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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs 1st - 20th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Primary Source Documents KYR-0002-024-0060 Box 8, Folder 14th Ky. Inf. - Misc.

Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky 1864-03-30 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 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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U, S, General hospital Ashland Ky March 30th 1864

To the Respectfuly Thomas E. Bramlette Govonor of Kentucky

I Beg leave of you honor to to in form you of my condition and the way I have bien Dealt with I volenteerd in October 61861 in the 14th Ky, volenteer Inft as 1st corporal and then I was made 1st Duty Sargent

But on acount of disability and long absence in Hospital the Col -- has ordered me reduced to the Ranks

My Surgeon has Reported me Disabled fom Duty -- some months a go and I have Bin left here

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on Such Duty as I have Bin able to do and I am willing to remain in the survice if I can be of any survice to my Contrary I am 37 years of age & served fifteen months in the Mexican Ware and now I wish to know if I am likely too Bec of any survice to the Relief of my contrary if I am not intitlled to a -- Sargeont place in the invalid Corps and sargent wagers

I have the honer To Be Your Respectfuly Thomas, D, Cook

To The Respecfuly Thomas, E, Bramlette Govenor of Kentucky