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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs 45th, 47th, 48th, and 49th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Muster Rolls KYR-0002-009-0003 Box 41, Bundle 1

Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Thomas Elliott Bramlette (KY governor 1863-67, atty, D.A., col 3rd KY Inf) N001000 1817-01-03 1875-01-12 Categories: People

Twenty-third governor of Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Cumberland County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sallie Travis Bramlette in September 1837. Father of James T. Bramlette, William L. Bramlette, Eugene Bramlette, and Corrina Bell Bramlette. Practiced law in Clinton County, Kentucky, and Columbia, Kentucky. Represented Cumberland and Clinton counties in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1841 to 1843. Commonwealth's attorney of the 8th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1848 to 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in 1850. Circuit judge of the 6th Judicial District of Kentucky from 1856 to 1861. Owned nine enslaved persons in 1860. Served as colonel of the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1861 to 1862. District attorney of the United States District Court for Kentucky in 1863. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to September 3, 1867. Owned law firm of Bramlette & Van Winkle in partnership with Ephraim L. Van Winkle.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 181A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, District No. 1, p. 335 (p. 2 of 2 on microfilm). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, The Town of Columbia 1st Division, p. 13 (p. 2 of 3 on microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 8, p. 83B. Ross A. Webb, “Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867)” in Lowell H. Harrison, ed., Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 93-97 Lowell H. Harrison, "Bramlette, Thomas Elliott" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 112-13. Clinton Jones True (MN fruit catcher (yes!) & Kentucky colonel 40th KY Inf USA & col 53rd KY Inf USA) N00012727 1834? 1888-12-27 Categories: People

Washington County, Minnesota, fruit catcher and Kentucky soldier. New York native. Son of Caleb True and Mary True. Married to Adelia B. True. Father of Hellen L. True. Student in Racine County, Wisconsin, in 1850. Fruit catcher in Washington County, Minnesota, in 1860. Served in the 40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from June 18, 1863, to December 30, 1864. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from April 17, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: 40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Jeremy H. Lennin (Butler County, Kentucky, clergyman and captain (U.S.A.)) Military: John Hazard Davis (Campbell County, Kentucky, clerk and second lieutenant (U.S.A.).) Military: Alfred T. Morrin (Campbell County, Kentucky, teacher and first lieutenant (U.S.A.)) Military: Albert C. Breith (Campbell County, Kentucky, clerk and captain 53rd mt inf (U.S.A.)) Military: Henry Hagerty (Campbell County, Kentucky, sgt 8th KY cav, captain 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) Military: Richard S. Robson (Campbell County, Kentucky, pipe fitter and 1st lieut 53rd mt inf (U.S.A.)) Military: James F. Thompson (Kentucky, first lieut 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) Military: John Mullen (Kentucky, 2nd lieut 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) Military: Henry F. Falls (Lawrence County, PA, laborer and captain 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) Military: John A. Thompson (Kenton County, Kentucky, cigar maker and captain (U.S.A.))

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Wisconsin, Racine County, Rochester, p. 185B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Minnesota, Washington County, Stillwater, p. 509. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 459. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 435. Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), May 9, 1889, p. 6. John A. Thompson (Kenton County, Kentucky, cigar maker and captain (U.S.A.)) N00013205 1832? 1897-01-06 Categories: People

Kenton County, Kentucky, tobacconist and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James W. Thompson and Susannah Thompson. Married to Lucinda Pitcher Thompson in Hamilton County, Ohio, on March 10, 1858. Father of James W. Thompson, Victoria Alice Thompson, and Lucinda Thompson. Tobacconist and cigar maker in Kenton County in 1863. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) as captain from September 22, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 2, p. 232A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Ohio, Miami County, Clermont, p. 172A. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, Enumeration District 125, p. 527A. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Hamilton County courthouse, p. 339, p. 452 of 541 of microfilm (accessed on ancestry.com on September 10, 2020). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 521. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Kenton County, KY, July 1863, p. 436 (Accessed via ancestry.com). Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911), KDLA, Film 7012984: Covington, Certificates 1-723 (1897), p. 64, p. 77 of 810 of microfilm. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA, Film 7016163: All Counties (1914), File #7774, p. 1168 of 32988 of microfilm. Find A Grave, “John Alexander Thompson (18312-1896)," Memorial 86350990, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86350990/john-alexander-thompson (accessed September 10, 2020). Henry F. Falls (Lawrence County, PA, laborer and captain 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) N00013209 1832? Categories: People

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, laborer and soldier. Pennsylvania native. Married to Lucetta Falls. Father of Henry C. Falls, Clara Falls, and Ishmael Falls. Day laborer in Lawrence County in 1860. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) as captain from September 22, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Neshannock Township, p. 142. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, New Castle Ward 2, p. 159A. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 522. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0456. Albert C. Breith (Campbell County, Kentucky, clerk and captain 53rd mt inf (U.S.A.)) N00013217 1842? 1903? Categories: People

