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  State of New York

  1788-07-26

  Government of the state of New York. Capital at Albany, New York. Governor(s): Edwin Denison Morgan (1859-1863), Horatio Seymour (1863-1865), and Reuben Eaton Fenton (1865-1869).

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  Blandville Police Court

  1847?

  Misdemeanor court presided over by the police judge of Blandville, Kentucky, with jurisdiction within the limits of the city. Judge(s): William S. Ware (1861).

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  Fayette County Court

  Located in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Charles D. Carr. Clerk(s): Sanders D. Bruce, Joseph R. Gross, Ernest Brennan, and A. G. Hunt.

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  Estill Circuit Court

  Located in the 12th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Granville Pearl. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): John Dishman and Hugh F. Finley. Clerk(s): Robert Fluty and Elijah Herndon.

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  Sherley & Woolfolk

  Louisville, Kentucky, ship chandlery. Formerly known as Sherley, Bell & Co. Partner(s): Zachariah Madison Sherley, Richard Henry Woolfolk, Jesse K. Bell, and Lewis A. Sherley.

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  Pleasant View Baptist Church

  Church in Hardin County, Kentucky.

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  Washington County, District of Columbia, Circuit Court

  1801-02-27 1863

  Circuit Court for Washington County, District of Columbia. Created by Congress in the act for the Government of the Federal District in 1801. Dissolved and responsibilities assumed by the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia in 1863. Chief Judge: James Dunlop. Associate Judges: James S. Morsell and William Merrick. Clerk: John A. Smith.

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  Fort Bruce

  1861

  Confederate fort constructed along the Cumberland River at Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, in 1861. Originally named Fort Defiance. Captured by Union forces in February 1862 and renamed Fort Bruce. Contained a contraband camp and a recruiting center for U.S. Colored Troops. Commandant: Colonel Sanders D. Bruce.

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  City of Covington Police Department

  1857

  Covington, Kentucky, police force. Created by ordinance of the Covington City Council in March 1857. City marshals: Clinton Butts (1857-1859), John McLaughlin (1859-1861), Clinton Butts (1861).

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  State of Iowa

  1846

  Administrative body of the State of Iowa. Capital at Des Moines. Governor(s): Samuel J. Kirkwood (1860-1864) and William M. Stone (1864-1868).

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  Eighth Judicial District of Kentucky

  This Commonwealth of Kentucky judicial district included Trimble, Carroll, Henry, Franklin, Owen, Gallatin, Grant, and Boone Counties. Judge(s): Elijah F. Nuttall (1860-1861) and George C. Drane (1862-1865). Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Patrick U. Major (1860-1861) and John L. Scott (1862-1865).

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  Boyd Circuit Court

  Located in the 11th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): William H. Burns (1860-1861) and Richard A. Apperson, Jr. (1862-1865). Commonwealth's Attorney(s): James M. Nesbitt (1860-1862) and J. Saige Dury (1862-1865). Clerk(s): James W. Riely (1860-1863), W. O. Hampton, and , and Charles L. Reason (1865).

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  National Union

  Weekly newspaper published in Winchester, Kentucky, in 1860 and 1861. Editor(s): George M. Jackson and William T. Hanly.

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  J. F. Stone & Co

  Proprietors for the Louisville Coach and Carriage Manufactory in Louisville, Kentucky.

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  Margolyes Tavern

  Owned by Henry B. Margolyes. Was both a stable and a tavern.

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  Second Division, Military District of Kentucky

  1864-08 1865-01-17

  One of two divisions in the Military District of Kentucky from August 1864 to January 17, 1865. Comprised of a brigade and unbrigaded regiments. Commander(s): General Hugh Ewing.

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  United States Bureau of Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.)

  1863-05-22

  Established on May 22, 1863. Approximately 186,000 soldiers enrolled in this bureau during the war. State regiments were organized in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

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  Webster Circuit Court

  Located in the 14th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): William P. Fowler. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Lloyd M. Lowe, John Barrett, and Benjamin P. Cissell. Clerk(s): B. D. Winstead, Hiram H. Smith, and Marion C. Doris.

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  Powell County Court

  1852

  Located in Stanton, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailer, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): John N. B. Hardwick. Clerk(s): James H. Scholl and Thomas C. Judy.

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  Powell Circuit Court

  1852

  Located in the 11th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): William H. Burns and Richard A. Apperson, Jr. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): J. M. Nesbitt and J. Saige Dury. Clerk(s): James H. Scholl.

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  Louisville Pilots' Benevolent Association

  1841

  Professional and charitable organization in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1841.

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  Madison County Court

  Located in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): John W. Bourne. Clerk(s): Thomas H. Barnes, James H. Embry, and Charles J. Walker.

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  Office of the Surgeon General of Kentucky

  The office of the senior medical officer of the Kentucky militia and medical department. Civil War Surgeon General: Isaac W. Scott. Assistant Surgeon General: J.G. Turk.

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  Grayson County Home Guard

  An independent company comprised of soldiers from Grayson County, Kentucky. Commander(s): Captain David Johnson.

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  15th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1861-06 1864-06-25

  Organized in Indiana. Mustered in June 14, 1861. Mustered out June 25, 1864. Commander(s): Gustavus A. Wood and John M. Comparet.