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 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-0001-018-0213 MG6-321

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1862-01-24 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. KENTUCKY.
Head-Quarters Kentucky Volunteer Militia, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Frankfort, 24 January 1862.

Hon: Nat Gaither Junr: Sec: of State_

I send 33 Commissions for record &c 1862 Jany 22_David A. Enyart_Colonel1"Bart G. LeipenLt Col.2"Frank P. CahillMajor3"John A. WrightAdjutant4"Franklin W. FeeQr Master5"Sam G. MenzierSurgeon6"John DixonAsst Surgeon7"Joseph T. WheelerCaptain8"Alva R. Hadlock"9"Ralph Hunt"10"Sam Barr Jr"11"Jesse Steepleton"12"James W. Mitchell"13"James Taylor Williamson"14"Andrew J. Hogan"15"John Becker"16

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1862 Jan 22John J. Jackson1st Lieut17"Thomas K. Fraser" Do18"John A. Snediker" Do19"David J. Jones" Do20"David M. Dryden" Do21"Joseph M. Leiper" Do22"Saml L. Christie" Do23"Cortland W. King" Do24"George Hornung" Do25"Byron Underhill2d Do26"John B. Waggoner" Do27"John F. Lamme" Do28"Alfred H. Smith" Do29"James Corzine" Do30"Wm H Lyon" Do31"Leonidas H. Little" Do32"Fred H. Wolff" Do33

Very Respy John W. Finnell Adjt Genl

Entered Jany 254 1862