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Allatoona, Bartow County, Georgia Ephraim L. Van Winkle (Pulaski Co, KY, attorney & Sec. State) N001777 1827-07-20 1866-05-23 Categories: People

Pulaski County, Kentucky, attorney, politician, and statesman. Wayne County, Kentucky, native. Son of Micajah Van Winkle and Mary Phillips Van Winkle. Married to Ellen Eliza Phillips Van Winkle. Father of Milton E. Van Winkle, Mary E. Van Winkle, Lucy A. Van Winkle, and Betty Van Winkle. Attended the Monticello Academy in Wayne County, Kentucky. Graduate of the Louisville School of Law in 1850. Attorney in Wayne County in 1850. Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Wayne County in 1855. Commonwealth's attorney for the Sixth Judicial District in 1856. State elector for Constitutional Union Party candidate John Bell in 1860. Attorney in Pulaski County in 1860. Employed James Cowan as a day laborer in Pulaski County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Pulaski County in 1860. Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 1, 1863, to May 23, 1866.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Wayne County, Division No. 2, p. 242B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pulaski County, Somerset, p. 155. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Pulaski County, Somerset District 1, p. 195A. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Pulaski County, KY, July 1863, p. 163. "Ephraim Van Winkle," Office of the Kentucky Secretary of State, accessed September 22, 2021, https://web.sos.ky.gov/ofx/secsofstate?id=39. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Rolls 994057, Wayne County Births. 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. Silas Adams (Union Lt. Col, kentucky attorney.) N00005138 1839-02-09 1896-05-05 Categories: People

Casey County, Kentucky, student and soldier. Pulaski County, Kentucky, native. Son of James Adams and Malinda Adams. Attended school in Casey County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attended school in Casey County in 1860. Attended Kentucky University in Mercer County. Attended Transylvania University in Lexington. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant, captain, lieutenant colonel, and colonel from July 22, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Alderson T. Keen (Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) Military: Francis M. Helveti (1st ky cavalry and professor) Military: Alexander C. Smith (Pvt-1st lieut - 1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky Military: William Mangan (Richmond, Cass County, Illinois, soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav) Military: 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Frederick Slater, Jr. (Dearborn County, Indiana, merchant and soldier - major, 11th Ky. Cav) Military: Executive Department, Kentucky (U.S.A.) Military: Milton J. Graham (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. 4th Inf and 11th Cav (U.S.A.)) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 1, p. 346B-347A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 2, p. 393. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0001. "Adams, Silas G." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, accessed May 6, 2017, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000047. "Silas Adams (1839-1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial 7182511, accessed October 9, 2018, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7182511. Alderson T. Keen (Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) N00005139 1840-10-28 1923-04-30 Categories: People

Cumberland County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William Keen and Parmelia Keen. Farm laborer in Cumberland County in 1860. First sergeant, second lieutenant, captain, and major in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from July 25, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Silas Adams (Union Lt. Col, kentucky attorney.)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, District 1, p. 36. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0007. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3. Find A Grave, "Alderson T. Keen (October 28, 1840-April 30, 1923)," Memorial #16379245, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16379245 (accessed October 9, 2018). Thomas Rowland (Cumberland Co, Ky; sgt, lieut, maj in 1st Ky Cav USA) N00005140 1832? Categories: People

Cumberland County, Kentucky, resident and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Winneford Rowland. Resident in Cumberland County in 1850. First sergeant, second lieutenant, captain, and major in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from September 12, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Silas Adams (Union Lt. Col, kentucky attorney.)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland County, Cumberland District, p. 334A. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3. Frank Lane Wolford (Casey County, Kentucky, attorney and colonel 1st KY cav (USA)) N00005137 1817-09-02 1895-08-02 Categories: People

Casey County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Adair County native. Married to Nancy Dever Wolford in Casey County on November 2, 1849. Married to Elizabeth Walford. Father of George Walford, Mary Walford, John Walford, Kate Walford, Samuel Walford, and Jermia Walford. Attorney in Liberty, Kentucky. Member of the State House of Representatives in 1847, 1848, and 1865. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from October 28, 1861, to 1864. Dishonorably discharged in 1864 for vehement protest against recruitment of black soldiers.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) Military: Samuel Duncan (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: James G. Dick (First Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.)

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, Jenkins, p. 10. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Casey County Marriages, Film #000907997, p. 61. "Wolford, Frank Lane," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000681 (accessed May 6, 2017). Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T289, Roll 170. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3. Find A Grave, "Frank Lane Wolford (September 2, 1817-August 2, 1895)," Memorial #6727116, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6727116 (accessed October 9, 2018). Marion B. Lucas, A History of Blacks in Kentucky: From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891 (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1992 and 2003), 153. Fontaine T. Fox, Jr. (Boyle County attorney and major in 1st KY cav) N00002352 1836 1926 Categories: People

Boyle County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of F. T. Fox and Elizabeth Fox. Attorney in Boyle County, Kentucky in 1860. Confirmed as a notary public in Boyle County on February 5, 1861. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as major until June 4, 1862.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Social: John Larue Helm (Kentucky governor) Social: Charles G. Wintersmith (Hardin County, Kentucky, attorney)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyle County, p. 887. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3. Find A Grave, "Fontaine T. Fox, Jr. (1836-1926)," Memorial #105813525, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105813525 (accessed October 3, 2018). KYR-0001-017-0062. William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) N00005141 Categories: People

First sergeant, second lieutenant, and adjutant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from August 24, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: Silas Adams (Union Lt. Col, kentucky attorney.)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3. Allatoona, Georgia P00005135 Categories: Places

Town in Bartow County, Kentucky.

34.1082, -84.7113 "Allatoona, Georgia," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 21, 2023, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Kenneth K. Krakow, Georgia Place Names: Their History and Origins, (Macon: GA: Winship Press), p. 3. 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). 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) O00005136 1861-10-28 1865-09-20 Categories: Organizations

Organized at Liberty, Kentucky; Burkesville, Kentucky; and Monticello, Kentucky. Mustered into service on October 28, 1861. And mustered out of service on September 20, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel Frank Wolford, Colonel Silas Adams, Lieutenant Colonel John W. Letcher, and Lieutenant Colonel Francis N. Helveti.

Relationships Military: Boston Dillion (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: Francis B. Alexander (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: William A. Coffey (Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) Military: Daniel A. Kelley (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) Military: William C. Root (First Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.) Military: Alexander C. Smith (Pvt-1st lieut - 1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: John R. Foster (Washington County soldier, murdered by guerillas) Military: Samuel Green (Washington County soldier) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. 1 (Des Moines: The Dyer Publishing Company, 1908), 1189-90. Allatoona, Bartow County, Georgia 1864-06-05 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Allatoona Geo June 5" 1864. E. F. Vanwinkle Dear sir,

I have just sent on a petition signed by all the officers of the 1st, to Gov Bramlette, to have Lt Col Adams Adams Commissioned Col of the Regiment. please let me know by letter immediately if the Gov-- will Commission any one as Colonel, as we want to make Capt Keene Major of the Regiment as soon as a vacancy occurs. if Adams is promoted there will then be two vacancies and Keene and Capt. Rowland can both be made Majors. How is the enlistment of six months men getting along, what is Wolford doing. is there a chance for me to raise a Regiment in Ky. what have you and Foxdone towards getting Law License for me, all the 1st Ky. send their regards to you,

Ever your friend W. D. Carpenter,

The 1st Ky numbers over one Thousand men now and I think we should have the full no of officers allowed us,