Correspondence

John Boyle to William H. Randall

1864-04-19

Date of Creation
April 19, 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
60-61
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-117-0081
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FTP Identifier
32212730

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Dates
1864-04-19
1863-01-19
1862-04
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John Boyle to William H. Randall, 1864-04-19, 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-0002-117-0081 (November 12, 2026).

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60
April 19th [...]4
Hon W. H. Randall
Washington. D.C.
Sir,

The only official information, we have, of the death of Captain Edmond Jones 24th Ky vol Inf. will be found in extract of letter from Lt Col J. S. Hurt, viz:

Head Quarters 24th Ky Vol Inf
Camp Keenon. January 19th 1863
Jno. W. Finnell
Adjt Gen of Ky

I respectfully recommend to his Excellency James F. Robinson Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Robert G Potter to be appointed & commissioned as Captain of company "H" of this regiment, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the decease of Capt Edmond Jones, who died in april or may 1862. x x x x x x x x

J. S. Hurt
Lt Col Comding 24th regt Ky Vols

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Very respectfully
John Boyle
Adjt Gen of Ky