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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Assistant Adjutant General Letter Book - No. 1 ; 5 Sept 1863 - 2 Feb 1864 KYR-0002-153-0079 342

Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky 1863-11-21 Correspondence English 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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342 Copy Novr 21' 3. Maj Genl Geo. H. Thomas. Comdg Departmt. of the Cumberland. Chattanooga General:

Secretary of War has authorized the Governor of Ky. to ask that the most worthy non-commissioned Officer, or private in each Company in every Kentucky regiment within your Department, be detailed on the recruiting service- with the two-fold view of filling up all the regiments. and, if there are vacancies, of rewarding good conduct in the field and activity in recruiting, by giving such detailed persons commission as 2nd Lieutenants in their respective Companies- if no such vacancies exist a brevet 2nd Lieuts Commission will issue to each.

The object of this is to hasten the recruiting for old regiments.

Be kind enough to direct such details to report to Maj W. H. Sidell U. S. A. and Asst. Pro. Mar Genl for Dist of Ky. at Louisville Ky, who is acting in conjunction with the State authorities in this matter. Your early attention to this is deemed essential as we are thus -- engaged in filling up all regiments from this State.

By order of the Governor (sgd) John Boyle

Adjt Genl of Ky

This letter forwarded to Maj. Genl Burnside & Dept. of the Cumberland Maj Genl Banks Deptmt of the Gulf