Campbell County, Kentucky, clerk and soldier. Native of Bavaria. Son of Peter Breith and Elizabeth Breith. Clerk in Campbell County in 1860. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant and captain from October 10, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport, p. 632. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 527. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0455. Find A Grave, "Capt. Albert C. Breith (1842-1903)," Memorial #13548089, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13548089 (accessed August 7, 2020). Richard S. Robson (Campbell County, Kentucky, pipe fitter and 1st lieut 53rd mt inf (U.S.A.)) N00013215 1839? Categories: People

Campbell County, Kentucky, pipe fitter and soldier. Ohio native. Pipe fitter in Campbell County in 1863. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A). as first lieutenant from September 23, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Campbell County, KY, July 1863, p. 257 (Accessed via ancestry.com). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 524. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0458. Alfred T. Morrin (Campbell County, Kentucky, teacher and first lieutenant (U.S.A.)) N00013221 1838? Categories: People

Campbell County, Kentucky, teacher and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of George Morrin and Catherine Morrin. Resident of Campbell County in 1850. Farmer in Campbell County in 1860. Teacher in 1864. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) as private and first lieutenant from October 24, 1864, to May 19, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Campbell County, District 2, p. 121B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Campbell County, Brooklyn, p. 674. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0458. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 529. John Hazard Davis (Campbell County, Kentucky, clerk and second lieutenant (U.S.A.).) N00013222 1825? 1865-10-09 Categories: People

Campbell County, Kentucky, clerk and soldier. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Melissa Coppin Davis in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 18, 1852. Father of Cora Davis, John Davis, and Joseph Davis. Clerk in Newport, Kentucky, in 1864. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) as private and second lieutenant from October 24, 1864, to September 15, 1865. Died of fever on October 9, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0456.. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 529. U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Kentucky, Application #WC81572, Certificate #81572. John Mullen (Kentucky, 2nd lieut 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) N00013212 1837? Categories: People

Kentucky soldier. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A). as second lieutenant from September 22, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 521. James F. Thompson (Kentucky, first lieut 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) N00013214 1834-03-26 1904-05-14 Categories: People

Kenton County, Kentucky, tobacconist and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James W. Thompson and Susannah Thompson. Married to Malvina Thompson. Father of Jessie Thompson. Tobacconist in Kenton County in 1860. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A). as first lieutenant from September 22, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Familial: John A. Thompson (Kenton County, Kentucky, cigar maker and captain (U.S.A.))

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 2, p. 232A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington Ward 1, p. 519. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Missouri, St. Louis, Ward 11, p. 463B. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 521. Missouri Death Records, 1850-1931, Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives, p. 160, p. 160 of 8225 of microfilm (accessed through ancestry.com on September 10, 2020). Henry Hagerty (Campbell County, Kentucky, sgt 8th KY cav, captain 53rd Mt Inf (U.S.A.)) N00013216 1832? Categories: People

Campbell County, Kentucky, soldier. Mason County, Kentucky, native. Married to Lizzie Merchant Hagerty in Campbell County on September 11, 1864. Served in the 8th Kentucky Cavalry (U.S.A.) as sergeant from September 13, 1862, to September 23, 1863. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A). as captain from September 23, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Campbell County Marriages, Film #000465411, p. 416. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 524. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0090. Jeremy H. Lennin (Butler County, Kentucky, clergyman and captain (U.S.A.)) N00013223 1836? Categories: People

Butler County, Kentucky, minister and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Amanda Lennin. Father of Emma D. Lennin. Methodist Episcopal clergyman in Butler County in 1860. Served in the 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) as captain from October 31, 1864, to September 15, 1865.

Relationships Military: 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 869. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0457. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 529. Paris, Kentucky P00000514 Categories: Places

Seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky.

38.2098, -84.253 H.E. Everman, "Paris," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2000), 709-10. USGS: Earth Explorer, “Paris, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on March 3, 2020). Kentucky P001800 Categories: Places

State in the upper south of the United States. Capital at Frankfort. Located on the Ohio River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992). Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. 53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) O00009465 1864? 1865-09-15 Categories: Organizations

Organized at Paris, Kentucky, in the winter of 1864 and spring of 1865. Mustered out on September 15, 1865. Officer(s): Colonel Clinton J. True.

Relationships Military: Kentucky Central Railway

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 521-37. 40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) O00009883 1863-07-30 1864-12-30 Categories: Organizations

Organized at Grayson, Kentucky, and Falmouth, Kentucky. Mustered in on July 30, 1863, and mustered out on December 30, 1864. Commander(s): Colonel Clinton J. True and Lieutenant Colonel Mathew Mullins.

