Series 1, Volume 5, p. 625
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY Washington, October 22, 1861.
Brig. Gen. B. F. Kelley, Grafton, W. Va.:
Proceed with your command to Romney and assume command of the Department of Harper's Ferry and Cumberland until the arrival of Brigadier-General Lander.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Timeline of West Virginia: Civil War and Statehood: October 1861