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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-0002-060-0024 Box 77, Folder 865 THREE FORKS BN KSG "OFFICER CORRESPONDENCE"

Irvine, Estill 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. [Unknown] Osbern (guerrilla) N00009489 Categories: People

Mentioned in letter sent from E.B. Treadway to Governor Thomas E. Bramlette on July 14, 1865 as the commander of a band of guerrillas in the counties of Perry, Breathitt, and Letcher, Kentucky.

Relationships Military: Elisha B. Treadway (Owsley County, Kentucky, carpenter, sheriff, capt & maj 7th KY Inf USA; maj 3 Forks Battalion USA)

KYR-0002-060-0024 [Unknown] Smith (guerrilla) N00009490 Categories: People

Mentioned in letter sent from E.B. Treadway to Governor Thomas E. Bramlette on July 14, 1865 as the commander of a band of guerrillas in the counties of Perry, Breathitt, and Letcher, Kentucky.

Relationships Military: Elisha B. Treadway (Owsley County, Kentucky, carpenter, sheriff, capt & maj 7th KY Inf USA; maj 3 Forks Battalion USA)

KYR-0002-060-0024 Dan Jones (reported KY guerrilla leader, eastern Kentucky) N00009491 Categories: People

Mentioned in letter sent from E.B. Treadway to Governor Thomas E. Bramlette on July 14, 1865 as the commander of a band of guerrillas in the counties of Perry, Breathitt, and Letcher, Kentucky.

Relationships Military: Elisha B. Treadway (Owsley County, Kentucky, carpenter, sheriff, capt & maj 7th KY Inf USA; maj 3 Forks Battalion USA)

KYR-0002-060-0024 Elisha B. Treadway (Owsley County, Kentucky, carpenter, sheriff, capt & maj 7th KY Inf USA; maj 3 Forks Battalion USA) N00002436 1824-08-26 1885-11-04 Categories: People

Owsley County, Kentucky, carpenter, sheriff, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William W. Treadway. Married to Sarah E. Treadway. Father of Morgan J. Treadway, Laura F. Treadway, Decatur B. Treadway, and Philos Stratton Treadway. Carpenter in Owsley County in 1850. Carpenter in Owsley County in 1860. Employed Malissa J. Eager as a domestic servant and William F. Eager as a carpenter in Owsley County in 1860. Sheriff in Owsley County from 1860 to 1861. Served as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the U.S.-Mexican War. Served in the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain and major from September 22, 1861, to September 24, 1864. Served in the Three Forks Battalion of Capital Guards (U.S.A.) as a major from February 1, 1865, to July 17, 1865.

Relationships Legal: Franklin Circuit Court Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Military: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Military: William D. Cardwell (Hezekiah Hall) (Breathitt County, Kentucky, coal miner and soldier) Military: James Eversole (Owsley County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Military: Benjamin F. Blankenship (Harlan County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier) Social: McKinley Maloney (Owsley County, Kentucky, farmer and pvt 3 Forks Batt Capital Guards) Military: 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Thomas McCurdy Vincent (US Assistant adjutant general, Brigadier General (U.S.A.) )

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owsley County, p. 305A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owsley County, p. 324. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owsley County, Booneville, p. 306A. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1860, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 355-59. Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Kentucky, for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1861, Legislative Document Series, No. 1 (Frankfort, KY: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1862), 303-08. "Elisha Bowman Treadway (1824-1885)," Find A Grave, Memorial #59188538, accessed October 15, 2019, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59188538. Francis B. Heitman, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, from it's Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903, vol. 2 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903), 70. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 748-50. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 780, 958. William Elsey Connelley, History of Kentucky, vol. 4 (Chicago: American Historical Society, 1922), 276. Irvine, Kentucky P00005642 Categories: Places

Seat of Estill County, Kentucky. Located on the Kentucky River.

37.7006, -83.9738 Ron D. Bryant, "Irvine" in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), p. 298, 457. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Irvine, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 23, 2019). 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). Harlan County, Kentucky P00008688 Categories: Places

County in southeastern Kentucky, seat at Harlan.

36.889, -83.2078 John E. Kleber, editor in chief, The Kentucky Encyclopedia (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 408-409. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Harlan County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov (accessed on September 23, 2019). Perry County, Kentucky P00001755 Categories: Places

County in southeastern Kentucky. Seat at Hazard.

37.3161, -83.2078 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 230. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Perry County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 23, 2019). Breathitt County, Kentucky P00001048 Categories: Places

County in eastern Kentucky. Seat at Jackson.

37.536, -83.3362 Charles Hayes, "Breathitt County" in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2002), p. 115-116. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Breathitt County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 23, 2019). Letcher County, Kentucky P00005320 Categories: Places

County in southeastern Kentucky. Seat at Whitesburg, Kentucky.

37.1254, -82.8641 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 170. USGS: Earth Explorer, "Letcher County, Kentucky," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on September 23, 2019). Three Forks Battalion O00009480 1864-01 1865-07-17 Categories: Organizations

Raised under an act of legislation dated January 1864 that allowed to Kentucky state governor to raise forces in defense of the state. Located in the southeastern portion of Kentucky. Headquarters at Booneville, Kentucky. Served from 1864 to July 17, 1865. Commander(s): Major Elisha B. Treadway.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1867), 780-91. Senate Documents, 61st Congress, 2nd Session, vol. 59 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910), 30, 32. 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. Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky 1865-07-14 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Head Quarters Three, Forks, Battalion, Irvine Ky July 14th 1865 Govener Bramlett,

I am at this place with Six companies of My Battolion, preparing to be mustered out, of the State service, I have two more companies on their way from the Counties of Harlan, and Perry, making Eight in all, I would verry Respectfully reccommend that three of those companies be retained in the State Service, Some two or three Months longer, from the fact, we have not yet established Civil Courts or even yet put down all the gurrillas in the counties of Harlan, Perry, Breathitt, Letcher, &c. there are reported to be three Bands of gurrillas in those counties, under the command of "Osbern" "Smith" and Dan" "Jones" I would ernestly recommend

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very Respectfully E, B, Treadway, Major commanding Three Forks Battolion