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  State of Tennessee

  1796

  Administrative body of the state of Tennessee. Capital at Nashville, Tennessee. Governor(s): Isham Green Harris (November 3, 1857 - March 12, 1862), Andrew Johnson (1853–1857, March 12, 1862 – March 4, 1865), Robert Looney Caruthers (elected but never served due to Andrew Johnson's appointment as military governor), Edward Hazzard East (March 3, 1865 – April 5, 1865), William Gannaway Brownlow (April 5, 1865 – February 25, 1869).

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  State of Rhode Island

  1776-05-04

  Administrative body of the state of Rhode Island. Capital at Providence, Rhode Island. Governor(s): Thomas Goodwin Turner (1859-1860), William Sprague (1860-1863), William Cole Cozzens (1863), and James Youngs Smith (1863-1866).

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  Louisville City Court

  1850

  Police court with jurisdiction in the city of Louisville, Kentucky. Judge(s): George W. Johnston. City Attorney(s): William G. Reasor, Robert J. Elliott. Clerk(s): Oliver H. Strattan (1861), J. Phillip Tomppert, Jr.

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  State of Mississippi

  1817

  Administrative body of the state of Mississippi. Capital at Jackson. Governors: John Jones Pettus (1859-1863), Charles Clark (1863-1865), William Lewis Sharkey (1865), Benjamin G. Humphreys (1865–68).

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  Marion County Home Guard

  1861

  State militia organization from Marion County, Kentucky. Organized in Haysville, Kentucky. Commander(s): Alson Rawlings.

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  Winchester Home Guards

  1862?

  State militia organization from Clark County, Kentucky. Organized in Winchester, Kentucky. Captain: J.W. Carrick.

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  Lexington City Court

  Located in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. Judge(s): A. H. Robertson and Speed S. Goodloe. Clerk(s): George R. Letcher, George Stoll, Jr, and Cincinnatus Shryock.

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  45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1863-10 1865-02-14

  Organized at Ashland, Kentucky. Placed on active duty in October 1863, and formally mustered into service in January 1864. Mustered out in battalions at Catlettsburg, Kentucky: Companies A-F on December 24, 1864, and Companies G, H, I, and K on February 14, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel John Mason Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis M. Clark.

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  49th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1863-09-19 1864-12-26

  Organized at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Mustered in on September 19, 1863, and mustered out on December 26, 1864. Officer(s): Colonel John G. Eve and Lieutenant Colonel Philos Stratton.

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  14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1862-11-06 1864-03-24

  Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D" organized at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and mustered in November 6, 1862. Other companies organized at Irvine, Kentucky, August 21, 1862, to February 13, 1863. Mustered out September 16, 1863, to March 24, 1864. Commander(s): Henry C. Lilly.

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  1st Kentucky Light Artillery Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1861 1865

  Organized between July 1861 and September 1863. Mustered out between November 1864 and November 1865. Consisted of Batteries "A," "B," "C," "D" (did not complete organization), and "E," and the First Kentucky Independent Battery.

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  Kentucky Volunteers

  1861 1865

  The official organization of Kentucky military forces under the command of the Adjutant General of Kentucky. Organized into infantry, cavalry, and artillery regiments. Civil War-era Adjutant Generals: Scott Brown (1859-1861); John W. Finnell (1861-1863); John Boyle (1863-1864); Daniel W. Lindsey (1864-1867).

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  53rd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1864? 1865-09-15

  Organized at Paris, Kentucky, in the winter of 1864 and spring of 1865. Mustered out on September 15, 1865. Officer(s): Colonel Clinton J. True.

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  State of California

  1850-09-09

  Administrative body of the state of California. Capital at Sacramento, California. Governor(s): John B. Weller (1858-1860), Milton Latham (1860), John G. Downey (1860-1862), Leland Standford (1862-1863), and Frederick Low (1863-1867).

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  Breckinridge Circuit Court

  Located in the 3rd Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): James Stewart. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Cicero Maxwell and John Chapeze. Clerk(s): Gideon P. Jolly.

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  Grayson Circuit Court

  Located in the 3rd Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): James Stewart. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Cicero Maxwell and John Chapeze. Clerk(s): Edwin Thomas.

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  Provisional Government of Kentucky

  1861-11-18 1865

  Confederate provisional government of Kentucky. Formed at Russellville, Kentucky, on November 18, 1861. Recognized by the Confederate States of America on December 10, 1861. Operated from Bowling Green, Kentucky, until February 1862. Administered by a governor and council of ten. Governor(s): George W. Johnson (1861-1862) and Richard Hawes (1862-1865). Secretary of State: Robert McKee. Treasurer: John Burnam. Auditor: Josiah Pillsbury.

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  5th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1862-03-31 1865-05-03

  Organized at Camp Sandidge in Gallatin County, Tennessee. Mustered into service on March 31, 1862. Mustered out of service on May 3, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel David R. Haggard, Colonel William P. Sanders, and Colonel Oliver L. Baldwin.

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  Provisional Council

  1861-11-18 1865

  Executive committee of the provisional Confederate government of Kentucky. Consisted of ten men from ten different congressional districts: Willis B. Machen, John W. Crockett, Jr., James P. Bates, James S. Chrisman, Philip B. Thompson, Jr., Joseph B. Burnside, Horatio W. Bruce, Eli M. Bruce, James W. Moore, and George B. Hodge. President: Willis B. Machen. Clerk: A. Frank Brown.

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  Committee on Military Affairs

  1861-11-25 1865

  Committee of the provisional government of Kentucky responsible for military affairs. The provisional government and its committees were recognized by the Confederate States of America on December 10, 1861. Chairman: Philip Burton Thompson. Members: James P. Bates, Willis Benson Machen, and James William Moore.

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  Committee on the Judiciary

  1861-11-25 1865

  Committee of the provisional government of Kentucky responsible for the administration of justice. The provisional government and its committees were recognized by the Confederate States of America on December 10, 1861. Chairman: John Watkins Crockett. Members: Horatio W. Bruce and James William Moore.

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  Nicholas Circuit Court

  Located in the 10th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): E. C. Phister and L. W. Andrews. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): R. H. Stanton and George M. Thomas. Clerk(s): James H. Holladay, James L. Arnold, William W. Howard, and J. M. Chevis.

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  Russell Circuit Court

  Located in the 6th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Thomas E. Bramlette and Fontaine T. Fox. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Ephraim L. Vanwinkle and Michael H. Owsley. Clerk(s): George Bryan.

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  Johnson County Court

  Located in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Unknown. Clerk(s): John Howes and Daniel Pelphrey.

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  Nicholas House

  Tavern and hotel in Nicholas County, Kentucky. Owners: W.J. Stitt, H.M. Stitt, and Leonidas Campbell.