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Correspondence

John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.

1862-02-12

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Date of Creation: February 12, 1862
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: MG6-340 to MG6-341
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0001-018-0230
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John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr., 1862-02-12, 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-0001-018-0230 (November 15, 2026).

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{UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
KENTUCKY.}
Head-Quarters Kentucky Volunteer Militia,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Frankfort, 12 Feb 1862.

Hon
Nat. Gaither Jr
Sec of State

I send thirty six Commissions for record &^c

8 Octo	1861	Tho. E. Bramlette	Col^o✓	#1 ✓
	"	W^m J. Scott	L^t Col^o✓	" 2 ✓
	"	Charles H. Buford	Major ✓	" 3 ✓
	"	W^m H. Spencer	Adj^t✓	" 4 ✓
	"	Ben F. Wayne	Q^r Mas ✓	" 5 ✓
	"	Hector Owens	Surg ✓	" 6 ✓
	"	James G. Tank	Ass^t Surg ✓	" 7 ✓
	"	Richard H. Gray	Chap ✓	" 8 ✓
	"	Sam M^cKee	Captain ✓	" 9 ✓
	"	Augustin Aurm	" ✓	" 10 ✓
18 Dec	"	Lucien H. Ralston	" ✓	" 11 ✓
8 Oct	"	John C Bolin	" ✓	" 12 ✓
17 Jan	1862	Austin M Burbank	" ✓	" 13 ✓
8 Oct	1861	Harbert King	" ✓	" 14 ✓

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8 Octo	1861-	Isham Bolin	Captain ✓	#15 ✓
	"	Henry S. Taylor	" ✓	" 16 ✓
	"	Milton Frazer	" ✓	" 17 ✓
	"	W^m T. Epperson	1^st Lieut ✓	" 18 ✓
	"	Uriah T. Merritt	" ✓	" 19 ✓
	"	John L. Logan	" ✓	" 20 ✓
	"	Reuben B. Dunbar	" ✓	" 21 ✓
	"	Albert F. Hoairne	" ✓	" 22 ✓
	"	William T. Jackman	" ✓	" 23 ✓
	"	John W. Tuttle	" ✓	" 24 ✓
	"	John S. S. Marat	" ✓	" 25 ✓
	"	John Roberts	" ✓	" 26 ✓
	"	Ben F. Powell	2^d Lieut ✓	" 27 ✓
	"	Dan^l R. Colier	" ✓	" 28 ✓
12 Dec	1861	Monroe Floyd	" ✓	" 29 ✓
8 Oct	1861	Christ^o C. Gossett	" ✓	" 30 ✓
	"	W^m B. Skaggs	" ✓	" 31 ✓
30 Jan	1862	Nath^l D. Wilmot	" ✓	" 32 ✓
17 Jan	1862.	Ben J. Bolin	" ✓	" 33 ✓

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1861 Oct	8	James M. Bristow-	2^d Lieut ✓	#34 ✓
	"	George W. Roberts	— ✓	" 35 ✓
	"	John Black	— ✓	" 36 ✓

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

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Entered Feby 12. 1862

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