John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr.
1862-08-08
- Date of Creation
- August 8, 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
- MG7-46
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-018-0428
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32208242
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Citation
John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr., 1862-08-08, 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-0001-018-0428 (November 13, 2026).
{UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
KENTUCKY.}
Head-Quarters Kentucky Volunteers,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Frankfort,
Hon: Nat Gaither Jr
Sec State_
The following Comms: are issd. & delivered please record:
| Tho. J. Elliott | 2 Lieut | dated | Aug | 1862 | |
| John Lafon | " " | " | " | " | |
| A W Holman | " " | " | " | " | |
| Stephen E. Jones | 1 " | " | " | " | |
| John R. McClure | 2 " | " | " | " | |
| Joseph M. Owens | Major | " | July | " | |
| John Travis | 2 Lieut- | " | " | " |
2 Lieut: Moses Higginbottom is dead (date of Com: is
Capt: Joseph M. Owens is promoted_ (date of ^Com:^
2 Lieut: John Travis is promoted (date of Com:
Resply
John W. Finnell
Adjt Genl