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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs 45th, 47th, 48th, and 49th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Muster Rolls KYR-0002-009-0011 Box 41, Bundle 2

Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

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.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. Isaac Adams (Kentucky soldier) N00012890 1863 Categories: People

Kentucky, soldier. Served in the 45th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as a recruiter. Killed by Confederate forces in Eastern Kentucky in June 1863.

Relationships Military: Confederate States Army Military: 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

KYR-0002-009-0011. William B. Jones (Fleming Co, Kentucky, soldier) N00012825 1835? Categories: People

Fleming County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Served in the 45th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from November 30, 1863, to February 14, 1865.

Relationships Military: Isaac Adams (Kentucky soldier) Military: 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: William Landsaw Hurst (Breathitt, Kentucky, lawyer and commissioner.)

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 437. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 931. William Landsaw Hurst (Breathitt, Kentucky, lawyer and commissioner.) N00010781 1829 1920 Categories: People

Breathitt County, Kentucky, laborer, attorney and soldier. Perry County, Kentucky native. Son of Samuel H. Hurst and Sarah Hurst. Laborer in Morgan County in 1850. Attorney in Breathitt County in 1860. Commissioner of the Board of Enrollment in the Ninth Congressional District of Kentucky in October of 1863.

Relationships Military: Confederate States Army

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, p. 116B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1, p. 389. Find A Grave, "William Landsaw Hurst (1829-1920)," Memorial #50140122, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50140122 (accessed June 18, 2019). KYR-0001-003-0003 Mount Sterling, Kentucky P00001936 Categories: Places

Seat of Montgomery County, Kentucky.

38.0565, -83.9433 "Mount Sterling, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 27, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 205. United States of America P001802 Categories: Places

Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.

38.8951, -77.0364 Karl Patterson Schmidt et al., "United States" in Encyclopedia Britannica, (https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States) (accessed May 26, 2017). USGS: Earth Explorer, "Washington, District of Columbia," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 29, 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. 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) O00009601 1863-10 1865-02-14 Categories: Organizations

Organized at Ashland, Kentucky. Placed on active duty in October 1863, and formally mustered into service in January 1864. Mustered out in battalions at Catlettsburg, Kentucky: Companies A-F on December 24, 1864, and Companies G, H, I, and K on February 14, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel John Mason Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis M. Clark.

Relationships Military: John Mason Brown (Frankfort, Ky, attorney & major 10th KY Cav USA, asst inspector genl, colonel of 45th Mtd Inf USA) Military: Nathan Asbury Brown (Morgan County, Kentucky, postmaster, farmer, 2nd lieut & maj 45th KY Inf USA) Military: Joseph W. Cottingham (Lewis Co., captain in 23rd and 45th KY Vol. inf.) Military: Kentucky Central Railway Military: John C. Henderson (Boyd County, Kentucky, QM sgt, 1st lieut, & maj 14th KY Inf USA) Military: Lewis M. Clark (Kenton County, Ky, painter, 2nd lieut 16th KY Inf, capt 10th KY Cav, 45th KY Inf (all USA)) Military: David Woodard German (Louisville, Kentucky agent and soldier)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1867), 443-59. Board of Enrollment O00012894 1863-03-03 1866-08-28 Categories: Organizations

Military board for enrolling recruits for the enrollment branch of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau. Established by the United States War Department on March 3, 1863. Abolished on August 28, 1866.

Relationships Military: William Landsaw Hurst (Breathitt, Kentucky, lawyer and commissioner.)

"Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War)," Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/110.html#110.3.1 (accessed June 18, 2020). 9th Congressional District of Kentucky O00010785 1861 Categories: Organizations

Consisted of Mason, Fleming, Bath, Montgomery, Powell, Lewis, Rowan, Morgan, Magoffin, Greenup, Carter, Boyd, Lawrence, Johnson. Floyd, Pike counties in the eastern region of Kentucky. Represented by William H. Wadsworth from 1861-1865. Provisional Government representative to Congress of the Confederate States of America: James William Moore.

