Robert Blain et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-11-23
- Date of Creation
- November 23, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Hustonville, Lincoln County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Petition
- 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 14, Folder Miscellaneous 1st Light Arty
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-038-0014
- 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
- 32212553
- People
- Riffe, George Chilton
- Drye, George, Jr.
- Boyle, John
- Hawes, John J.
- Shelly, John W.
- Bell, Joshua Fry
- Blain, Robert, Jr.
- Miller, Samuel A.
- Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
- Bell, Walker Hawkins
- Orear, Wesley R.
- Goodloe, William
- Organizations
- 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
- 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Dates
- 1863-11-23
Citation
Robert Blain et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-11-23, 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-0002-038-0014 (December 10, 2025).
HustonvilleKy
To His Excellency
T. E. Bramlette
Frankfort
Ky
Dear Sir
Permit us as old friends to recommend to your consideration for a commission under the call of twenty thousand for the service of the State of Kentucky, Walker H. Bell — We ask this as a favor to us — and assure you that he will faithfully discharge the trust confided to him and is capable of so doing — having had service in the 19th Ky Reg. Ky Infy —
I concur in the petition
J F Bell
W R Orear
William Goodloe
Jno. W. Shelly
Refered to Adjt Genl I understand thatHawes will recommend one S. A. Miller as Lt in his Battery — Miller belongs to 2nd Minnesota it is against our fixed rule to appoint citizens of other States to command
Tho E Bramlette
5 Bat Ky
Bells recommendation