Correspondence

Madison C. Johnson to James F. Robinson

1862-08-21

Date of Creation
August 21, 1862
Place of Creation
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Collection
Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1862-1863
Box / Folder
R2-15
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-027-0011
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211122
People
Robinson, James Fisher
Boyle, John
Finnell, John William
Johnson, Madison Conyers
Fleming, William
Williams, [unknown]
Places
Fleming County, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Organizations
Fayette County Home Guard
Fleming County State Guard (Captain Barber's Company)
Northern Bank of Kentucky
Dates
1862-08-21
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Citation

Madison C. Johnson to James F. Robinson, 1862-08-21, Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1862-1863, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0001-027-0011 (February 6, 2026).

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Northern Bank of Kentucky,
Lexington, Augt 21. 1862.
Gov J F Robinson
Dear Sir

The City Council & Military Authorities here ordered the Citizens to enrol themselves and drill every day from 4 to 6 ock P M, during which time all business is suspended.

We have been obeying this order and regularly drilling. But we have no guns except some shot guns and but few of them. The Company to which I belong is well officered and the men good & true. I was told the only way to procure arms was to write to you or Genl Finnell.

There some Guns here in the hands of the quartermaster but he says he can only issue them upon the order of Genl Boyle.

We have drilled thru evenings without Guns, and I promised our officers, Capt Williams&c I would write to know if arms could be procured.

Fifty guns, with those we have belonging to us individually would do for our Company.

Yours truly
M C Johnson

N B. Wm Fleming writes you about arming a Home Guard company in Fleming County, which deserves attention.

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M. C. Johnson
arms for Home guards