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  Transylvania University

  1780

  Organization of higher education in Lexington, Kentucky. Established by an act of the assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia as Transylvania Seminary in 1780. First classes held in Danville in 1785. Earliest religious affiliations were with the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches. Campus moved to Lexington, Kentucky, in 1789. Transylvania Seminary was combined with Kentucky Academy to form Transylvania University by the legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky on January 1, 1799. Included a law school, medical school, divinity school, and college of arts and sciences. Affiliated with the Methodist Church from 1841 to 1865. Operated only as a high school from 1861 to 1865. Transylvania University merged with Kentucky University and lost its name from 1865 to 1908. While part of Kentucky University, it affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) beginning in 1865. The university reclaimed its name and its trajectory as a private, Christian university in 1908.

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  Daughters College

  1856-07-25 1893

  Harrodsburg, Kentucky, institution of higher education for young ladies, founded by John Augustus Williams in 1856. First organized as Greenville Springs Institute by Mr. Wilson in the 1820s. Name changed to Greenville Institute when purchased by Samuel Mullins in 1846. Purchased by father and son, Charles Edwin Williams and John Augustus Williams, on July 25, 1856, when the name was changed to Daughters College. The family continued to run the college until its dissolution in 1893.

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  1st Congressional District

  1861

  U.S. Congressional District in southern Kentucky. Consisted of Union, Webster, Hopkins, Crittenden, Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg, Marshall, Calloway, McCracken, Graves, Ballard, Hickman, and Fulton counties between 1861 and 1863. Hopkins County was removed from the district between 1863 and 1865. Represented by Henry C. Burnett from 1859-1863 and Samuel L. Casey from 1861-1863. Represented by Lucien Anderson from 1863-1865. Represented by Lawrence S. Trimble from 1865-1867. Provisional Government representative to Congress of the Confederate States of America: Willis Benson Machen.

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  City Council of Louisville

  1828

  Created in the 1828 charter along with office of mayor to replace board of trustees. Reorganized in 1851 charter which created three departments of government including the Board of Common Councilmen alongside a Board of Aldermen to exercise legislative powers. The Council was composed of two elected officials from each of the eight wards for a one year term until an 1865 amendment extended terms to two years.

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  The Drovers��� Inn

  1856 1863

  Inn and stock-yard located in Covington, Kentucky, from 1856 to 1863. Proprietor(s): Benjamin Elliston (1856) and Bill Worley (1859).

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  Garrard County Jail

  1799

  County jail of Garrard County, Kentucky. Located in Lancaster.

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  Ballard Circuit Court

  Located in the 1st Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): R. K. Williams and Charles S. Marshall. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Thomas H. Corbett, P. D. Yeiser, and W. W. Tice. Clerk(s): J. Corbett and A. J. Warden.

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  12th District Court of California

  Contains San Francisco County, California in 1864.

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  Hines' Store

  Retail store located in Paducah, Kentucky. Existed in 1863. Owner(s): Thomas Hines.

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  6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1861-12-24 1864-11-02

  Organized at Camp Sigel in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Mustered into service on December 24, 1861. Mustered out of service on November 2, 1864. Veterans were transferred to the 4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Commanding Officer(s): Colonel Walter C. Whitaker and Colonel George T. Shackelford.

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  1st Harlan County Battalion (U.S.A.)

  1862-10 1863-02

  Kentucky State Guard battalion recruited in Harlan and Letcher counties. Comprised of seven companies. Served from October 1862 to January 1863, with some detachments on duty as late as February 1863. Commander(s): Benjamin F. Blankenship.

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  Committee on Internal Improvements

  1861-12-06 1865

  Committee of the provisional government of Kentucky responsible for the maintenance and improvement of roads, canals, and other forms of public infrastructure. The provisional government and its committees were recognized by the Confederate States of America on December 10, 1861. Chairman: Samuel S. Scott. Members: J.P. Bates, E. M. Bruce.

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  6th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.)

  1862-09-08 1865?

  Organized at Stanford, Kentucky. Mustered in on September 8, 1862. Commander(s): Colonel J. Warren Grigsby and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Napier.

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  State Department of Kentucky

  1792

  Office headed by the Secretary of State. Appointed by the Governor of Kentucky under the 1850 Kentucky Constitution. Resides in the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Civil War-era Secretaries of State: Thomas B. Monroe, Jr. (August 30, 1859 - October 1, 1861); Nathaniel Gaither, Jr. (October 2, 1861 - August 18, 1862); Daniel C. Wickliffe (August 19, 1862 - September 1, 1863; Ephraim L. Van Winkle (September 1, 1863 - May 23, 1866).

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  Owsley 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): Daniel B. Capps and Archibald B. McGuire.

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  Hart County Court

  Located in Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): William Gardner. Clerk(s): James A. Dawson, H. M. Shuffitt, J. A. Waldeck, and J. M. Bents.

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  Henry County Court

  Located in Newcastle, Henry County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): John C. Montfort. Clerk(s): Edmund P. Thomas and Morgan B. Pearce.

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  57th Regiment Kentucky Militia

  Composed of militia from Jessamine County, Kentucky. Commander(s): Colonel Andrew McCampbell.

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  Franklin County Jail

  Detention facility in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. Jailer(s): H. R. Miller (1862).

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  Clark County Court

  Located in Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Edmund T. Taylor. Clerk(s): Willis Collins, Theodore Kohlhass, and John Catherwood.

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  Rion & Mitchell

  1864?

  Grocer firm. Located in Paris. Existed until c. 1864. Partners included Newton B. Rion and Joseph Mitchell.

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  Union Bank of Missouri

  1859

  Bank located in St. Louis, Missouri. President: George E. Harding. Bank Cashier: J.B. Cates.

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  Gallatin County Jail

  Detention facility in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Jailer(s): Joseph Wilcher (1862).

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  Muhlenberg Circuit Court

  Located in the 2nd Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Thomas C. Dabney and R. T. Petree. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): E. P. Campbell. Clerk(s): J. H. Reno.

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  2nd Regiment Kentucky Enrolled Militia

  State militia organization from Daviess County, Kentucky. Existed in 1864. Commander(s): Colonel John Hardin McHenry, Jr.