<title type="main">Thomas E. Bramlette, First Lieutenant, Alexander W. Nickell

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November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Active Militia Records - Capital Guards, North Cumberland Btn., and Three Forks Btn. KYR-0002-060-0018 Box 76, Folder 864 1st REGT CAPITAL GUARDS CO K SANDY VALLEY BN OATH OF OFFICE

Frankfort, Franklin 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. Alexander W. Nickell (Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, laborer and soldier) N00009426 1828-04-24 1903-12-31 Categories: People

Morgan County, Kentucky, farmer, laborer, and soldier. Illinois native. Married to Katherine Salyer Nickell in Johnson County, Kentucky, on February 4, 1847. Father of Samantha Nickell, Silvia Nickell, Melissa Nickell, John L. Nickell, Matilda F. Nickell, William Nickell, and Ellen Nickell. Farmer in Johnson County in 1850. Laborer in Morgan County in 1860. Mustered into the 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private on October 25, 1861. Served in the 1st Capital Guard Regiment in the Kentucky State Militia as first lieutenant and captain from August 9, 1864, to March 11, 1865.

Relationships Military: Capital Guard Regiment Legal: Charles Hayden (Frankfort, Kentucky, clerk and soldier) Military: Irad B. Hutchinson (Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, clerk and Captain (U.S.A.)) Military: Charles W. Quiggins (Hardin County, KY, carpenter and soldier)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Johnson County, p. 95B-96A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Morgan County, District 1, p. 57. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kansas, Shawnee County, Tecumseh, p. 150A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Johnson County Marriages, Film #001912950, p. 205 of 239 on microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 774. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65, vol. 1 (Frankfort: Legislature of Kentucky, 1915), p. 198. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 111. Find A Grave, "Alexander Washington Nickell (1828-1903)," Memorial #29485584, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29485584 (accessed October 2, 2018). 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. James R. Page (Frankfort, KY, merchant, capt 9th KY Cav USA & asst. sec. state) N001778 1827? 1875? Categories: People

Frankfort, Kentucky, merchant, soldier, and statesman. New York native. Married to Susan Page in 1850. Father of Isaac R. Page, Henry C. Page, and John H. Page. Married to Mary T. Hodges Page in Franklin County, Kentucky, on December 8, 1858. Father of James R. Page, Albert M. Page, and Lizzie D. Page. Clerk in Frankfort in 1850. Owned three enslaved persons in Franklin County in 1850. Merchant in Frankfort in 1860. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain and major from August 22, 1862, to February 14, 1863. Assistant Secretary of State under Ephraim L. Van Winkle, who served from September 1, 1863, to May 23, 1866.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District N. 1, p. 39B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District No. 2, p. 914. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, pp. 241-42. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Illinois, Richland County, Denver Township, p. 517B. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0098. “Decoration Day,” The Frankfort Roundabout (Frankfort, KY), May 28, 1892, p. 3. "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 – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll 994034, Franklin County Marriages. "Memorandum," The Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, KY), May 31, 1867, p. 1. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 228-29, 251. William E. Hughes (Jefferson County, KY, newspaper editor and public printer) N00002718 1820? Categories: People

Jefferson County, Kentucky, newspaper editor and public printer. Bucks County, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Eliza R. Harney Hughes in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on August 10, 1846. Father of Edward H. Hughes, Wallace E. Hughes, William B. Hughes, Mary E. Hughes, Martha Hughes, and Thomas P. Hughes. Editor in Louisville in 1850. Editor of the Louisville Democrat with John H. Harney in Louisville in 1860. Installed as public printer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in December 1861.

