Correspondence

Richard A. Buckner to James F. Robinson

1862-11-03

Date of Creation
November 3, 1862
Place of Creation
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Document Genre
Correspondence
Repository
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection
Guerilla Letters
Box / Folder
Document Box 1, Folder G. L. 1862
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-225-0020
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32213094
People
Smith, Green Clay
Dudley, James
Robinson, James Fisher
Wallis, James William
Gillmore, Quincy Adams
Buckner, Richard Aylett, Jr.
Places
Frankfort, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Organizations
Kentucky Home Guard
Kentucky State Guard
Dates
1862-11-03
1862-11-03
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Citation

Richard A. Buckner to James F. Robinson, 1862-11-03, Guerilla Letters, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-225-0020 (February 13, 2026).

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Lexington Novr 3rd 62.
Govr. Robinson

This will be delivered by Mr James W Wallace, a grandson of Genl Jas Dudley. He has been engaged under Authority of Genl Smith and Gilmore in gathering up horses which had been taken by the rebels. He has already Captured upards of forty and now wishes to go into the Mountains after Captured Cattle. In order to protect him from being treated as a guerrilla in case he should be captured, it is necessary he should have a Commission. He has been & now is a Captain of a Homeguard Company, but it is feared that will not do. I have advised that he get his company to join an state Guard and you can then commission him as a Captain. He is a Captain in

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character and has done good Service to the Country. If you can give him such Commission as will cause him to be treated as a prisoner of war in the event he is made prisoner, I hope it will be done

Yours
R A Buckner

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R A Buckner
Lexington Ky.
Nov. 3rd/62

Buckner R. A.

Concg James W. Wallace.

Govr Robinson
Frankfort
Ky.
Mr Wallace

Done