Francis Perry Peirpoint (February 23, 1840-January 7, 1869) was West Virginia's first Adjutant General. He was born in Fairmont, Marion County, Western Virginia, to Zackquill M. Peirpoint, a tanner by trade, and Martha (Vandevoort) Peirpoint. The ...
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