Relationships Military: William G. Rogers (Regimental quartermaster in 2nd regiment Kentucky Cavalry) Military: Elias Thomasson (Regimental quartermaster. 2nd regiment Kentucky Cavalry. ) Economic: The Commonwealth Political: James H. Montgomery (Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, tailor. )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 181A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, District 2, p. 1104. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Arkansas, Desha County, Mississippi Township, p. 504B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Jefferson County Marriages, Film 000482707, p. 346. Pennsylvania, U. S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968_, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA, Philadelphia County, File 23061. Charles Hayden (Frankfort, Kentucky, clerk and soldier) N00000871 1838? Categories: People

Frankfort, Kentucky, clerk and soldier. Native of England. Married to Mary E. Hayden. Clerk in Frankfort in 1860. Commissioned as a notary public in Kentucky in 1863. Notary public for Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1864. Served in the Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky as a mustering officer with the rank of first lieutenant from 1864 to 1865. Clerk and acting assistant adjutant general in 1865.

Relationships Military: Fleming County State Guard (Captain Barber's Company) Military: George Reid Barber (Captain Barber's Company) Military: Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky Military: Kentucky Volunteers Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: George B. Baum (Louisville, Kentucky, resident.) 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: Capital Guard Regiment Legal: Charles W. Quiggins (Hardin County, KY, carpenter and soldier) Economic: Jackson H. Jacobs (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer and captain 14th Cav USA & 1st lt Cap Guards) Military: Jackson H. Jacobs (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer and captain 14th Cav USA & 1st lt Cap Guards)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 399. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), vii. KYR-0001-007-0040. KYR-0002-161-0005. KYR-0003-101-0001. 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. Franklin County, Kentucky P001019 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Frankfort. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, "Franklin County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 354-56. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Capital Guard Regiment O00009331 1863-07-11 1865? Categories: Organizations

Sanctioned by War Department as a regiment of Kentucky State Troops. Consisted of three battalions stationed near Frankfort, Paducah, and the Sandy Valley. Commander(s): Colonel Pierce B. Hawkins and Lieutenant Colonel Jesse J. Craddock.

Relationships Military: Manzer A. Payne (Graves County, Kentucky, hotelkeeper and major, 1st Capital Guards) Military: Col. 11th KY Inf) Military: Charles W. Quiggins (Hardin County, KY, carpenter and soldier) Military: Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky Military: Samuel G. Suddarth (Adair Co, KY, atty, Quarter-master general of KY) Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: Jesse J. Craddock (Hart County, KY, farmer and lieutenant colonel) Military: William J. Aulsebrook (Louisville, Kentucky, painter and private Frankfort Battal Cap Guard (U.S.A.)) Military: George Trulove (Trimble County, Kentucky, resident and private (U.S.A.))

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 754-825. 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. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky O00000923 1792 Categories: Organizations

Legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Comprised of the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky Senate.

