Correspondence

John Boyle to George H. Thomas

1863-11-21

Date of Creation
November 21, 1863
Place of Creation
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection
Assistant Adjutant General Letter Book - No. 1 ; 5 Sept 1863 - 2 Feb 1864
Box / Folder
342
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-153-0079
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32212812

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1863-11-21
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John Boyle to George H. Thomas, 1863-11-21, Assistant Adjutant General Letter Book - No. 1 ; 5 Sept 1863 - 2 Feb 1864, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-153-0079 (November 12, 2026).

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Novr 21' [...]3.
Maj Genl Geo. H. Thomas.
Comdg Departmt. of the Cumberland.
Chattanooga
General:

[...] Secretary of War has authorized the Governor of Ky. to ask that the most worthy non-commissioned Officer, or private in each Company in every Kentucky regiment within your Department, be detailed on the recruiting service- with the two-fold view of filling up all the regiments. and, if there are vacancies, of rewarding good conduct in the field and activity in recruiting, by giving such detailed persons commission as 2nd Lieutenants in their respective Companies- if no such vacancies exist a brevet 2nd Lieuts Commission will issue to each.

The object of this is to hasten the recruiting for old regiments.

Be kind enough to direct such details to report to Maj W. H. Sidell U. S. A. and Asst. Pro. Mar Genl for Dist of Ky. at Louisville Ky, who is acting in conjunction with the State authorities in this matter. Your early attention to this is deemed essential as we are thus — engaged in filling up all regiments from this State.

By order of the Governor
(sgd) John Boyle

Adjt Genl of Ky

This letter forwarded to

Maj. Genl Burnside &
Dept. of the Cumberland

Maj Genl Banks
Deptmt of the Gulf