- Date: 1862/07/16
- Recipient: Pierpont, Francis Harrison
- Transcript: Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling July 16 1862. By Telegraph from Cumberland 16 1862. There is a rumor that there is a large force in the valley. Our troops were attacked at Middletown yesterday by a cavalry force & fell back to Winchester. I am ordered by Genl Wool to concentrate all of my available troops at New Creek but will leave the eighty sixth at Clarksburg until get further news what the strength [page 2] of the enemy. Col Harris has forces sufficient to protect his stores from any probable force that may be in the mountain. I have constantly cautioned him against accumulating stores & extra baggage at Beverly BF Kelley Brig Genl 95z380pd
- Sender: Kelley, Benjamin Franklin
- Identifier: ptp_0687
- Sender Location: Cumberland, Maryland
- Recipient Location: Wheeling, (West) Virginia
- Box: 9
- Folder: 36
- Item: 09-545
- Image Filename: ptp_0687.jpg