“Congressional and Judicial District Maps, Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, http://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/congressional-and-judicial-district-maps (accessed April 2, 2020). KYR-0004-033-0003. Confederate States Army O00000506 1861 1865 Categories: Organizations

Military forces of the Confederate States of America, administered by the Confederate War Department. Commander(s): General Robert E. Lee (1862-1865).

Relationships Military: William Harris (possible confederate soldier) Military: United States Army Military: John L. Morrison (La Salle County, Illinois, farmer and soldier) Military: Marshall Wright Chapin (Monroe County, Michigan, farmer and soldier.) Military: William E. Hobson (Warren County, Kentucky, soldier.) Military: John Hunt Morgan (Lexington, Kentucky, hemp manufacturer, Capt Lex Rifles, Col & Brig Gen' 2nd KY Cav CSA) Political: John Hunt Morgan (Lexington, Kentucky, hemp manufacturer, Capt Lex Rifles, Col & Brig Gen' 2nd KY Cav CSA) Military: [Unknown] Cameron (Confederate soldier) Military: Richard Montgomery Gano (Texas, Confederate brigadier general) Military: Jefferson Davis (CS President) Military: Confederate States of America Military: Congress of the Confederate States of America Military: Provisional Council Military: Provisional Government of Kentucky Political: Provisional Council Military: The People's Bank of Kentucky Military: Branch Bank of the Farmers' Bank at Princeton Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Hopkinsville Military: Committee on Banks Military: Northern Bank of Kentucky Branch at Glasgow Military: Bank of Kentucky Branch at Bowling Green Political: John Watkins Crockett, Jr. (McCracken & Henderson cos, KY, attorney and representative (Confederate)) Political: John Burton Thompson, Jr. (Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Provis Govt page) Political: James Preston Bates (Barren Co, Ky, attorney, postmaster, and prov govt) Political: Joseph B. Burnside (Garrard County, KY, trader, prov govt council rep ) Political: Horatio Washington Bruce (Jefferson County, KY, Representative (Confederate), attorney) Political: Eli Metcalfe Bruce (Kentucky merchant, philanthropist, soldier, Representative (Confederate)) Political: Jordan T. C. Moore (Todd Co, Ky, farmer, minister, and prov govt) Military: Marion Larrison (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav) Military: John W. Houze (Switzerland County, Indiana, private 2nd IN Cav USA) Military: James H. Orr (Nicholas County, Kentucky, farmer, justice of the peace, sergeant and second lieutenant (C.S.A.) ) Military: Reddick Nichols (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and)

Henry Putney Beers, The Confederacy: A Guide to the Archives of the Government of the Confederate States of America (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1968, reprinted 1986), 259. Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky 1863-07-07 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. 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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Mountsterling July the 7th 1863 To his Excellency James F Robinson Governor of theCommonwealth of Ky

Dear sir I received a commission from you some time past appointing me second Lieut (Recruiting service in the 45th Ky volunteers mounted Riflemen & just previous to the time of my receiving said commission, I received an appointment from the President of the United States as Comr of the Board of Enrollment for the 9th Congressional District of Kentucky & I accepted the last named appointment & am now acting under the same. that was the reason I did not accept the first named appointment & about the same time that I received my commission from you One MrIsaac Adams Received a similar appointment from you & I learn accepted the same & procured some 22 Recruits under his commission & whilst he was on a scout to the mountains last week he was unfortunately killed by the Rebels & his recruits are now left without a commander & so far as I can learn the recruits desire one of their number (a MrBallard Wm B Jones)

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to be their commander in place of Lieut Adams who was killed & Mr Jones asks me to say to you that he is willing to accept a similar commission to the one giv bestowed on Mr Adams which was second Lieut (Recruiting service in said 45th Regiment & I can Recommend Mr Jones to be a very Respectable man & hope you will immediately send him a commission it is highly necessary for the well being of the company

I am yours Very Respectfully Wm L Hurst

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Appt of W. B. Jones recomd as 2 Liet. to recruit

Issue commission and forward

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heretofore issued

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