S. Eifort to James F. Robinson

KYR-0001-027-0049.xml

Accession Number

KYR-0001-027-0049

Document Genre

Correspondence

Repository

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Collection

Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1862-1863

Item Location

R2-78 to R2-79

Place of Creation

Boone Furnace, Carter County, Kentucky

Date of Creation

6 October 1862

Dates Mentioned

1862-10-06

1862-10-05

1862-10-04

Boone Furnace Ky.October 6" 1862
Gov. Robbinson
Dear Sir

We arrived at this place with seven Companys of the 117 Ohio V. Regt on the morning of the 5^th about day light, the Rebbels made an attack on this place on the ev^n^eing of the 4" inst before the men where at picket and at supper, [firing] in houses ~~and~~ and driving women & children to the woods ~~too~~ taken all the goods in the Store Mules & Horsses away with them, value 3,000$.

This force is encampt at Olive Hill 11 to 1200 strong with 2 peises of arttilery they took two men from this place, one returned yesterday with this information the commanding officer by the name of Lt Col H A Edmonson Tugg Regt Va are the terror of the Union men here and have taken possession of the State Road from Cattletsburg. to Owingsville and plundering ~~[...]~~roabing the whole country of Horsses Mules & goods and subsistence, Men women & children are leaving the State for Ohio, men are afraid of staying as the press them in the Rebbel service

The Rebels have eaten out Morgan Pike Sandy to Owingsville and are compelled to same north of that Road for suppleys. also keep up a line of communication with there forces in Kentucky and Va by that Road. and use it in case of a retreat for there forces to V^a

This part of the State will have to have some protection please telegraph to the Gov of Ohio to let the 117. Regt O. V. take prossion of that Road at Olive Hill them and a few companey of ~~arttilery~~ Cavalry a a few pises of Artillery and we can raise 4 or 500 Home Guard can hold that Road and give protection to Carter Lewis Boyd & Greenup County, and the Ohio River, or the Union Men will have to leave the State with there property and let the Rebels have full sway. The Home Guard^s killed 75 or 80 men of Morgans men in there late raid

Shall keep you posted in affairs here and should you want to telegraph send to ~~[...]~~Portsmouth Ohio. Telegraph to Gov Tod of Ohio ^or Gen H G, Wright^ for premission for the Regt to remain it will do more good here in Camp, as this is the point to protect the frontier of Ohio and River
better than have them stationed in Portsmouth

Please do all you can
Yours Respectfully
S Eifort

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