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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Guerilla Letters KYR-0002-225-0025 Document Box 1, Folder G. L. 1863

Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky 1863-02-05 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": 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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To His Exellency James F Robinson Governeor of Kentucky.

The undersigned members of the 2nd & 3rd Battalion of the 14th Reget of Cavalry for state ^mounted^ service would most respectfully state to your Honor that the Counties of Breathitt, Owsley, Perry, and Letcher but more particullarly the County of Breathitt are now without any protection whatever. and the union men of said Countys have nearly all enlisted and gone into the army of the U S Army and have left their Counties and homes unprotected and to the mercies of the Rebels, who have robbed them of every thing we had took all of our Stock Corn & Hay in short taken all we had and have stuooped so low as to strip our wives and Children of their wearing clothes, and in ther present Condition must now starve to death, and have their Houses burned unless your honor will send us some protection, now we therefore would most earnestly pray your Honor to grant us Some releif and all we want is to be armed and equipt in good stile and then send us back to the mountains from whence we came and we will protect the Countys above mentioned and our own homes. grant us this one request and it is all we ask, Irvine Ky 5th February 1863

J C Eversole majr Battalion 14th Ky cavalry commanding

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thomas Amis capt John Amis 1st Lutenant Wilie Amis Second James Eversole Liut Wm B Eversole Cap,t Thomas Johnson 1st Liut Abner Eversole 2nd Liut William Strong Capt Andrew Herd capt Thomas Johnson 1.st Lieut John Little Citisen Harvey Lucas Citisen Anderson C,, Eversole Seg Apsolm Macintosh Riley Short Alen R Hensley Joseph Campbell Samuel Couch Henderson Mosely green Haladay Abigah Smith Franklin Johnson Harison Field Capt William Mosley Lewis Smith William Bishop David Wilder John Winkler Sampson Couch James A Knorr John Harvey M B Mosley Elijah Cough James Jessee J, W, York M. B. Woodward John, L. Williams Samuel Dawison Larkin Murrell James Parker Logan Hacker Edward Marcum Lt Jocah Rice A B Mcguire Wily Turner H, C, Hargis D, B, Scholl James Smith Samuel Spicer Alfred Denton Samuel Johnson Issac Boothe Patrick Napier William M Jones John hoskins John C Strong Franklin Garad Jesse Gaye G M Nelson Barger Jonathan T. tyson Isaac Smith Thos Thos Campbell Lewis Cole John Cole s, o, c,

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Daniel Duff Washington Notler William Campbell Daniel Flinchum Samuel Spicer Samuel Mareyan perry Bishop Wesley turner Car helton Alfred Little William Smith Wilis Sandlin Anderson surrey Alfred Amis Mareyan Hensley Jesse Spicer Albert Stamper Leander Hamblen E: W Smith Delany Barger N. E. Arowood Jesse Couch Wm F Arrowood D Deaton J C Duff David Huff Jesse. P. Turner Hugh Combs Preston Turner James Baker Benj McIntosh Alex.- Bishop Abraham MCintos Meridy Reynolds Vand McIntosh Squire Bishop William stapleton Jimison Harper Jesse Turner Wm Mays Charles ton Levi Calf Anderson Clark Alexande G. Duff John S Morris Hiram Campbel George W Baker thomas morris O R Moyres John Bishop Jackson gabberd Jno Blake John Gilbert James Hadox J W Colins Geo morgan Enoch Combs Henry Collins Preston Campbell Thomas Marcum Silvester Isaacs 1st Lt Alfred Marcum

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Irvine Ky, Feby 5/63.

Eversole J. C. Major 14th Ky. Cavy.

Unprotected condition of Breathitt and other Co's.

Military Pettn of 2 & 3 Battn 14 Cavalry