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Petition

John A. Thompson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

1865-03-13

Document details

Date of Creation: March 13, 1865
Place of Creation: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
Document Genre: Petition
Repository: Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection: 45th, 47th, 48th, and 49th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Muster Rolls
Box / Folder: Box 41, Bundle 1
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0002-009-0003
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FTP Identifier: 32212232

Mentioned in this document

People: Breith, Albert C.; Morrin, Alfred T.; True, Clinton Jones; Falls, Henry F.; Hagerty, Henry; Thompson, James F.; Lennin, Jeremy H.; Thompson, John A.; Davis, John Hazard; Mullen, John; Robson, Richard S.; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places: Kentucky; Paris, Kentucky
Organizations: 40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.); 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.); Commonwealth of Kentucky; Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky
Dates: 1865-03-13; 1865-03-13; 1865-03-28

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John A. Thompson et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1865-03-13, 45th, 47th, 48th, and 49th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Muster Rolls, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-009-0003 (November 12, 2026).

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Paris Ky. March 13. 1865
His Excellency

Thos. E. Bramlette

Gov. of the State of Ky.
Sir

We the undersigned Officers of the53rd Ky. Vol. Infty. most respectfully petition your Excellecy to commission C. J. True, late Col. 40th Ky. Vols. Colonel of this regiment.

Col. True has recruited a large number of men, and by consolidating his Recruits with this Regiment the Organization can be completed at once.

We are exceedingly anxious to have the regiment mounted, and fully equipped for the field.

We believe that the appointment of Col. True, will not only give entire satisfaction to all of our men, but will conduce in no small degree, to the efficiency, and usefulness of the regiment, and to the good of the service

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And as in duty bound your Petitioners will ever pray &c.

John. A. Thompson	Capt.	Comp. A	53^d Ky
H. F. Falls	Capt,	Comp. B	"
A C. Breith	Lieut	Comp E.	"
R. S. Robson	First Lieut	C^o C	"
A. T. Morrin	Lt, 1^st,	Co, F	"
J. Hazard Davis	2^d Lieut	Co F	"
J John Mullen	2^d. Lt.	Co. A.	"
James F Thompson	1^ST Leut.	Co, A.	"
Henry Hagerty	Capt	Comp. C,.	"
J. H. Lennin	Capt	C^o,,, F,,	"
			"

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Paris Ky
Mar. 13. 1865

Thompson John A.
Capt. Co. A. 53^d Ky & others

To the Gov.

Asks that Col. C. J. True late of 40" Ky Vols be commissioned Col. of 53^d Ky Vols-

Rec^d A. G. O. Ky 28 Mar. 1865