J. C. Eversole et al. to James F. Robinson
1863-02-05
- Date of Creation
- February 5, 1863
- Place of Creation
- Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Correspondence
- Repository
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Collection
- Guerilla Letters
- Box / Folder
- Document Box 1, Folder G. L. 1863
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-225-0025
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Citation
J. C. Eversole et al. to James F. Robinson, 1863-02-05, Guerilla Letters, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-225-0025 (November 12, 2026).
To His Exellency James F Robinson
Governeor of Kentucky.
The undersigned members of the 2nd & 3rd Battalion of the 14th Reget of Cavalry for state ^mounted^ service would most respectfully state to your Honor that the Counties of Breathitt, Owsley, Perry, and Letcher but more particullarly the County of Breathitt are now without any protection whatever. and the union men of said Countys have nearly all enlisted and gone into the army of the U S Army and have left their Counties and homes unprotected and to the mercies of the Rebels, who have robbed them of every thing we had took all of our Stock Corn & Hay in short taken all we had and have stuooped so low as to strip our wives and Children of their wearing clothes, and in ther present Condition must now starve to death, and have their Houses burned unless your honor will send us some protection, now we therefore would most earnestly pray your Honor to grant us Some releif and all we want is to be armed and equipt in good stile and then send us back to the mountains from whence we came and we will protect the Countys above mentioned and our own homes. grant us this one request and it is all we ask,
Irvine Ky
J C Eversole majr
[...] Battalion 14th Ky
cavalry commanding
thomas Amis capt
John Amis 1st Lutenant
Wilie Amis Second
James Eversole Liut
Wm B Eversole Cap,t
Thomas Johnson 1st Liut
Abner Eversole 2nd Liut
William Strong Capt
Andrew Herd capt
Thomas Johnson 1.st Lieut
John Little Citisen
Harvey Lucas Citisen
Anderson C,, Eversole Seg
Apsolm Macintosh
Riley Short
Alen R Hensley
Joseph Campbell
Samuel Couch
Henderson Mosely
green Haladay
Abigah Smith
Franklin Johnson
Harison Field Capt
William Mosley
Lewis Smith
William Bishop
David Wilder
John Winkler
Sampson Couch
James A Knorr
John Harvey
M B Mosley
Elijah Cough
James Jessee
J, W, York
M. B. Woodward
John, L. Williams
Samuel Dawison
Larkin Murrell
James Parker
Logan Hacker
Edward Marcum Lt
Jocah Rice
A B Mcguire
Wily Turner
H, C, Hargis
D, B, Scholl
James Smith
Samuel Spicer
Alfred Denton
Samuel Johnson
Issac Boothe
Patrick Napier
William M Jones
John hoskins
John C Strong
Franklin Garad
Jesse Gaye
G M [...]
Nelson Barger
Jonathan T. tyson
Isaac Smith
Thos[...]
Thos Campbell
Lewis Cole
John Cole s, o, c,
Daniel Duff
Washington Notler
William Campbell
Daniel Flinchum
Samuel Spicer
Samuel Mareyan
perry Bishop
Wesley turner
Car helton
Alfred Little
William Smith
Wilis Sandlin
Anderson surrey
Alfred Amis
Mareyan Hensley
Jesse Spicer
Albert Stamper
Leander Hamblen
E: W Smith
Delany Barger
N. E. Arowood
Jesse Couch
Wm F Arrowood
D Deaton
J C Duff
David Huff
Jesse. P. Turner
Hugh Combs
Preston Turner
James Baker
Benj McIntosh
Alex.- Bishop
Abraham MCintos
Meridy Reynolds
Vand McIntosh
Squire Bishop
William stapleton
Jimison Harper
Jesse Turner
Wm Mays
Charles [...]ton
Levi Calf
Anderson Clark
Alexande G. Duff
John S Morris
Hiram Campbel
George W Baker
thomas morris
O R Moyres
John Bishop
Jackson gabberd
Jno Blake
John Gilbert
James Hadox
J W Colins
Geo morgan
Enoch Combs
Henry Collins
Preston Campbell
Thomas Marcum
Silvester Isaacs 1st Lt
Alfred Marcum
Eversole J. C.
Major 14th Ky. Cavy.
Unprotected condition of Breathitt and other Co's.
Military
Pettn of 2 & 3 Battn
14 Cavalry