Correspondence

Sebastian C. Vick to Thomas E. Bramlette and Daniel W. Lindsey

1864-06-22

Date of Creation
June 22, 1864
Place of Creation
Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection
37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866)
Box / Folder
Box 81, Folder 71st Regiemnt 1863-1865 Col. Vick's Correspondences
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-022-0109
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32212374
People
Lindsey, Daniel Weisiger
Vick, Sebastian C.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dixon, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Greenville, Kentucky
Madisonville, Kentucky
Morganfield, Kentucky
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Russellville, Kentucky
Slaughters, Kentucky
Uniontown, Kentucky
Organizations
35th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
71st Regiment Kentucky Enrolled Militia (U.S.A.)
Kentucky State Militia
Office of the Inspector General of Kentucky
Dates
1864-06-22
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1864-06-24
1864-06-27
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Sebastian C. Vick to Thomas E. Bramlette and Daniel W. Lindsey, 1864-06-22, 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-0002-022-0109 (November 12, 2026).

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U Union Town Ohio River
June the 22ond 1864
Messrs.

Govor Bramlett
and Major Gen.
L, W, Lindsey

I have the honor to Report to you of for, the first Time Since I left Frankfort I Reached home on the 18th ultimo I found the whole country full of Horse thieves and cut throats I continued, My March with abatallion of the 35 Ky, Mtd Inf we left Ruselliville on the 17th passd through greenvill and madisonville then to Slaughtersvill, and dixon to morganfield We Reach,d, Moranfield at ten oclock on the morning of the 21st we found about ten guirillars to charged, on them and killd three, captured Several horses

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We reachd her yesterday Eavening we Still Remain here, We have had some skirmishing all day without gaining any advantage I think that we will get them to fight I think that the guirilars members about.400, we have only ,175, men all told & [...]

I wish, general, Lindsey to forward on to Bowlinggreen at Least ,200, twoo hundred guns, of the Ballard, paters, or good carbines with a good Suply of amunition I will take my men and go to Rusells or Bowlinggreen after them & [...]

Pleas forward these Imediatly Be sure to Send the Ballard Rifle for one company and oblige yours

Sebastian C. Vick
col comd,g, 71st Regt. E m.

P, S, the guirillars arrested, a, loyal citizen Last night in morganfield hung him and then Shot ,14, Balls through him they charged him with Being our Spy, he was not our Spy

S, C, Vick

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Ky State Militia
Union town. Ohio River
June 22nd 1864

Vick Sebastian. C, Col. Comg 71st Rg. E. M. Muhlenburg. Co

Gives an account of his expedition with a Bat of 35th Ky. mtd. Inft from Russellsville to this place. He reached his home on the 18th May. and found his county full of Guerillars. continued with the 35th to Union town. Wants 200 Ballard guns or Carbines sent to Bowling Green or Russellville— wants the B,llrd rifle for one company at least. Wants ordinance stores also. Will take his Reg. to either place for them.

The G,rllas arrested hung & shot a Loyal citizen of Morganfield as a spy, but he was not.

over

Rec. I. G. O. June 24— 1864

Answered June 27. 1/64 on letter book Page 450.