Correspondence

T. H. Winstead to Beriah Magoffin

1861-07-23

Date of Creation
July 23, 1861
Place of Creation
Owensboro, Daviess 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
MG5-189 to MG5-190
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-019-0103
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32208357
People
Magoffin, Beriah
Millett, Joseph H.
Buckner, Simon Bolivar
Winstead, Thomas H.
Places
Owensboro, Kentucky
Tennessee
Organizations
Kentucky State Guard
Dates
1861-07-23
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T. H. Winstead to Beriah Magoffin, 1861-07-23, 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-0001-019-0103 (November 12, 2026).

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Owensboro Ky July 23rd 61.
Gov Magoffin
Dear Sir.

We have ^a^ milaitary company in this place which were recently mustered into the Ky State Guard. Mr Millett our Capt. has just returned from your City without any assurance of obtaining arms. The Company are quite anxious to render you any assistance in their power. and will fly to your rescue at any point should your situation ever require it.

We find some difaculty in keeping our men together. with so little prospects of getting arms. together with the rumor of Gen Buckners resignation. and the strong inclination on the part of many of them to go to Tenn

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Please let me hear from you imideately. with such information as you have in regard to our getting arms. If there is no chance "we are off for Tennessee."

Hoping ^you will pardon^ me for this intrusion
I am verry Respectfully

T. H. Winstead
Owensboro Ky

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