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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs 37th - 76th Regiments Enrolled Militia Primary Source Documents (1861-1866) KYR-0002-022-0100 Box 81, Folder 69th Regiment 1861 Logan Co. Home Guard

Black Licks, Logan County, Kentucky John Wesley Malone (Logan County, KY, attorney and county judge) N00009757 1827? Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, attorney and county judge. Sumner County, Tennessee, native. Son of William L. Malone and Sarah Shelby Weatherred Malone. Married to Elvira Elizabeth Yoast Malone. Father of Rowena Malone, John W. Malone, and Shelby Malone. Attorney in Sumner County in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Sumner County in 1850. Attorney in Logan County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Logan County in 1860. Logan County judge in 1861. Member of the convention of the provisional government held at Russellville in November 1861.

Relationships Political: Kentucky State Militia

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Sumner County, District 5, p. 160B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Tennessee, Sumner County, District 5, p. 1 of 13 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 2, p. 654. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 407A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Clay, p. 317B. Jay Guy Cisco, Historic Sumner County, Tennessee with Genealogies of the Bledsoe, Cage, and Douglass Families and Genealogical Notes of Other Sumner County Families (Nashville, TN: Folk-Keelin Printing Company, 1909), 118 (accessed on Ancestry.com on August 15, 2019). KYR-0004-033-0001. John Veirs (Logan County, KY, farmer and postmaster) N00009760 1807-12-11 1871-07-08 Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, farmer and postmaster. Maryland native. Married to E. Veirs. Married to Catharine C Eubank Veirs in Logan County on February 7, 1848. Father of William Veirs, Henry Veirs, and Catharine Veirs. Farmer in Logan County in 1850. Farmer in Logan County in 1860. Owned sixteen enslaved persons in 1860. Postmaster of Black Lick post office, Auburn, Logan County, from June 5, 1861 to May 13, 1862.

Relationships Political: John Wesley Malone (Logan County, KY, attorney and county judge) Military: Kentucky State Militia Military: Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer)

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Logan County Marriages, 1818-1919, Film #002134965, p. 1167 of microfilm. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 423 Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, pp. 20-21 of microfilm (377B and 378A stamped) Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Auburn Corporation, p. 332A. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA RG 28, Vol. 28, p. 378 of microfilm. Churchwill H. Blakey (Logan Co, KY, sheriff and farmer) N00007732 1829-08-26 1895-04-29 Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, sheriff and farmer. Logan County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary C. Becker Blakey on March 26, 1855. Father of Thomas Blakey, Theodore Blakey, Churchwill Blakey, Ellen Blakey. Sheriff in Russellville in 1850. Farmer in Logan County in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Logan County in 1860.

Relationships Political: Military Board of Kentucky Political: John Wesley Malone (Logan County, KY, attorney and county judge) Military: Kentucky State Militia Military: John Daily (Logan County, Kentucky) Military: Eldon H. Slop (Logan County, Kentucky, resident) Military: John H. Wood (Logan County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Josiah Stoddard Byers (McCracken County, Kentucky, bookstore clerk, midshipman, captain 3rd Ky Inf CSA)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Russellville, District 2 p. 135A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 467. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District 1, p. 302A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, Clay Precinct, p. 302A. Kentucky Marriage Records on Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994027-994058, Logan County Marriages, p. 4. Find A Grave, "Churchill Haden Blakey (1829-1895)," Memorial #110543021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110543021 (accessed December 3, 2018). Auburn, Kentucky P00004856 Categories: Places

Located in Logan County, Kentucky. Black Lick post office established here.

36.8642, -86.7103 John E. Kleber, ed., The Kentucky Encyclopedia. (Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 568 - 569. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 10 and 26. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Auburn, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on August 14, 2019). Logan County, Kentucky P00002483 Categories: Places

County in southwest Kentucky. Seat at Russellville.

36.8453, -86.8872 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names, (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 177. "Russellville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Frankfort, Kentucky P00000308 Categories: Places

Capital of Kentucky. Seat of Franklin County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 108. Tennessee P001001 Categories: Places

State in the southeastern United States. Capital at Nashville. Located on the Cumberland River.

35.5175, -86.5804 Paul H. Bergeron, Stephen V. Ash, and Jeanette Keith, Tennesseans and Their History (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1999), 69. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Tennessee," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on August 14, 2019). Russellville, Kentucky P00002479 Categories: Places

Seat of Logan County, Kentucky.

