Robert Belt to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-11-26
- Date of Creation
- November 26, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- 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 2nd U.S. ARTY
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-038-0057
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32212595
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Citation
Robert Belt to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1864-11-26, 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-0002-038-0057 (December 16, 2025).
Nashville, Tenn
To his Excelency
Gov. Bramlett
Sir I take the liberty of addressing your Excelency to ask a favor which lies in your power to grant and which will not discommode you in the least But will benifit me a great deal and place me under great obligations to you. I have been a soldier in the Regular U. S. Army for nine years and have two honorable discharges from the same the first is for Expiration of term of service and the second is for reenlistment which dates
I now appeal to your Excelency for some better position than that of a private soldier Although I could desire no more honourabley one I think I deserve something more lucrative.
I am a native of Union County Ky and as there is very few men in the Old Regular army from the state of Ky Your Excelency might give them that has served as long as I some position in one of the Regiments from our good old State. I fell my self [competent] of a capptin or first Lieuts position in Infantry or Artillery or I have served in bouth and am thourly conversant with the tacticks of each
Hopeing to hear from you Soon I will close
Most Respectfully
Robert Belt
Battery F. 2nd
U. S. Artillery
Nashville Tenn
2 Arty
Nashville Tenn
Belt Robert
Battery (F) 2d U. S. Arty
To The Gov
Desires a position in some Ky Regiment —
L B No 8 —
Recd A. G. O.