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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866) KYR-0002-022-0093 Box 81, Folder 68th Regiment 1862-1866 Correspondences

Louisa, Lawrence 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. James Douglas McBride (Richland County, Ohio, farmer and soldier) N00009700 1842 1932-05-22 Categories: People

Richland County, Ohio, farmer and soldier. Ohio native. Son of William McBride and Susan McBride. Resident in Madison, Ohio, in 1850. Farmer in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1860. Served in the 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as sergeant in 1861. Served in the 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant from April 10, 1862 to January 8, 1863. Served in the 8th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment as major and lieutenant colonel from August 20, 1864 to May 1865.

Relationships Social: Gaylord McFall (Richland County, Ohio, merchant and soldier) Social: Nelson Trusler (Connersville, Indiana, attorney, politician, and soldier) Social: Samuel Orr (Delaware County, IN, farmer and soldier) Military: William Starke Rosecrans (Cincinnati, Ohio, engineer, businessman, and soldier ) Military: John Charles Frémont (Explorer, politician, and U.S. major general) Military: John L. Zeigler (Wayne County, West Virginia, farmer and soldier) Military: 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Three-Month Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Robert Cumming Schenck (U.S. Army general, attorney, politician, and diplomat) Military: Robert Huston Milroy (Indiana attorney and U.S. Army general) Military: 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) Military: Franz Sigel (U.S. Army general and teacher)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Richland County, Madison, p. 96A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Richland County, Mansfield, Ward 3, p. 66. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Ohio, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M552, Roll 69. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of West Virginia, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M508, Roll 128. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M1818, Roll 146. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 136 of Appendix. Find A Grave, "James Douglas McBride (1842-1923)," Memorial #41695865, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41695865 (accessed November 19, 2018). John L. Zeigler (Wayne County, West Virginia, farmer and soldier) N00009709 1813? Categories: People

Wayne County, West Virginia, farmer and soldier. Franklin County, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Susan Hampton Zeigler. Father of Hiram C. Zeigler, William A. Zeigler, Elizabeth M. Zeigler, John H. Zeigler, Helen M. Zeigler, Joseph P. Zeigler, Caroline E. Zeigler, and Amanda H. Zeigler. Farmer in Wayne County, Virginia, in 1850. Farmer in Wayne County, Virginia, in 1860. Served in the 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from September 14, 1861 to April 14, 1863.

Relationships Military: 5th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) Military: 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virginia, Wayne County, District 66, p. 232B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Virginia, Wayne County, p. 748. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, Catlettsburg, p. 101A. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of West Virginia, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M508, Roll 131. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA, Roll #7016168: All Counties Deaths, File #25154, p. 2059 of microfilm (accessed through Ancestry.com on August 5, 2019). Laban Thomas Moore (Representative, colonel, and Lawrence Co attorney) N00000825 1829-01-13 1892-11-09 Categories: People

Kentucky attorney, politician, and soldier. Cabell County, Virginia, native. Son of Frederick William Moore. Married to Sarah A. Everett Moore on January 15, 1850. Father of Felicia E. Moore, Mary F. Moore, S. G. Moore, Minnie H. Moore, and Druzilla Moore. Attended Marshall Academy in Virginia. Graduate of Marietta College in Washington County, Ohio. Studied law at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Admitted to the bar in 1849. Member of the Whig Party and Democratic Party. Attorney in Lawrence County in 1850. Member of the United States House of Representative from the Ninth Congressional District of Kentucky from 1859 to 1861. Member of the Opposition Party. Attorney in Lawrence County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) as a colonel from November 1861 to January 1862.

