Correspondence

S. E. Smith to James F. Robinson

1862-08-28

Date of Creation
August 28, 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
R2-43 to R2-44
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0001-027-0027
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32211138
People
Tod, David
Morgan, George Washington
Robinson, James Fisher
Garber, Major
Munday, Reuben B.
Smith, S. E.
Taylor, William H. H.
Places
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lexington, Kentucky
Ohio
Organizations
5th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.)
6th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.)
Quartermaster General of Ohio
Dates
1862-08-28
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Citation

S. E. Smith to James F. Robinson, 1862-08-28, 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-0001-027-0027 (November 12, 2026).

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Lexington Ky Aug 28th 1862
Hon Govener Robinson
Sir

I am Here under arrest in this Place I wrote a letter to Govenor Todd, of Ohio as I Live in that State His answer to address you and you would attend to my Case as it is out of His Jurisdiction I will state- to you as to my arrest I Belong to the 5th Ohio cav Col Taylor commanding He was anchious For me to Get A Better Posision in another Regement So he Transfered me to the 1st Bat of Ky Cavalry under Col Rubin Munday I Remained with this command for some 7 months

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The Pay Master came and Refused to Pay me, as my Transfer was of no account and I would Have to Report my self Back to my Regement 5th Ohio Cavalry I then went to Cincinnati By the consent of General Geo Morgan and col Munday and Reported to the Quarter Master General of Ohio [...]for Transportation to my Regement it was sent to me I intended agoing The Next Day when I was arrested By Major Garber of General Morgan's Division and Brought Here have been Here 35 days I Have Called for a trial some 4 or 5 Diffirant The Provost Marshal is anchious for me to Get out of Here and think that they ought to Give me a trial I am A good Soldger Sober and it is A shame to keep

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me in Here when they Brave Men on the Battle Field so Bad I Can Give the Best of Refferance to my moral Caracter Govener I wish you to Take me out Have me Released so as I can Join my Regement Emediatly Govener tells me it is in your Power and you will confer A Great Favor on A Good Soldger

I am yours
S E Smith

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S E Smith
in Jail Lexington