Thomas E. Bramlette, Second Lieutenant, William Cairns
1863-09-19
- Date of Creation
- September 19, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Commission/Appointment
- Repository
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Collection
- Union Artillery, Navy and Marines Primary Source Documents ; Misc U.S.C.T. Primary Source Documents
- Box / Folder
- Box 15, Folder 2nd Ky HEAVY ARTILLERY OFFICERS
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-038-0003
- 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
- 32212543
Citation
Thomas E. Bramlette, Second Lieutenant, William Cairns, 1863-09-19, Union Artillery, Navy and Marines Primary Source Documents ; Misc U.S.C.T. 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-0002-038-0003 (November 12, 2026).
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF
The Commonwealth of Kentucky,
{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 William Cairns having been duly appointed to the office of
Second Lieutenant
In the 2nd Artillery Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Militia, organized under the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth, and to be mustered into the service of the United States:
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 2nd Lieutenant as aforsaid, for the term of three years unless sooner discharged, upon condition that you take the oath indorsed hereon, within ten days from receipt hereof, sending a certifcate 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, agreeably to law and general regulations, and to obey such orders and instructions as you shall, from time to time, receive from your superior officers.
{STATE 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 Kentuckyto be affixed, at Frankfort,
Tho E Bramlette
BY THE GOVERNOR:
E L VanWinkle, Secretary of State.
Commonwealth Office— WM. E. HUGHES, State Printer.
OATH.
I [...] do solemnly swear, that I will faithfully support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Kentucky, and will discharge, all and singular, the duties and services appertaining to the office of [...] in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia, agreeably to law and general regulations, and will obey such orders and instructions as I shall from time to time receive from the proper officers.
[...]
Before me, personally appeared the above [...] and made the oath above written, and signed the same in my presence.
[...]
[...] A. D. 186[...].
52nd Art
Lt. Wm Cairns
Com. cancelled.
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