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Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.
Fayette County, Kentucky, merchant, court clerk, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Labelle S. Bruce. Father of Leslie C. Bruce, F. T. Bruce, M. T. Bruce, and K. D. Bruce. Graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1846. China merchant in Fayette County in 1850. County court clerk in Lexington in 1860. Served in the Lexington Chasseurs (U.S.A.) as a captain in 1860. Served in the 20th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a colonel from January 6, 1862, to January 18, 1862. Served in the 22nd Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland (U.S.A.) as a commander from January 18, 1862, to June 24, 1864.
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Russellville, Kentucky, Methodist minister and teacher. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth B. Stevenson. President of Russellville Collegiate Institute in 1858. Methodist minister in Russellville in 1860.
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State in the midwestern United States. Capital at Columbus. Located on the Ohio River and Lake Erie.
State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.
Seat of Logan County, Kentucky.
Seat of Warren County, Kentucky. Located on the Barren River. Seat of Kentucky's provisional government from November 18, 1861, to February 1862.
Seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River.
Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.
State in the southeastern United States. Capital at Columbia. Located on the Atlantic Ocean.
Capital of Ohio.
Organized in Columbus, Ohio in 1861. Served as a military prison from 1861 to 1865.
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Committee of citizens organized in Russellville, Kentucky, during the Confederate occupation c1861. Members: Edward Stevenson, James McCallen, John B. Peyton, [Unknown] Evans, and William Clark.
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His Excellency
Dear Sir-I take the liberty of appealing to you, as the chief majistrate of my native th of Juneserved a ^acted as^ chairman of a "someenemies -- Hence, my presnt unhapy condition. There are favorable times for the development of private, personal anamosaties. No one can truthfully charge me with any want of veneration for the constitution of my country, with any lack of devotion to the withoutthesheadingofhumanblood! This is the sum of my offending, as far as my sentaments are involved. I never published an article, nor made a speech on the subject of our national difficulties -- I condoned but little in relation to those matters, and that, for the most part, in private, deploring the unhapy condition of the country -- If I ever cherished a disloyal sentament, uttered a disloyal word, or performmed a disloyal act, I am not conscious of having done so. Sure I am, that I have always intended to be loyal to my State and country, whatever may have been my views in relation to the policy of the administration. Respectiing my connection with the "Home Committee," I will only remark that I concented to serve as
a member of that Body, hoping that I might be instrumental in presenting said and in doing some good; and especially in protecting peaceable citizens, from the violence of misguided and reckless Southern citizens and soldiers -- And that this disnoble object was effected, to a greater or less extent, through the influence of the committe, all parties, atthetime, even free to admit -- and ^this fact^ can be established beyond the posability of a reasonable doubt.
I am ready at anytime to give such pledges of loyalty, as may be deemed right and proper; and to bind myself to there faithful performance by such obligations, as may be required. Whatmorecanbeasked?
I am near sixty five years of age, am greatly worn by excessive mental and physical labors. My health at best is exceedingly feeble -- And if not released from the deprivations disabilities, and manifold afflictions of my present condition, I must soon sink come down to an untimely grave. If you can do any thing for my release, as I trust you can, I beg your interfearence in my behalf.
Yours truly and respectfully
May I hope to hear from you touching this matter?
E. S.
Ed Stevenson