Relationships Political: Alfred Allen (Breckinridge County, Kentucky, attorney and politician) Political: James Henry Garrard (Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and Kentucky state treasurer) Political: James Crockett Sayers (Kenton County, Kentucky, laborer, farmer, politician, QM & 1st lieut 32nd KY Inf USA) Political: Thomas Turner (Montgomery Co., KY, State Rep & attorney) Political: Thomas W. Owings (Meade co state rep) Political: Richard Aylett Buckner, Jr. (Lexington, KY atty, judge & speaker of State House) Political: Bryan Rust Young (Bardstown state rep) Political: John Kemp Goodloe (Woodford Co State Senator) Political: John A. Prall (Bourbon Co State Senator) Political: Joshua Tevis (Louisville, KY, State Rep & US District Atto, Col 10th Ky Cav (USA)) Political: Thomas A. Duke (Paducah State Senator & Physician) Political: Richard Clough Anderson, III (Frankfort state rep) Political: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Political: Samuel E. DeHaven (Oldham County State Sen/Rep) Political: Henry Davis McHenry (Ohio Co., KY, state rep & senator) Political: Martin Pickett Marshall (Mason Co. State Senator) Political: Curtis Field Burnam (Madison County. KY, attorney & State Rep) Political: Willis W. Gardner (Union co. State Sen.) Political: Joshua Barnes (Bath Co., KY, State Rep. & doctor) Political: James Calvert (Boone County, Kentucky, sheriff and politician) Political: Richard J. Browne (Washington Co, KY, State Rep & attorney) Political: Nathaniel Wolfe (Louisville, Kentucky, attorney, Ky rep & senator) Political: Walter C. Whitaker (Shelby Co. Ky state sen; col & genl 6th Ky Inf & Army of Cumberland USA) Political: John L. Irvan (Calloway Co. state rep) Political: John R. Thomas (Marion Co., Ky, State rep & attorney) Political: Zebulon Ward (Woodford co State Rep & former penitentiary lessee) Political: John S. Van Winkle (Wayne Co state rep) Political: Elijah Gabbert (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and KY state rep) Political: Jonas Martin (Livingston and Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer and politician.) Political: William S. Rankin (Grant County, KY, State Rep) Political: Joshua Fry Bell (Boyle Co., KY, attorney & politician) Political: Isaac Price Miller (Jefferson co. farmer & politician) Political: James Speed (U.S. Atty. General, Louisville, KY atty & state senator) Political: John B. Bruner (Breckinridge Co., KY, atty & state senator) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Economic: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Legal: Kentucky Home Guard Military: 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Kentucky State Militia Political: John Flavel Fisk, Sr. (Covington, Kentucky, attorney and politician) Political: Leonidas Polk (Louisiana, bishop and general (C.S.A.)) Political: Simon Bolivar Buckner (Kentucky inspector general and general CSA) Political: T. & J. F. Jefferson Political: Martin A. Walker (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Charles Gaupin (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: William H. Landrum (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: John Cullen (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: Francis Linnemann (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Joseph Francis Terstegge (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: John Rausch Gheens (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer) Political: Peter Klippel (Jefferson County, KY, grocer and flour dealer) Political: Samuel Harris (Jefferson County, KY, peddler and flour dealer) Political: Frank Struck (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: Elias T. Oberdorfer (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: John T. Doyle (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: James Collings (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: Alexander F. Clark (Jefferson County, KY, wholesale & retail grocer & flour dealer) Political: Christopher Abel (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer & grocer) Political: Philip Winkler (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer) Political: Joseph Martin (Jefferson County, KY, wholesale grocer & flour dealer) Political: William Gathright (Jefferson County, KY, merchant and flour dealer) Political: John R. Knott (Jefferson County, KY, clerk and flour dealer) Political: John J. Ellis (Jefferson County, KY, grocer & flour dealer) Political: Michael Enright (Jefferson County, KY, retail grocer & flour dealer) Political: Martin Breen (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: George Hill (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: John Snyder & Co. Political: John Gaffenberger (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Thomas McGrain, Jr. (Jefferson Co, KY, & Harrison Co, IN, clerk, flour dealer & merchant) Political: Paul Wilhelm Carle (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & grocer) Political: James Kennedy (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer) Political: Stege & Reiling Political: Montgomery & Bro. Political: E. T. Sale & Co. Political: Marshall Halbert & Co. Political: Castleman, Murrell & Co. Political: Lane & Bartlett Wholesale Grocers Political: Albert Engelhard (Jefferson County, KY, flour dealer & wholesale grocer) Political: Nock, Wicks & Co. Political: Jack & Brother Wholesale Grocers Political: G. McCullum & Co. Political: Tait, Anderson & Co. Political: Baldwin Sanderson & Co. Political: Sage Bower & Co. Political: Billing & Dreisbach Political: Smith & Smyser Political: John B. McIlvain & Son Political: John Cochran & Son Political: J. Vernon & Son Political: N. S. Glore & Co. Political: Schuler & Hutti Political: J. S. Byers & Co. Political: John C. Ameling & Co. Political: Guy & Clark Manufacturer Political: C. Bremaker & Co. Political: H. Wedekind & Co. Political: Brown & Co. Political: Brown, Bro. & Co. Political: Kennedy Mills Political: Glazebrook Brothers & Co. Political: Weller & Parker Political: John Terry & Co. Political: William Garrard Timberlake (Jefferson Co, KY, flour inspector) Political: Joab Clark (Christian Co, KY, Clerk of Circuit Court) Political: William Brown (Christian County, Kentucky, schoolteacher, farmer, and justice of the peace)