36.8453, -86.8872 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 259. "Russellville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Military Board of Kentucky O00006066 1861-05-24 1862-08-28 Categories: Organizations

Agency of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky responsible for state military affairs from May 1861 to August 1862. The board existed in three different iterations and with different members. Member(s) from May 24, 1861, to September 25, 1861: Beriah Magoffin (President), Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, Peter Dudley, and John B. Peyton. Phillip Swigert was secretary in June 1861. Member(s) from September 25, 1861, to March 15, 1862: John B. Temple (President), Peter Dudley, Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, and E. H. Taylor. Member(s) from March 15, 1862, to August 28, 1862: John B. Temple and George T. Wood.

Relationships Military: Frederick Henry Skinner (Lyon County, Kentucky, hotel keeper, attorney, and judge.) Political: John W. Cardwell (Mercer County, Kentucky, bank cashier and merchant) Political: Mercer County Home Guard Military: Thomas Noble Lindsey (Frankfort, Kentucky, attorney, politician, and paymaster general) Military: William Benton Nevitt (Larue County, Kentucky, attorney) Military: Ebenezer C. Guest (Butler County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster) Military: John Harrison Brown (Allen County, Kentucky, farmer.) Military: William E. Williams (Cumberland County, Kentucky, machinist and miller) Military: John T. Rogers (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: John P. Monroe (Monroe County, Kentucky, miller and merchant) Military: John W. Walker (Simpson County, Kentucky, solider (U.S.A.)) Military: James W. Tandy (Carroll County, Kentucky, Farmer) Military: George W. Sanders (Gallatin County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: James H. Smith (Garrard County, Kentucky, soldier.) Military: Joseph H. Glover (Barren County, Kentucky, millwright) Military: Benjamin F. Wash (Anderson County, Kentucky, teacher, pvt 54th KY Inf USA) Military: Daniel W. Lovell (Laurel County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: John T. Sanders (Wayne County, Kentucky, banker. ) Military: Cornelius F. Campbell (Pulaski County, Kentucky, farmer.) Military: Thomas W. Price (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) Military: Sanders Dewees Bruce (Fayette County, KY, china merchant, county court clerk, col 20th Ky Inf, commander 22nd Brig Army of Cumb USA) Military: John L. Davidson (Todd County, Kentucky, contractor) Military: Marion Cartright Taylor (Shelby County, Ky, attorney; capt & colonel 15th KY Inf USA) Military: John Cochran (Spencer County, KY, farmer) Military: John Jefferson Wylie (Caldwell County, Kentucky, saddler) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.) Military: Robert Cochran (Spencer County, KY, farmer, surveyor, state Rep) Military: John Tecumseh Milam (Franklin Co, Ky, merchant and pvt 22nd KY Inf USA) Military: Squire Lucas (Grant County, KY, merchant, postmaster, andsheriff) Military: Philip Swigert (Frankfort banker, Military Board member & secretary)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), vii. "An Act for the regulation of the militia and to provide for the arming of the State," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 4-6. "An Act to dispense with the Military Board," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort, Ky.: John B. Major, Public Printer, 1862), 260. KYR-0002-022-0104. 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. Black Licks, Logan County, Kentucky 1861-06-21 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. 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 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Black Licks P. O, Logan Co. Ky- June 21 1861 Secty, Military Board Dr Sir

Some three weeks since a Co. of Home Guards was formed at this place The County Judge superintend the election of Officers & adminstered the Oath of required by law to officers & men -- We then sent Mr, Jno, biers to Frankfort with the Bond of the Captain drawn up by the County Judge & certified by him to be good with 4 securities, to make application for arms- He was informed that the Board had not acted yet & we must wait

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I was elected Captain of the Company which numbered 70 men -- We have been drilling twice per week and are anxious to get arms -- We have a large slave population & are on the Rail Road track to Tenns- and feel insecure in life & property & feel that the state should supply us with arms --

I am ready to comply with any requirement your Board shall make

Russellville now has over 100 guns of the state then -- I think all the arms for this county should not be concentrated at that point I am Colonel of the Logan Militia and assure you the arms shall

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be taken care of and used only in the spirit of the Law authorizing this distribution --

Hoping to hear from you at an early day I remain very respectfully C. H. Blakey Capt. Home Guard

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