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Winchester, Clark 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. Charles J. Walker (Richmond, Kentucky, soldier and attorney) N00008496 1835 1879-03-04 Categories: People

Richmond, Kentucky, soldier and attorney. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Son of William J. Walker and Sarah Walker. Cadet at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, from 1853 to 1857. Served in the U. S. Dragoons as second lieutenant and first lieutenant from July 1, 1857, to August 3, 1861. Served in the 2nd U. S. Cavalry as first lieutenant and captain from August 3, 1861, to December 1862. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as colonel from December 12, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Served in the 23rd Army Corps as chief of cavalry from April to September 1863. Served in Dismounted Camp in Washington, D. C. as commissary of musters from September 1863 to January 13, 1864. Assistant in the Cavalry Bureau in Washington, D. C. from January 13 to April 25, 1864. Served in the 23rd Army Corps as commissary of musters from April 25 to July 1, 1864. Served in the Department of the Gulf as special inspector of cavalry from July 1, 1864, to July 25, 1865. Attorney in Richmond in 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 251A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 256A. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 250. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 104 (Accessed via Fold3.com). United States Adjutant General’s Office, _ Official Army Register of The Volunteer Force of The United States Army for the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65, vol. 4, (Washington, D.C.: 1865), 1231. _Find A Grave, "Charles J Walker (1835-1879)," Memorial #39257702, http://www.findagrave.com/39257702 (accessed April 5, 2018). George W. Cullum, Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Third Edition, Vol. II (Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891), 685. James H. G. Bush (Clark County, Kentucky, farmer, attorney, and politician) N00000474 1818-07-12 1866-05-23 Categories: People

Clark County, Kentucky, farmer, attorney, and politician. Kentucky native. Married to Julia A. Bush. Father of Richard H. C. Bush, Ellen "Lucy" K. Bush, Amanda E. Bush, John E. Bush, Laura B. Bush, Elizabeth Bush, and Malvina Bush. Farmer in Clark County in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in Clark County in 1850. Attorney in Clark County in 1860. Owned fourteen enslaved persons in 1860. Attorney in Clark County in 1863. Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from Clark County from 1861 to 1865.

Relationships Political: Samuel J. Vaughn (Estill County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: David Witt (Estill County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: [Unknown] Smart (Kentucky, soldier) Military: Alfred Smith (Rockcastle Cir Ct Clerk) Military: [Unknown] Campbell (Kentucky, soldier) Military: Frederick H. Bierbower (Maysville, Kentucky, attorney. Capt & major 40th KY Inf USA, Col over Camp Nelson) Military: Robert M. Trumbo (Owingsville, Kentucky, soldier) Military: Charles Alexander Marshall (Mason County, Kentucky, farmer, legislator, colonel) Military: Hugh Blair Wilson (Ohio and Missouri, lawyer and soldier) Military: Lewis Milton Ricketts (Montgomery County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier) Military: 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: William Henry Wadsworth (KY state senator, U. S. Representative, attorney, presidential elector) Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Military: Charles G. Edwards (Ohio, soldier) Military: Kentucky State Militia Military: Charles J. Walker (Richmond, Kentucky, soldier and attorney) Military: Office of the Inspector General of Kentucky Familial: Fielding Bush (Clark County, Kentucky, farmer. ) Familial: Fielding M. Bush Jr. (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. ) Political: Kentucky Institute for the Feeble Minded Political: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 49B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, p. 928. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Clark County, District 1, pp. 19-20. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, LaRue County, Magnolia Precinct, p. 258B. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Clark County, KY, June and July 1863, p. 129. Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, History of Kentucky (Louisville, KY: Richard H. Collins, 1877), p. 130. "James Harris Gentry Bush (1818-1886)," Find A Grave, Memorial 50571025, accessed February 23, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50571025. James W. Caperton (Richmond, KY, attorney and soldier) N00009788 1824 1909 Categories: People

Richmond, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Son of William Caperton and Eliza Caperton. Attorney in Richmond, Kentucky in 1850. Attorney in Richmond in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in trust for Eliza Caperton in Richmond in 1860. Served in the 72nd Regiment Kentucky Enrolled Militia as colonel until March 15, 1864.

Relationships Military: 72nd Regiment Kentucky Enrolled Militia Military: Kentucky State Militia

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 252A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 147-148. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 475, (p. 5 of microfilm). Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 255B. Find A Grave, "James W Caperton (1824-1909)," Memorial #25964815, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25964815# (accessed December 6, 2018). Winchester, Kentucky P001792 Categories: Places

Seat of Clark County, Kentucky.

