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Correspondence

J. C. Eversole to Thomas E. Bramlette

1863-10-12

Document details

Date of Creation: October 12, 1863
Place of Creation: Perry 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-0002-225-0032
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FTP Identifier: 32213105

Mentioned in this document

People: Boyle, John; Eversole, John C.; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places: Grapevine, Kentucky; Letcher County, Kentucky; Perry County, Kentucky
Organizations: 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.); Office of the Inspector General of Kentucky
Dates: 1863-10-23; 1863-10-12; 1863-10-12; 1863-10-15

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J. C. Eversole to Thomas E. Bramlette, 1863-10-12, Guerilla Letters, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-225-0032 (November 12, 2026).

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Oct. 23^d
H^d Q^rs Camp
Near Grapevine
Perry Co Ky Oct 12th 1863
Governor
To his Excelency.
Sir

The loyal Men of the County of Letcher are anxious to comply with your ^order^ in raiseing the last call of Volunteers in the State of Kentucky But owing ^to^ the invasion in the County of Letcher By the Guarrillers there can not be a Recruiteing Station established in there

If the time has not yet expired for for this call the Men of that County asks Permission to recruit a Company and establish a Recruiting Station near my H^d Q^rs in the co of Perry. Letcher County has not nor can be enrolled on account of Guarrillers u unless the federal forces goes and enforces the enrollment of that County

J. C. Eversole
Major comdg 3^d Batt
14th Ky vol Cav

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Ans. that the exposed situation of this County — precludes the idea of organizing State guards within it

Boyle

Letcher Co^yOct 12/63

J. C. Eversole
Maj 14 Ky Cav

Find it impossible to organize a company in this Co^y can they Establish a camp in Perry Co near my Hd Qrs for said Co^y

Rec^d I. G. O. Oct. 15, 1863