Order
B. F. Kelley, April 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS RAILROAD DISTRICT,
Wheeling, Va., April 12, 1862.
COLONEL:
In my order addressed to Captain Showalter I directed him to kill or capture the following-named persons, who were refugees, sent out to raise companies by John Letcher in the western counties of Virginia, viz: John Righter, John Anderson, David Barker, Brice Welsh, John Lewis, John Knight, and Washington Smith.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
B. F. KELLEY,
Brigadier-General.
No. 2.
Report of Oapt. John H. Showalter, Sixth West Virginia Infantry.
Brigadier-General.
No. 2.
Report of Oapt. John H. Showalter, Sixth West Virginia Infantry.
FAIRMONT, MARION COUNTY, Virginia,
April 12, 1862.
Siz: In pursuance with the inclosed order I proceeded with a part
of my command in search of the parties named in the order.
April 12, 1862.
Siz: In pursuance with the inclosed order I proceeded with a part
of my command in search of the parties named in the order.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Wheeling, Va.. Summary: Brigadier-General B. F. Kelley orders Captain Showalter to capture or kill refugees raising companies in western Virginia under John Letcher's direction during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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