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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-0001-018-0216 MG6-324 to MG6-325

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1862-01-25 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 "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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, 25 January 1862.

Hon Nat Gaither Jr Sec State_

I send 36 Comms: for record &c 1862 Jan24-Rob. M. Fairleigh_Asst. Sur_1 22_David C. Stone -Cap.2 "Theodore S. Thommasson1 Lieut3 "Geo. W. Clarke2 "4 25-Tho. D. SedgwickColo5 "Warner SpencerLt Col.6 "J. R. HurdMajor7 "Kenny WeinedelAdjt8 "Gilbert H. ClemensQr Mas.9 "Stephen P. BonnerAsst Surg10 "A. J. M. BrownCap.11 "Joseph Whittlery -- 12 "J. H. Spellmeyer -- 13 "James E. Stacey -- 14 "Flamen Ball Jr"15 "John F. Wisnewski"16 "James M. Bodine"17 "Joseph M Blundell1st Lieut18 "J. H. Smith"19 "Jos. W. Miller"20 "Henry Gross"21

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1862 Jan25_Francis Miller -- 1st Lieut.22 "Geo W. Dasher -- "23 "Fred: E. Rodofson"24 "George Beinert"25 "David McK. Ong"26 "Archibald McLillan"27 "Henry B. Martin2" -- 28 "Jesse E. Hurd -- 29 "Wm B. Folger -- 30 "Herman Alms -- 31 "Anthony Lanman -- 32 "Wm B. McChesney -- 33 "Ferdinand Cook -- 34 "Hermon Hunt -- 35 "Joseph C. Bontecou -- 36

Very Resply John W. Finnell Adjt Genl

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Entered Jany 25 1862