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Correspondence

Lovell H. Rousseau to Edward E. Potter

1863-12-30

Document details

Date of Creation: December 30, 1863
Place of Creation: Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Tennessee
Document Genre: Correspondence
Repository: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection: Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867
Box / Folder: BR5-69 to BR5-70
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-003-0041
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FTP Identifier: 32202780

Mentioned in this document

People: Potter, Edward Elmer; Stanton, Edwin McMasters; Hays, Ephraim Faris; Bascom, Gustavus Murray; Cox, Jacob Dolson; Boyle, John; Foster, John Gray; Rousseau, Lovell Harrison; Willcox, Orlando Bolivar
Places: Knoxville, Tennessee; Strawberry Plains, Tennessee; Tennessee
Organizations: 12th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.); Army of the Ohio
Dates: 1863-12-30; 1864-01-05; 1863-12-30; 1864; 1864; 1864-01-01; 1864-01-07; 1864-01-01

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Lovell H. Rousseau to Edward E. Potter, 1863-12-30, Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1863-1867, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-003-0041 (November 12, 2026).

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Head Q^rs 12' Ky Infty Vols
Strawberry Plains Tenn
30^th Decr 1863
Brig Genl E E. Potter
Chf Staff Army of the Ohio
Sir

Under the late order for recruiting "Veteran Volunteers'' I have been enabled to recruit at least three fourths of the 12' Ky Infty Regiment with the Consideration that they be mounted and in order to ascertain whether this arrangement could be made or not I forwarded two applications one to the Adjt Genl of Ky and the other to the Sec'ty of warthrough your Department Since which we have learned through Corps Head Q^rs that after the 5^th Jany 1864 the inducements for reenlisting are not so good and as it wil be imposible for us to learn by that time whether our proposition will be accepted or not I would respectfully ask what steps it would be advisable to take as the Regiment will not reenlist as Infantry. If the above proposition is accepted under the first inducements three fourths and verry probably the entire regiment will reenlist but under no other Circumstances

Will you please to give us the necessary information as soon as convenient

I am General verry respectfully
Your Obt Servt
(Signed) L, H, Rousseau. Lt Col Comdg. Regt

official
E. F. Hays
Adjt 12" Ky V I.

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Hd. Q^rs 12" Ky Infty
Strawberry Plains Decr 30/63
R 52 D of O 1864

Rosseau L. H. Lt Col
Comdg.

Submits statement in regard to his regiment reenlisting

E B 86 D of O 1864
Hd Q^rs Dept of the Ohio
Knoxville Jan 1^s 1864

If this regt will reinlist as veteran Volunteers, I will mount them as Mounted Infty. I have no power to make it a Cavalry Regt

(Signed) J. G. Foster
M. G. Comdg.

Hd Q^rs 23^rd A C
Jany 7^th 1864

Respectfully refered thru Head Q^rs 3^rd Divis to C. V. — 12' Ky Infty

By command of Brig Genl J, D, Cox
(Signed) G M Bascom
Maj & a a, G

Forwarded to me by mistake and respectfy returned the 12' Ky is not in my Command

O W Wilcox
B. G.
Jany 2,

Recd (Hd Q^rs D O) Jany 1^st 1864