Letter of Governor Pierpont to his Excellency The President of the Honorable Congress of the United States
by Pierpont, Governor Francis Harrison
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Washington: McGill & Witherow. Very Good. 1864. First Edition. Removed Document. 55 pages; Removed document, clean, unmarked and complete. OCLC 1048301181 Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," was an American lawyer and politician who achieved prominence during the American Civil War. During the conflict's first two years, Pierpont served as Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia and administered the part of Virginia then under Unionist control prior to West Virginia's admission to the Union as a separate state. Pierpont was again elected governor for a four-year term on May 28, 1863. During this time, Pierpont clashed with General Benjamin F. Butler who was appointed to command the eastern military district of Virginia and North Carolina in Norfolk. Butler abused his military authority, according to Pierpont, by controlling the liquor traffic in Norfolk and through his disregard for the civil authority there. President Lincoln intervened in this controversy and Butler was removed of his command following a Congressional investigation. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42950
- Title
- Letter of Governor Pierpont to his Excellency The President of the Honorable Congress of the United States
- Author
- Pierpont, Governor Francis Harrison
- Format/Binding
- Removed Document
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGill & Witherow
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General Benjamin F. Butler, Restored Government of Virginia, Military Abuse of Power, Civil War Administration of Virginia, Civil War Administration of North Carolina, President Abraham Lincoln
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; 19th Century;
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