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.

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)
Acquisition Method:: Acquired
Medium:: print
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView