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West Virginia Statehood Papers, 1861 A&M 1435

West Virginia Statehood Papers, 1861 A&M 1435


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1435
Title
West Virginia Statehood Papers 1861
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198298
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm
Creator
Library of Congress
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Selected correspondence from the Salmon P. Chase and Orlando M. Poe papers include two letters from John S. Carlile of Clarksburg requesting the removal of General William S. Rosecrans and the western Virginia theater; a letter from Governor Francis H. Pierpont concerning a loan of $200,000 for the Reorganized Government of Virginia; a letter from K.V. Whaley concerning the effectiveness of Northern arms shipped to the Ceredo area; and letters from Poe, an aide to McClellan, to his wife pertaining to the fighting in the Tygarts Valley and at Rich Mountain.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Statehood Papers, A&M 1435, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878
  • Ceredo (W. Va.)
  • Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
  • Civil War battles - Rich Mountain.
  • Civil War battles.
  • Clarksburg (W. Va.)
  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895
  • Politics and government.
  • Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898
  • Statehood politics -- West Virginia
  • Tygart Valley.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Virginia - Reorganized Government of Virginia.
  • Whaley, Kellian Van Rensalear, 1821-1876

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Ceredo (W. Va.)
  • Clarksburg (W. Va.)
  • Tygart Valley.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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