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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-0001-018-0318 MG6-432 to MG6-433

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1862-06-06 Correspondence English 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.
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UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL. KENTUCKY.

Head-Quarters Kentucky Militia, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Frankfort, 6 June 1862.

Hon: Nat Gaither Jr

Sec of State -- The following Comms: have been issued & delivered & the same are certified to you for record viz:

John L. TrainorMajor1 Jan 1862#1Wm W RolandCapt:" " "#2Theo. F. Cummings1st Lieut" " "#3Joseph E. Miller2 "" " "#4Wm H. Powell" "1 Feb "#5Tho. B FairleighMajor5 May "#6James H. AshcraftCapt" " "#7Sam D. Brown1st Lieut:" " "#8Geo. T. Elder2d -- " " "#9R. E. HackettCapt16 Ap: "#10Stephen Woodward2d Lieut:" " "#11Fred: Grey1st "20 " "#12Joseph B. Harris2d "" " "#13James M. Holland" -- "5 May "#14Alvin C. GillenLt Colo1 May "#15Saml J. CoyneMajor -- 15 Apl "#16W. W. BradyCapt -- 1 May "#17Ben W. Cleaver1 Lieut -- 1 May "#18Robert W. Sands2 " -- " " "#19Alanson W. Pulliam" " -- " " "#20James A. Figgett" " -- " " "#21

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George Hammer -- Capt:15 Apl 1862#22Peterson Roff1st Lieut:" " "#23J. W. S. Smith2 -- " " "" 24Tho. T. Fisher" "1 May "" 25Beckwith Delmear" "17 April "" 26Wm KeithCapt8 " "" 27Tho. R. Brown1st Lieut" " "" 28John W Howard2 "" " "" 29Wm J Landrum" "" " "" 30Jon NallCapt" " "" 31Charles F. Groves2 Lieut28 Mar "" 32Patrick J. Brown" "7 Ap: "" 33David M. DrydenCapt25 Mar "" 34Alfred M. Smith1 Lieut" " "" 35Joseph B. Sockwell2 Lieut7 Ap. "" 36Henry F. LiggettCapt18 " "" 37Andrew J. Pipkins2 Lieut20 Mar "" 38Silas Clark" "17 " "" 39Wm StarlingCapt:1 May "" 40Algernon S. Liggett1 Lieut24 Ap: "" 41Isaac N. Chinowith" "18 " "" 42David J. Stout2 "" " "" 43Demetrius B. CoyleCapt28 Mar "" 44Henry W. Jenkins1 Lieut27 " "" 45Elijah A. Purcell2 "" " "" 46Saml A. LodgeCapt19 Ap. "" 47Chesley D. BaileyCapt19 Mar "" 48Wellington J. Cram1 Lieut15 Ap: "" 49John H. Wheat" "11 Ap. "" 50

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James SimmonsCapt ^2 Lieut^ -- 6 May 1862#51Geo. H. CramLt Colo18 Ap. "" 52John H. GriderMajor" " "" 53Frank N. Sheets1 Lieut5 May "" 54Boyle O. Rodes" "10 Apl "" 55John T. CroxtonColo23 Mar "" 56P. B. HuntLt Colo" " "" 57Rob: M. KellyMajor" " "" 58J. E. CoxAsst. Surg10 May "" 59

And I send for record three Commissions for record viz:

1862 May 6 -- Samuel McKeeMajor#1" " 22 -- Henry C. DunlapCapt#2" " 6 -- Barnett C. Young2 Lieut#3

Very Resply John W. Finnell Adjt Genl