Relationships Military: Kentucky Central Railway

Frederick Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines: The Dyer Publishing Company, 1908), 1211. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 442. Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky O00000388 1793 Categories: Organizations

The office of the chief military officer and advisor to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Resides in the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Civil War-era Adjutant Generals: Scott Brown (1859-1861); John W. Finnell (1861-1863); John Boyle (1863-1864); Daniel W. Lindsey (1864-1867).

Relationships Military: Hall's Gap Battalion Political: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: John L. Lamb (Kentucky, soldier) Military: Douglas Jones (Union County, laborer and soldier) Military: Charles W. Quiggins (Hardin County, KY, carpenter and soldier) Military: Houston L. Keesee (Union County, farmer and soldier) Military: Alderson T. Keen (Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) Military: Silas Adams (Union Lt. Col, kentucky attorney.) Military: Francis M. Helveti (1st ky cavalry and professor) Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Political: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Military: Albert G. Huffman (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: George H. Norton (Private and hospital steward in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry ) Military: Granville Jasper Vaught (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: John Brent Fishback (Louisville/Garrard/Pulaski /1st KY Cav) Military: Josiah "Joe" D. Beatie (Pulaski Co, KY, corp, 2d Lieut, & Capt1st ky cav USA) Military: Thomas J. Graves (Russell County, KY, 1st sgt & 1st Lieut 1st Ky Cav USA) Military: James L. Pankey (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: Tilford N. Bruner (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: Phillip Roberts (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: George Watkins Drye (Casey County, KY, Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) Military: Thomas Rowland (Cumberland Co, Ky; sgt, lieut, maj in 1st Ky Cav USA) Military: William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) Military: Alexander C. Smith (Pvt-1st lieut - 1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: S. J. Layman (Assistant surgeon for 2nd regiment Kentucky Cavalry) Political: Reuben S. Darnall (Mason County, KY, mason's apprentice and military drummer, private & first sergeant) Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: Robert Armstrong Athey (Kenton County, lawyer, asst. adjutant general for KY vols (U.S.A.)) Military: Joel H. Roach (Corporal, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry) Military: Robert L. Wilson (Crittenden County, KY, farmer) Military: Kentucky Home Guard Military: Kentucky State Militia Military: William Pope Anderson (Cincy OH, assistant Adj General to General Ambrose Burnside) Military: Thomas McCurdy Vincent (US Assistant adjutant general, Brigadier General (U.S.A.) ) Military: Kentucky Volunteers Political: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.) Military: Edwin McMasters Stanton (US attorney general and secretary of war) Military: Edward Davis Townsend (Assistant Adjutant General (U.S.Army)) Military: Julius Fosses (Louisville, Kentucky, aide-de-camp, asst inspector general of cavalry, and Bvt Maj. of Vols. (U.S.A.)) Military: Alexander Wake Holeman (Owen County, Kentucky, machinist, hotelkeeper, and Maj OH River Batt KSG; capt, maj, lt col in 12th KY Cav, Col. 11th KY Cav (USA)) Military: Milton J. Graham (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. 4th Inf and 11th Cav (U.S.A.)) Military: William Owsley Boyle (Boyle County, Kentucky, soldier - Lt. Col. 11th Ky. Cav.)

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Paris Ky. March 13. 1865 His Excellency

Thos. E. Bramlette

Gov. of the State of Ky. Sir

We the undersigned Officers of the53rd Ky. Vol. Infty. most respectfully petition your Excellecy to commission C. J. True, late Col. 40th Ky. Vols. Colonel of this regiment.

Col. True has recruited a large number of men, and by consolidating his Recruits with this Regiment the Organization can be completed at once.

We are exceedingly anxious to have the regiment mounted, and fully equipped for the field.

We believe that the appointment of Col. True, will not only give entire satisfaction to all of our men, but will conduce in no small degree, to the efficiency, and usefulness of the regiment, and to the good of the service

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And as in duty bound your Petitioners will ever pray &c.

John. A. ThompsonCapt.Comp. A53d KyH. F. FallsCapt, Comp. B"A C. BreithLieutComp E."R. S. RobsonFirst LieutCo C"A. T. MorrinLt, 1st,Co, F"J. Hazard Davis2d LieutCo F"J John Mullen2d. Lt.Co. A."James F Thompson1ST Leut.Co, A."Henry HagertyCaptComp. C,."J. H. LenninCaptCo,,, F,,""

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Paris Ky Mar. 13. 1865

Thompson John A. Capt. Co. A. 53d Ky & others
To the Gov.

Asks that Col. C. J. True late of 40" Ky Vols be commissioned Col. of 53d Ky Vols-

Recd A. G. O. Ky 28 Mar. 1865