<title type="main">John W. Finnell to Nathaniel Gaither, Jr. Edition created from new transcripts of this manuscript. Initial upload of this work's facsimile images and metadata to FromThePage for editing Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Administrator of the CWGK Migration transcription project on FromThePage Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections made 4 edits between June 22, 2025 and June 22, 2025. Dynamic TEI export from FromThePage (version 22.10)

This image and transcription is publicly accessible. The image appears courtesy of the repository named in the Source Description. The transcription and annotation were undertaken by Kentucky Historical Society staff, volunteers, and interns. If referencing this document title, accession number, and permanent URL.

 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Appointments, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-018-0181 MG6-286 to MG6-287

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1861-12-06 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
1

Adjt Genls Office Frankfort 6 Decr 1861. Hon: Nat. Gaither Jr Sec: of State --

I send you forty four Commissions, which please arrange & return as soon as you can viz:

1861Decr3 -- Curran PopeColonel1 Novr30 -- Edwd H. HobsonDo2 Dec3 -- Geo. P. JouettLt Colo3 Novr30 -- John B. CarlisleDo4 "Wm E. HobsonMajor5 Decr3 -- Wm P. CampbellDo6 " -- John W. ClarkeQr Master7 Novr30 -- Wm B. CraddockDo 8 Decr1 -- Thompson Burnham Jr.Do9 3 -- Jeremiah J. Talbott -- Chaplain10 Novr30 -- Isaac W. EmmersonDo11 Dec3.Luther P. WeatherbySurgeon12 Novr30 -- Charles D. MooreDo13 Decr3 -- Richard LoganAsst Surgeon14 Novr30Isaac G. IngramDo15 Dec3 -- Wm P. McDowell -- adjutant16 Novr30 -- Wm W WoodruffDo17

2

1861Decr2 -- Wm G. HalpinCaptain18 Nov30 -- Peter S. RushDo19 28 -- Lafayette NorthDo20 29 -- Peter J. HodgesDo21 "James A. HawkinsDo22 26 -- Green V HallDo23 27 -- Geo. R. BarberDo24 "James CareyDo25 21Isaac MillerDo26 Dec2Geo. Wilson1st Lieut27 Nov30 -- Wm L LeeDo28 28 -- John GillDo29 29 -- John J SewellDo30 " -- Wm H NorrisDo31 26 -- Joseph L JudyDo32 27 -- Matthias T. S. LeeDo33 "Washington J McIntireDo34 21 -- Elisha BakerDo35 Dec2 -- Nelson C Boyd2 Lieut36 Novr30Patrick Gilbert FisherDo37 28Wilkins WarrenDo38 29John C PadgettDo39 "James BlueDo40

3

1861Novr26.John Kinney2d Lieut41 27Lander BarberDo42 "John HenryDo43 21 -- Leonard PearlerDo44

Very Respy John W. Finnell Adjt Genl

4

Hon: Nat Gaither Junr Sec: State --

Entered 6. Decr 1861