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Correspondence

John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.

1861-11-19

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Date of Creation: November 19, 1861
Place of Creation: Frankfort, Franklin 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: MG6-183 to MG6-184
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-018-0097
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FTP Identifier: 32207911

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Dates: 1861-11-13; 1861-11-11; 1861-11-09; 1861-11-16; 1861-11-10; 1861-11-12; 1861-11-19

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John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr., 1861-11-19, 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-0001-018-0097 (November 14, 2026).

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		Colonel
1861 Novr	13 —	Sidney M. Barnes	1.
		L^t Colonel
	" —	Reuben May	1
		Major
	" — -	Green B Broaddus	1
		Captains
	10 —	R. B. Hickman	1
	11 —	Landon C. Minten	2
	13 —	John Wilson	3
	10 —	J. B. Banton	4
	9 —	Henry C. Thomas	5
	13 —	Rob. B. Jamison	6
	16 —	Ansil D. Powell	7
	10 —	W^m M^cDaniel	8

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	First Lieutenants.
1861 Novr 10 —	Coleman D. Barton	1
11 —	Newton J. Hughes	2
13 —	W^m W. Park	3
10 —	Barton Dickson	4
9 —	Ja^s Wesley Stewart	5
13 —	John P Green	6
16 —	Jordan Neal	7
10 —	Wiley J Cook	8
	Second Lieuts
10	Perry A. Nickell	1
11	Winfield S. Spencer	2
12	Cassius M Park	3
10	C C Jackson	4
9	W^m G Smallwood	5
13	Thomas Murrill	6
16 —	Joseph Blackwell	7
10 —	Tho: Amis	8

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In all 27 Comms:
Hon:
Nat Gaither Jr: Sec of State

Please have these Commissions prepared

& oblige
Very Resp^ly
John W. Finnell
Adj^t Gen^l

Adj^t Gen^ls Office
19 novr 1861.

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