, Edwin D.</dc:creator><dc:date>1862/06/30 </dc:date><dc:coverage>New York City, New York</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Wheeling, (West) Virginia</dc:coverage><dc:subject>Pierpont, Francis H.</dc:subject><dc:description>FH Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling June 30 1862 By Telegraph from New York 30 1862 Private &amp; confidential in View of the present State of military movements &amp; the difficult condition of our efficient forces in the field revolting from the usual &amp; unavoidable casualties of the Service together with the large numbers required to garrison the numerous cities &amp; military positions that have been captured as well as to protect avenues of Supply in the enemy's country it is proposed to addup a memorial to Presdent today to be Signed by all the governors of the Loyal States &amp; some other officials of the country requesting him at once to call upon the Several Loyal States for such Numbers of [page 2] men as may be required to fill up all organizations in the field &amp; add Such increased number of men to the army heretofore authorized as may in his Judgement be necessary to Speedily crush this rebellion &amp; restore one Government the Decisive moment to act[crossed out] accomplish this end it is believed has arrived Shall we add your name to the memorial answer immediately ED Morgan Gov NY AG Curtin Gov Penna 173G356pd</dc:description><dc:title>Curtin, Andrew G.; Morgan, Edwin D. to Pierpont, Francis H.</dc:title></oai_dc:dc>