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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-0001-018-0268 MG6-380

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1862-03-29 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 March 1862.

Hon: Nat Gaither Jr Sec: of State Sir

The following Officers have resigned viz:

Capt: Jesse Stepleton (date of Com: 22 Jan 1862) Lieut: Joseph L Judy (date of Com: 26 Nov 1861) Lieut: Wm G. Howard (date of Com: 21 Dec 1861) Capt: Milton Frazer (date of Com: 8 Octo 1861) Capt: Isham Boling (date of Com: 8 Octo. 1861)

I have just received a letter from the War Department & send you a copy of the same viz:

"War Department "Adjutant Generals' Office "Washington, March 20th 1862. "Special Order No. 60- Extract"4.....The following Volunteer Officers having

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"been reported on, adversely, by a Board of Examination, and the President of the United States having approved the report, are discharged the service, to take effect March 15. 1862-

"Colonel Jesse Bayles, 4th Kentucky Vol. Cavalry "Captain George Walling- 4th " " " "Captain Casper Blume- 4th " " " "2d Lieut: Wm M. Nichols- 4th " " " "By order of the Secretary of War "(Signed) "L. Thomas "Adjutant General

"Head Quarters "Department of the Mississippi "Saint Louis, March 26, 1862_ "Official "W. H. McLean "Assistant Adjutant General "Govenor of Kentucky_"

Resply Yours John W. Finnell Adjt Genl