Thomas E. Bramlette, Colonel, John M. Chambers
1863-11-17
- Date of Creation
- November 17, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Commission/Appointment
- Repository
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Collection
- 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866)
- Box / Folder
- Box 81, Folder 60th Regiment 1863-1864 Commissions
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-022-0075
- Rights
- This image and its transcription are freely available to the public. Images appear courtesy of Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. 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
- 32212340
Citation
Thomas E. Bramlette, Colonel, John M. Chambers, 1863-11-17, 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866), Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-022-0075 (February 6, 2026).
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF
{KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}
THOMAS E. BRAMLETTE,
GOVERNOR OF SAID COMMONWEALTH.
To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Know Ye, That John M. Chambers having been duly appointed to the office of Colonel In the sixtieth (60) Regiment of Kentucky Militia organized under the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth:
NOW KNOW YOU, That, by the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of said State, and reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, fidelity, and ability, I do, by these presents Commission you as Colonel as aforsaid, for the term prescribed by law unless sooner discharged, upon condition that you take the oath indorsed hereon, within ten days from receipt hereof, sending a certificate thereof to General Headquarters; and I do hereby authorize and require you to discharge, all and singular, the duties and services appertaining to your said office, aggreably to law and general regulations, and to obey such orders and instructions, as you shall, from time to time, receive from your superior officers.
{SEAL OF KENTUCKY
UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL}
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and caused the seal of the State of Kentucky to be affixed, at Frankfort, the
Tho E Bramlette
BY THE GOVERNOR:
E. L. Vanwinkle, Secretary of State.
By Jas R Page
Asst Sec
Commonwealth Office — WM. E. HUGHES, State Printer.
Head Quarters Ky State Militia
Frankfort
60 Reg
Respectfully referred to Adjutant Genl John Boyle. for cancelments
D W Lindsey
Insp Genl of Ky,
Cancel
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