Relationships Legal: Lawrence Circuit Court Political: Richard Scott, Sr. (Catlettsburg, Kentucky, farmer) Political: Elba Ulin (Catlettsburg, Kentucky, farmer) Social: Richard Taylor Jacob (Oldham Co, KY, Col of 9th Cav, Lt. Gov of KY, 1863-1867) Military: Gaylord McFall (Richland County, Ohio, merchant and soldier) Military: Nelson Trusler (Connersville, Indiana, attorney, politician, and soldier) Military: Samuel Orr (Delaware County, IN, farmer and soldier) Military: Thomas McKinster (Lawrence County, KY, farmer and soldier) Economic: Boyd Circuit Court Legal: James L. Turman (Boyd County, Kentucky, farmer and tavern keeper and farmer) Economic: Samuel G. Suddarth (Adair Co, KY, atty, Quarter-master general of KY) Economic: Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky Military: Jackson H. Jacobs (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer and captain 14th Cav USA & 1st lt Cap Guards) Military: 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 75B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, Louisa, p. 186. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 333B. Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, Upper Catlettsburg Precinct 6, p. 213A. E. Polk Johnson, A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry, and Modern Activities, Vol. 3 (Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company, 1912), p. 1562-1564. “Moore, Laban Theodore,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000907. Charles Lanman, Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States (Washington: J. M. Morrison, 1887), 350. “Col. Laban T. Moore Dead,” Mt. Sterling Advocate (Mount Sterling, Ky.), November 15, 1892. “Laban Theodore Moore (1829-1892),” Find A Grave, Memorial 7773434, accessed December 20, 2016, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7773434. Louisa, Kentucky P00000553 Categories: Places

Seat of Lawrence County, Kentucky. Located on the Big Sandy River.

38.1143, -82.6032 George Wolfford, “Louisa,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 574. "Louisa, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 22, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Kentucky State Militia O00000916 1792 Categories: Organizations

The Kentucky State Militia consisted of two principal branches, active and enrolled. From its founding, the Commonwealth of Kentucky operated a county-based, universally enrolled militia consisting of all white males of military age. The active militia, consisting of volunteer companies, was organized in 1860 as the Kentucky State Guard.

Relationships Military: Alexander W. Nickell (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, laborer and soldier) Military: 65th Regiment of Kentucky Militia (U.S.A.) Military: Office of the Inspector General of Kentucky Military: Military Board of Kentucky Military: Sebastian C. Vick (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, carpenter and soldier.) Military: [Unknown] Mitchell (Mason County, Captain of State Guard Unit) Economic: John B. Lindsey (Versailles, Kentucky, farmer, paymaster & organizer for KY militia) Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: Samuel G. Suddarth (Adair Co, KY, atty, Quarter-master general of KY) Economic: James F. Tureman (Kenton County, KY, bookkeeper and Quartermaster 22nd Infty USA) Military: James F. Tureman (Kenton County, KY, bookkeeper and Quartermaster 22nd Infty USA) Economic: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Economic: William Stewart (Clerk for Kentucky Inspector General) Military: J. K. Edwards (Kentucky, aid to Bramletter, "colonel") Military: Thomas Hall (Washington County, KY, farmer and soldier) Military: James W. Wilkins (Hopkins County, Kentucky, merchant) Military: John H. Frost (Hopkins County, KY, farmer and pvt of 25th, corp thru capt 17th KY Infantry USA) Military: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Military: Goldman H. Goodman (Anderson County, KY, physician) Military: James A. Hawkins (Anderson County, KY, paymaster ) Military: William Morrison (Clinton County, KY, farmer) Military: William C. Wood (Clinton County, KY, farmer) Military: George W. Mathews (Anderson County, Kentucky, police judge) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Richard G. Stone, “Kentucky State Guard,” The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 513. Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky 1862-12-21 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "1": 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 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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Louisa Ky Dec 21 1862 His Excellency J F Robinson Sir

The Home Guards, of the Sandy Valley having exhausted all there private supplies in the service of there neighbourhoods they are compelled to disband and leave there homes, -- or to go into some state or national organization wherby they can be supplied, and make a support for there needy families who have been reduced, to want by the Rebell thieves and

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and the necessary absence of there husbands & brothers These men are anxious to serve there country, but much prefer serving both section and country together they believe as I think all the well advised men of this country believes that the mountaineers are the soldiers who can best defend the mountains-- They know every pass -- they have traversed every valley -- have ascended every hill they are familiar with all the haunts of the secessionist and acquainted with all there strategy. These men

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with an efficient leader well mounted and equipped with good and could do more to protect this part of Kentucky from the predatory band bands which infest it than four times there number on foot; I am satisfied that if these men could get assurance that they would be left in this country so long as ^it is^ necessary to keep forces here, there can be a batallion -- raised in an incredibly Short time, the men are now in companies, and all that is necessary is to have them mustered in tThe bearer of this Lut McBride who

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bear's a letter from Col Zeigler commending his ability as an officer proposes to organize and, command the batallion he will give you further particulars

Yours Respectfully Laban T Moore