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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, James F. Robinson: Appointments by the Governor, Military Appointments, 1862-1863 KYR-0001-028-0026 R2-152

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1862-08-29 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, Aug 29 1862. Hon: D. C. Wickliffe Sec: of State --

I have commissioned & delivered the following viz:

Commissions issued

John G. EveCaptaindated August 29.1862

James A. JohnsonPreston F. HansbroughGeorge BurgessCaptain1 Lieut:2 Lieut:}dated Aug 25. 1862.James B. HarrisonEdgar M. Gwynn David J. Block Captain1 Lieut: 2 Lieut}dated Aug 22, 1862.George W. McCulloughWm H. PoindexterThomas HardeyJames T. Donaldson JrCapt:1st Lieut:2d Lieut:2 Lieut: Super}dated Aug 26. 1862James H. HudspethWm A. SasseenCaptain1st Lieut:}dated Aug 26, 1862

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Wm D. Crane Richd L. Boulware Saml F. JohnsonPresley L. Morehead.Thomas BoydClark E. RitterJames M. MorrowSamuel M. CrandleFielding W. StarlingSam B Read2d Lieut:2 Lieut. super:Captain1 Lieut2 Lieut:2 Lieut: superCaptain1 Lieut:2 Lieut:2 Lieut: super:}All dated Aug 26th. 1862,Wm K. Sadler Reid Leslie McMurtry&gt;Asst Surg:1 Lieut }both dated Aug. 21. 1862.Joseph Pickering1 Lieut:dated Aug 29. 1862.Tho. Yontsey2 Lieut:dated Aug 29. 1862,

Resply John W. Finnell Adj't Genl Ken Vols:

29. Aug 1862