Correspondence

Peter Emge to Beriah Magoffin

1861-07-01

Date of Creation
July 1, 1861
Place of Creation
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Appointments, 1859-1862
Box / Folder
MG6-115 to MG6-116
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-018-0032
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FTP Identifier
32207846

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Dates
1861-07-01
1861-06-25
1861-07-22
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Peter Emge to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-01, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Appointments, 1859-1862, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-018-0032 (November 15, 2026).

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Armory Washington Rifles
Louisville Ky July 1/ 61
To Headquarters KentuckyStateGuard
Sir

Please except this as my Resignation of my Commission which I held as Captain of a Comp'y of Infantry (Washington Rifles Comp'y E. 2d Batt 2d Regt,, K. S. G. in Louisville) which was disbanded Tuesday June 25th 61. and while said Comp'y no longer is attached to the State Guard which I was Captain of, I beg your honor to grant my with Drawal of the State Guard, accordingtotheActoftheLegislature of Ky hoping that your Honor will grant me above

I Remain
Yours
obedient Servant
Peter Emge
Capt Comd"g

To His Excellency B. Magoffin
Gov: of Kentucky.

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I recommend the acceptance of the within resignation

R. McKee
Maj. 2 Bat. 2 Reg Inft.
Louisville, Ky., July 22 1861