- Date: 1863/05/03
- Recipient: Pierpont, Francis H.
- Transcript: Gov Peirpoint [Francis H. Pierpont] Wheeling May 3 1863. By Telegraph from Hd Qr's Clarksburg 3 1863. Can make no movement for several days for want of transportation & supplies everything has been sent from here. Jone's force's were last night as far in Return as Lead'sville [Elkins] between Philippi & Beverly I hear nothing today from Jackson & Jenkins force's that have been at Buckhannon I have thrown Col Lithams [Latham] regt & one 1 section [page 2] of Battery to Bridgeport and Col Thompson with one 1 section of Battery to Jane Lieu [Jane Lew] today can furnish supplies no farther than those points at present the company of militia called out by your orders this morning refuse to obey the call the twelfth 12th Pa cavalry there hundred 300 strong reached me this morning very much broken down BS Roberts Brig Genl Comdg 114De347pd
- Sender: Roberts, Benjamin Stone
- Identifier: ptp_0964
- Sender Location: Clarksburg, (West) Virginia
- Recipient Location: Wheeling, (West) Virginia
- Box: 9
- Folder: 52
- Item: 09-783
- Image Filename: ptp_0964.jpg
