Beriah Magoffin to J. S. Gavitt
1860-12-25
- Date of Creation
- December 25, 1860
- 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 Correspondence, 1859-1862
- Box / Folder
- MG5-37
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0001-019-0003
- Rights
- This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Transcriptions and annotations were created by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. When referencing this document, please use our preferred citation.; The use of transcriptions, images, or annotations from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce any material on CWGK is required.
- FTP Identifier
- 32208257
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Dates
- 1860-12-25
Citation
Beriah Magoffin to J. S. Gavitt, 1860-12-25, Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 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-0001-019-0003 (November 12, 2026).
Commonwealth of Kentucky,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Frankfort,
Brig Genl J. S. Gavitt
Dear Sir
From the In reading over this moment ^a correct copy I supposed to^ the letter I sent in answer to yours, offering the services of your gallant regiment, I perceive the following sentences were by mistake ^or inadvertenly^ omitted h I hope you will have them inserted in the proper place in my letter to you
When Indiana was threatened and invaded by a savage foe in days gone by the brave & chivalrous sons of Ky flew to her rescue from the torch the tomahawk & the scalping Knife of the savage foe. ^'Her people have been dear to us^ Her soil is baptized with the blood of our best citizens- the bones of the eloquent and noble Joe Daviess and of others have consecrated the field of Tippecanoe & now in full remembrance of the past, when our homes, our constitutional rights, and our institutions are threatened with destruction, while I decline to accept it, ofthe offering is most grateful to my feelings.