Correspondence

John Boyle to R. E. Jeter

1864-05-13

Date of Creation
May 13, 1864
Place of Creation
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection
Adjutant General Letter Book - No. 3 ; 9 April - 25 May 1864
Box / Folder
326
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-117-0041
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32212690

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Dates
1864-05-13
1864-05-12
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John Boyle to R. E. Jeter, 1864-05-13, Adjutant General Letter Book - No. 3 ; 9 April - 25 May 1864, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-117-0041 (November 12, 2026).

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May 13th [...]4
Col. R. E Jeter
Campbellsville Ky
Colonel

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th inst. The Governor has strong hopes of getting men who enlist in the 6 months service relieved from the draft. However if he does not succeed, and they are drafted they will be allowed to serve in the 6 months organization they join, and credited with the time, for which they are drafted. I send you per mail some enlistment papers. I hope you will succeed in getting a battalion from your county. As the time allowed for raising these 10.000 troops is short, it requires prompt and immediate action.

Very Respectfully
John Boyle
Adjt Genl of Ky