Correspondence

Thomas D. Cook to Thomas E. Bramlette

1864-03-30

Date of Creation
March 30, 1864
Place of Creation
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection
1st - 20th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Primary Source Documents
Box / Folder
Box 8, Folder 14th Ky. Inf. - Misc.
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-024-0060
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32212452
People
Cook, Thomas D.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Ashland, Kentucky
Kentucky
Organizations
14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
Commonwealth of Kentucky
State Military Hospital
Veteran Reserve Corps (U.S.A)
Dates
1864-03-30
1861-10
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Citation

Thomas D. Cook to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-03-30, 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-0002-024-0060 (November 12, 2026).

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U, S, General hospital
Ashland Ky
March 30th 1864

To the Respectfuly
Thomas E. Bramlette
Govonor of Kentucky

I Beg leave of you honor to to in form you of my condition and the way I have bien Dealt with I volenteerd in October 61861 in the 14th Ky, volenteer Inft as 1st corporal and then I was made 1st Duty Sargent

But on acount of disability and long absence in Hospital the Col — has ordered me reduced to the Ranks

My Surgeon has Reported me Disabled fom Duty — some months a go and I have Bin left here

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on Such Duty as I have Bin able to do and I am willing to remain in the survice if I can be of any survice to my [Contrary] I am 37 years of age & served fifteen months in the Mexican Ware and now I wish to know if I am likely too Bec of any survice to the Relief of my [contrary] if I am not intitlled to a — Sargeont place in the invalid Corps and sargent wagers

I have the honer
To Be Your Respectfuly
Thomas, D, Cook

To The Respecfuly
Thomas, E, Bramlette
Govenor of Kentucky