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Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia 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. Francis M. Helveti (1st ky cavalry and professor) N00005142 1825 1894 Categories: People

Kentucky soldier and professor. Major and lieutenant colonel in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from October 28, 1861, to December 31, 1864. Professor of Modern Languages at A&M College of Kentucky.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) 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. Find A Grave, "LTC Francis M. Helveti (1825-1894)," Memorial #776904, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/776904 (accessed October 9, 2018). 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). Powder Springs, Georgia P00005238 Categories: Places

City in Cobb County, Georgia.

33.8595, -84.6838 "Powder Springs," Georgia Gov, https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/powder-springs (accessed May 7, 2017). 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. Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky O00000388 1793 Categories: Organizations

The office of the chief military officer and advisor to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Resides in the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Civil War-era Adjutant Generals: Scott Brown (1859-1861); John W. Finnell (1861-1863); John Boyle (1863-1864); Daniel W. Lindsey (1864-1867).

Relationships Military: Hall's Gap Battalion Political: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: John L. Lamb (Kentucky, soldier) Military: Douglas Jones (Union County, laborer and soldier) Military: Charles W. Quiggins (Hardin County, KY, carpenter and soldier) Military: Houston L. Keesee (Union County, farmer and soldier) Military: Alderson T. Keen (Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) Military: Silas Adams (Union Lt. Col, kentucky attorney.) Military: Francis M. Helveti (1st ky cavalry and professor) Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Political: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Military: Albert G. Huffman (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: George H. Norton (Private and hospital steward in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry ) Military: Granville Jasper Vaught (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: John Brent Fishback (Louisville/Garrard/Pulaski /1st KY Cav) Military: Josiah "Joe" D. Beatie (Pulaski Co, KY, corp, 2d Lieut, & Capt1st ky cav USA) Military: Thomas J. Graves (Russell County, KY, 1st sgt & 1st Lieut 1st Ky Cav USA) Military: James L. Pankey (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: Tilford N. Bruner (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: Phillip Roberts (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: George Watkins Drye (Casey County, KY, Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) Military: Thomas Rowland (Cumberland Co, Ky; sgt, lieut, maj in 1st Ky Cav USA) Military: William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) Military: Alexander C. Smith (Pvt-1st lieut - 1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: S. J. Layman (Assistant surgeon for 2nd regiment Kentucky Cavalry) Political: Reuben S. Darnall (Mason County, KY, mason's apprentice and military drummer, private & first sergeant) Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: Robert Armstrong Athey (Kenton County, lawyer, asst. adjutant general for KY vols (U.S.A.)) Military: Joel H. Roach (Corporal, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry) Military: Robert L. Wilson (Crittenden County, KY, farmer) Military: Kentucky Home Guard Military: Kentucky State Militia Military: William Pope Anderson (Cincy OH, assistant Adj General to General Ambrose Burnside) Military: Thomas McCurdy Vincent (US Assistant adjutant general, Brigadier General (U.S.A.) ) Military: Kentucky Volunteers Political: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.) Military: Edwin McMasters Stanton (US attorney general and secretary of war) Military: Edward Davis Townsend (Assistant Adjutant General (U.S.Army)) Military: Julius Fosses (Louisville, Kentucky, aide-de-camp, asst inspector general of cavalry, and Bvt Maj. of Vols. (U.S.A.)) Military: Alexander Wake Holeman (Owen County, Kentucky, machinist, hotelkeeper, and Maj OH River Batt KSG; capt, maj, lt col in 12th KY Cav, Col. 11th KY Cav (USA)) Military: Milton J. Graham (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. 4th Inf and 11th Cav (U.S.A.)) Military: William Owsley Boyle (Boyle County, Kentucky, soldier - Lt. Col. 11th Ky. Cav.)

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Hd Qrs 1st Ky Cav Near Powder Springs Ga June 27" 1864, Gov Bramlette Sir

I have the honor to recommend to you for Promotion Major F. M Helvetito the rank of Lt Colonel vice Adams promoted also Capt A. T. Keen to the rank of Major vice Helveti promoted.

I am very Resptly your obt Servt S Adams Col 1st Ky Cav

1.2.3.4.5Maj F^rancis^ M Helviti com Lieut Col. 1 Cavy June 27/64 vice S. Adams promoted,
1.2.3.4.5.Capt. Anderson S. Keene com Maj 1 Cavy June 27/64 vice F. M. Helviti promd.

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1 Cavy Head Qrs. 1st Ky Cavy nr. Powder Springs June 27. 1864

Adams Silias Colonel

Recommends Maj F. M Helviti for promotion to Lieut Col and Capt. A. T. Keen to the rank of Major.

Com issd & fowdJuly 9. 1864

Recd A. G. O. July 9. 1864