Head Quarters 12th Ky Infty Vols
Strawberry Plains E Tenn
January 10th 1864
To his excellency. Thomas E Bramblette
Gov^r of Kentucky
Honorable Sir

I have the pleasure of reporting to you that the 12^th Ky. I. V. have RE Enlisted as Veteran Vol^s under the provisions of orders 191' from war Dep^tor and will march from here on our way to Ky between now and the 1st of February the date of the re Enlistment of the Reg^t in the Veteran Service will date from the 24^th of December 1863. They have re Enlisted under the promise that the Reg^t will be mounted. I would prefer to make them Cavalry. The order authorizing the RE Enlistment of the Reg^t as mounted men came from Gen^lFoster Comdg Dept of the Ohio

I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully,
Your Ob^t Serv^t
L H Rousseau
L^t Co^lComdg Regt

H^d qrs. 12^t Ky Inft Vols.
Strawbeery Plains E. Tenn
10^th Jany 1864

Rousseau L. H
Lt Col. Com^d

Has the honor to report that the 12^th Regt Ky Inft has re enlisted as veterans under provisions of order 191 from War Department

Rec^d A. G. O Jany 1864