Jacob Pierpoint, Soldier, Civil War Letters, 1861-1868 , A&M 0144

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Abstract

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.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jacob Pierpoint, Soldier, Civil War Letters, A&M 0144, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Morgantown (W. Va.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia
Washington (D.C.)