Correspondence

John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.

1862-02-13

Date of Creation
February 13, 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
MG6-344
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-018-0233
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32208047

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John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr., 1862-02-13, 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-0001-018-0233 (November 15, 2026).

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{UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
KENTUCKY.}
Head-Quarters Kentucky Volunteer Militia,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Frankfort, 13 Feb 1862.

Hon: Nat Gaither Jr
Sec: of State-

The Commissions of Harvey M. Buckley Colo & Wm W. Berry Lt Colo have been changed as to date- dated 1 Jan 1862 & changed to 5 October 1861_ & the balance of the officers of Colo Buckley's Regiment have had the dates of their Commissions changed from the 1st January 1862 to the 9th of September 1861_ viz: Henry C Dunlap ^Adjt^ John Matthews Surgeon_ Tho. S. Swain Asst Surgeon- Tho. C. Pomroy Qr Master- James H. Bristow Chaplain_ Captains as follows; John D Brent_ Wm Mangan_ August Schweitzer- Asaph H. Speed- John M. Huston_ John L. Treanor- Lafayette P. Lovett_ Alexander B. Furgeson_ John E. Vansant & Charles L. Thomasson_ 1st Lieutenant as follows: Geo. W. Richardson_ John M. Smith- Stephen Lindenfelsen- Richard Jones- David Q. Reasseau- William W. Roland_ John P. Hunley- Upton Wilson_ John Lucas-

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Norman B. Moninger- and 2d Lieutenants, as follows- George Wyatt- Thomas Foreman- Frank Dissell- Christopher Leonard- Theodore E. Elliott- Theodore F. Cummins- Thomas I. McManen- Wilson I. Green- John Martz- & Edward W. Johnston-

I send this that you may make the necessary changes-

Very Resply
John W. Finnell
Adjt Genl

Changes made
13. Feby 1862