37.9901, -84.1797 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 321. "Winchester, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 23, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. 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). Madison County, Kentucky P00006506 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Richmond, Kentucky.

37.7479, -84.2947 Lavinia H. Kubiak, "Madison County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber, (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 602-3. "Richmond, Kentucky,"USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 12, 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. Office of the Inspector General of Kentucky O00000920 1793 Categories: Organizations

The office of the military officer in charge of “the better organization of the Militia, and the collection and preservation of the public arms and other property” and to “convene a court of inquiry to examine into the qualifications of persons holding any office in the Active Militia, or in the Active Reserves; and in the Enrolled Militia when in the service of the State.” Resides in the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Civil War-era inspectors general: Simon Bolivar Buckner (1860-1861); unoccupied (1861-1863); Daniel W. Lindsey (1863-1865); William H. Hays (1865); and James T. Bramlette (1865-1866).

Relationships Political: John Mason Brown (Frankfort, Ky, attorney & major 10th KY Cav USA, asst inspector genl, colonel of 45th Mtd Inf USA) Military: Burgess M. Preston (Johnson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Military: Thomas J. Walker (Lewis County, KY, saddler and farmer) Military: Amos J. Means (Maysville, KY, blacksmith) Military: William H. Faris (Christian County, KY, pvt, corp, QM sgt 3rd Ky Cav USA) Military: William T. King (Muhlenberg County, Ky, tinner and sgt, lieut 17th Ky Inf USA) Political: Reuben S. Darnall (Mason County, KY, mason's apprentice and military drummer, private & first sergeant) Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Economic: William Stewart (Clerk for Kentucky Inspector General) Military: William Stewart (Clerk for Kentucky Inspector General) Economic: John B. Lindsey (Versailles, Kentucky, farmer, paymaster & organizer for KY militia) Military: Thomas E. Henderson (Trigg County, KY, farmer) Military: Joseph H. Garrett (Caldwell County) Military: Rodolphus B. Ratliff (Caldwell County, KY, gunsmith, farmer, and sheriff) Military: A. Reynolds (Caldwell County, KY, hotel keeper) Military: Collins D. Bradley (Trigg County, Kentucky, attorney, circuit judge, and commonwealth's attorney.) Military: John Newt Turner (Caldwell County, KY, merchant and county judge) Military: Edward P. Campbell (Caldwell County, Ky, 1865 Hopkinsville, Ky, attorney Comwlth Atty in late 1860) Military: William P. Ballard (Madison County resident and Union soldier) Military: H. H. Johnson (Lexington Captain) Military: Stephen Nethercutt (Carter County farmhand and soldier) Military: James Johnson (Breathitt County farmhand and soldier) Military: Bennett Spear, Jr. (Monroe County farmer, soldier (U.S.A.)) Military: William H. McDonald (Ballard County master tailor and soldier) Military: Samuel G. Rogers (Nicholas County constable, farmer, soldier) Military: Daniel Campbell (Perry County laborer ) Military: Greenberry Reid (Bourbon County, KY, farmer and soldier) Military: George C. Hallet (Fulton Co, KY, colonel, county atty, and city judge) Military: Ward Boyd (McCracken County, Kentucky, attorney) Military: William Hercules Hays (Colonel of 10th KY Infantry, Inspector Gen'l of KY)

“An Act for the Better Organization of the Kentucky Militia,” Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Passed, vol 1 (Frankfort: J. B. Major, State Printer, 1860), 28-33. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), vii. Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky 1864-04-27 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "5": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "5": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "5": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "2": 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 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. 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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Winchester Ky April 27th/64 To His Excellency Governor Thomas E Bramlette Dear Sir:

I have received a letter from madison County Ky requesting that I should make known to you the Wish of the Union men in that County as to the appointment of Charles Walker to the office of Col of Militia

I understand his appointment is desired by his friends and the Union Citizens of said County I know the family well and they are good Citizens.

I hope if compatible

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with the interest of the State Servise you will cause him to be appointed

I am as ever your friend

Jas H G Bush

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Ky State Militia Madison Co April. 27. 1864

Bush J. H. G.

At the request of the Union men of Madison he recommends Mr. Chas Walker, as a suitable to fill the vacancy caused by declination of J W Caperton

Commissioned issued. Ap. 29. 64

Recd I, G, O, April 29. 1864