Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Created by the Revenue Act of 1862 on July 1, 1862 to fund the Civil War. Commissioner(s): George S. Boswell (1862-1863); Joseph J. Lewis (1863-1865); William Orton (1865); Edward A. Rollins (1865-1869).

Bibliography

Income Taxes 1862-1962: A History of the Internal Revenue Service (Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963).

Citation

United States Internal Revenue Service. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197562 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (3)

Correspondence
Edgar Needham to James W. Tate
1862-11-11
Petition
John B. McHatton and John H. Threlkeld to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-01-01
Correspondence
William M. Spencer and R. L. Moore to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-12-07

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