Jeremiah T. Boyle to John W. Finnell
1862-08-15
- Date of Creation
- August 15, 1862
- Place of Creation
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Document Genre
- Telegram
- Repository
- Kentucky Historical Society
- Collection
- Handwritten Transcriptions of Civil War Telegrams
- Box / Folder
- 28
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0003-143-0014
- Rights
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- FTP Identifier
- 32213308
Citation
Jeremiah T. Boyle to John W. Finnell, 1862-08-15, Handwritten Transcriptions of Civil War Telegrams, Kentucky Historical Society. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0003-143-0014 (February 10, 2026).
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Louisville Ky
Jno. W. Finnell
There is immediate necessity for all the troops I can get. I prefer them without draft and for three years— Hobson can raise one regiment in ten days at Bowling Green, is the regiment at Glasgow three years infantry, I tell you it is no time for Legislatures to consider petition for such a man as Genl Desha— I know of what I speak let such such matters [...]stand, look to the salvation of the state from desolation & ruin