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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-0001-018-0223 MG6-333

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1862-01-29 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, 29 January 1862.

Hon: Nat Gaither Jr Sec: of State_

Thomas R. McBeath 1st Lieut: & Wm W. Brady 2d Lieut: have been promoted. please note same. (date of Comms: 13 Nov 1861)

I send 45 Comms: for record viz 1862 Jan 1_1Harvey M. Buckley -- Col:1 "Wm W. BerryLt Col. 2 "Henry C. DunlapAdjt3 "John MatthewsSurg4 "Tho. S. SwainAsst Surg5 "Tho. C. PerrinQr Mas6 "James H. BristowChap:7 "John D. BrentCapt8 "Wm Mangan"9 "August Schweitzer"10 "Asaph H. Speed"11 "John M. Huston"12

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1861 Jan1-John L. Treanor-Capt -- 13 "Lafayette P. Lovett -- -- 14 "-Alexander B. Fergeson -- " -- 15 "-John E. Vansant -- 16 "-Charles L. Thomasson -- 17 "-Geo. W. Richardson -- 1st Lieut18 "-John W. Smith -- 19 "-Stephen Lindenfelson -- 20 "-Richard Jones -- 21 "-David Q. Rousseau -- 22 "-Wm W. Rowland -- 23 "-John P. Hurley -- 24 "-Upton Wilson -- 25 "-John Lucas -- 26 "-Norman B. Moninger -- 27 "-Geo. Wyatt -- 2d Lieut -- 28 "-Tho. Foreman -- -- 29 "-Frank Dissell -- 30 "-Christopher Leonard -- 31 "-Theodore E. Elliott -- 32 "-Theodore F. Cummins -- 33 "-Thomas J. McManen -- 34 "-Wilson J. Green -- 35 "-John Martz -- 36 "-Edwd W. Johnstone -- 37 20-Ben W. Cleaver -- 38 "-W. W. Brady -- 1st -- 391861 Dec12-Sam S. Sumner -- Chap -- 40Aug 12-Matthew H. Turner-2d Lt -- 41Oct-"-Allen A. Ellsworth -- 42Aug- "-John W. Wall -- 1st -- 43 "-G W Nall -- - -- 44 "-John M Hewitt -- Capt -- 45

Very Respy John W. Finnell Adjt Genl

Entered Jany 29. 1862