A&M 0144Jacob Pierpoint, Soldier, Civil War Letters, 1861-1868 A&M 0144Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:33:33 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Jacob Pierpoint, Soldier, Civil War Letters Pierpoint, Jacob A&M 0144 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2463 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder) 1861-1868 1861-1862 Letters from Jacob Pierpoint of the 19th Indiana Infantry to his father, John J. Pierpoint, of Morgantown, West Virginia, and unidentified friends from May 1861 to April 1862. Letters are written from Muncie and Camp Morton, Indiana; Washington, D.C.; and Fort Craig and Manassas, Virginia. Topics include camp life; skirmishes; his feelings about Confederates; reviews; picket duty; the Ball farm in northern Virginia; and a possible discharge due to wounds to his hand. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Morgantown (W. Va.) Virginia Washington (D.C.) Civil War -- Fort Craig (N.M.) Civil War -- Indiana 19th Regiment United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Forts. SEE ALSO Civil War - Fort. Pierpoint, Jacob Pierpoint, John J.