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Correspondence

Nasby Mills to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-10-02

Document details

Date of Creation: October 2, 1864
Place of Creation: Fort Jefferson, Monroe County, Florida
Document Genre: Correspondence
Repository: Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection: 1st - 20th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Primary Source Documents
Box / Folder: Box 7, Folder 7th Ky. Inf. - Misc.
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0002-024-0031
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FTP Identifier: 32212423

Mentioned in this document

People: Mills, Nasby; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places: Dry Tortugas, Florida; Florida; Fort Jefferson
Organizations: 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.); Commonwealth of Kentucky; Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky
Dates: 1864-10-02; 1864-04-24; 1863-07-10; 1864-02-22; 1864-10-02; 1864-10-31

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Nasby Mills to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-10-02, 1st - 20th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Primary Source Documents, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-024-0031 (November 12, 2026).

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Fort Jefferson Fla
October 2^d 1864
To his honor The Governor of the State of Kentucky

Believing that you have a great interest in the wellfare of every Kentucky Soldier I make bold to write you this letter trusting that you will kindly help me in this matter, as I well know that you have the power to befriend me if you see fit

I am a soldier of the 7th Kentucky Infantry and have served honestly with them since the organization of the Regiment

I was court martialed on the 24^th day of April/64 charged with desertion and was sentenced to Tortugusfor the period of time of the war. In the charges against me it was alleged that the offence was committed July the 10^th/63 and I have been in arrest since that date and although on three different occasions I demanded a trial it was not granted me till nearly one year after the offence was committed

The facts in the case are these I was absent from my Regiment for a period of 9 days during which time I was so unwell

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as to be totally unable to join the Reg^t and at the time was returned to the Regt in arrest was immediately sent to hospital. I believe that these facts are sufficient to fully exonerate me from the charge of desertion on which charge I have been unjustly condemned.

After being returned to the Regt from the hospitol I demanded a trial instead of a trial I was furnished with a gun and returned to duty. I was doing duty till the 22^d feby/64 when I was ordered to confinement and was kept in confinement till the time of trial

Hoping that your honor will will not consider this impertinent in me and that you will do what is in your power for a native of your state and one who has always been a good citizen, and has a motherless and friendless child at home

I remain your honors
most obdt humble sevt
Nasby Mills
7^th Kentucky Infantry

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Adjt Genl

Fort Jefferson Fla
Oct 2" 1864 —

Mills Nasby
7" Ky Infty —

To The Gov —

He was sentenced by Court Martial, on charge of desertion to the Tortugas until end of War — He was sick and unable to join the regiment — Desires your assistance in his behalf —

Rec^d A. G. O. Oct 31" 1864 —