Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont and Illinois Troops, Wheeling, Va. (W. Va.)
Identifier:
039186
Collection Number:
Box 02
Title:
Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont and Illinois Troops, Wheeling, Va. (W. Va.)
Date:
1861/08/12
Creator:
Faris, Joseph A.
Description:
A wood craving illustration published in "The New York Illustrated News", with the caption: "Governor Pierrpont (sic) in front of the Custom-House, Wheeling, Virginia., welcoming the Illinois troops to the soil of Virginia." Pierpont was the governor of the Restored Government of Virginia, loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
Subjects:
West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., Civil War.
Personal Names:
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899.
Corporate Names:
United States Custom House (Wheeling, W. Va.), Virginia. Governor (1865-1868 : Pierpont)
