Military Board of Kentucky
1861-05-24 to 1862-08-28
Agency of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky responsible for state military affairs from May 1861 to August 1862. The board existed in three different iterations and with different members. Member(s) from May 24, 1861, to September 25, 1861: Beriah Magoffin (President), Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, Peter Dudley, and John B. Peyton. Phillip Swigert was secretary in June 1861. Member(s) from September 25, 1861, to March 15, 1862: John B. Temple (President), Peter Dudley, Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, and E. H. Taylor. Member(s) from March 15, 1862, to August 28, 1862: John B. Temple and George T. Wood.
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Military Board of Kentucky. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200639 (November 12, 2026).
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