Robert M. Ireland, The Kentucky State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999). “Kentucky General Assembly.” Constitution of Kentucky, Kentucky Legislative Research Commission, 2019, apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/constitution (Accessed July 23, 2019). Government of the United States of America O00002945 1776-07-04 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the United States of America. Comprised of the Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and Executive Branch. Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.

Relationships Military: 68th Regiment Kentucky Enrolled Militia Economic: Hiram Barney (New York attorney and customs collector) Political: Leonard B. Cox (Fleming County, Kentucky, attorney and judge) Political: William Scott Botts (Fleming County, Kentucky, attorney and politician) Political: George Jackson (Bullitt County, Kentucky, laborer) Political: Hillary G. Jackson (Bullitt County, Kentucky, laborer & private 26th KY Inf USA) Legal: William J. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer. ) Military: Thornton Williams (Scott County, Kentucky, soldier. Formerly enslaved by Urias Offutt, accused of attempted murder.) Political: Urias M. Offutt (Scott County, Kentucky, farmer. and slaveholder.) Military: George W. Rasure (Floyd County, Indiana, resident and soldier.) Military: Amaziah "Samuel" Rasure (Washington County, Indiana, resident and soldier.) Military: David Rasure, Jr. (New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, resident and soldier.) Political: Nelson Trusler (Connersville, Indiana, attorney, politician, and soldier) Political: Robert Alexander Dowell (Crittenden County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: Oliver P. Morton (Fourteenth governor of Indiana, attorney, judge, and politician.) Political: John Walter Rutherford (Crittenden County, Kentucky, barkeeper and merchant)

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IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF The Commonwealth of Kentucky,

KENTUCKY UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL THOMAS E. BRAMLETTE, GOVERNOR OF SAID COMMONWEALTH. To all whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:

Know Ye, That Alexander W. Nickell. having been duly appointed to the office of First Lieutenant Company K -- In the Capitol Guard Regiment of Kentucky State forces organized under the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth:

NOW KNOW YOU, That, by the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of said State, and reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valor, fidelity, and ability, I do, by these presents Commission you as 1: Lieutenant as aforsaid, for the term prescribed by law unless sooner discharged, upon condition that you take the oath indorsed hereon, within ten days from receipt hereof, sending a certificate thereof to General Headquarters; and I do hereby authorize and require you to discharge, all and singular, the duties and services appertaining to your said office, agreeably to law and general regulations, and to obey such orders and instructions.as you shall, from time to time, receive from your superior officers.

SEAL OF KENTUCKY UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name, and caused the seal of the State of Kentucky to be affixed, at Frankfort, the eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty=four and in the seventy=fourth year of the Commonwealth.

Thos E Bramlette BY THE GOVERNOR: E. L. VanWinkle, Secretary of State. By Jas R. Page Asst Secty

Commonwealth Office -- WM. E. HUGHES, State Printer.

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OATH.

I do solemnly swear, that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State, and be faithful and true to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, so long as I continue a citizen thereof, and that I will faithfully execute, to the best of my abilities, the office of 1 Lieut according to law; and I do further solemnly swear, that since the adoption of the present Constitution, I being a citizen of this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons, within this State nor out of it, with a citizen of this State; nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, with a citizen of this State; nor have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, or aided or assisted any person thus offending -- so help me God.

Alexander W Nickell

Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Justice of the Peace Notary Public for Franklin -- County, Kentucky, this 20' day of August, 1864.

Chas Hayden Justice of the Peace.Notary Public Franklin Coy Ky