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  Alton Prison

  1862 1865

  Alton, Illinois, military prison. Operated from 1862 to 1865. U.S. military prison for Confederate prisoners. Commandant(s): Major T. Hendrickson, Colonel G. W. Kincaid, Colonel William Weer, and Brigadier General Joseph T. Copeland.

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  Harlan & Harlan

  1853? 1867?

  Law practice in Frankfort, Kentucky. Operated from c1853 to c1867. Partner(s): James Harlan, Sr., James Harlan, Jr., and John Marshall Harlan. References after September 1863 are for John Marshall Harlan and James Harlan, Jr.

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  Breckinridge County Court

  Located in Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): E. R. Eskridge. Clerk(s): Gideon P. Jolly and J. A. Hambleton.

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  Citizens' Artillery of Louisville

  1858?

  Militia organization from Louisville, Kentucky. Served as a company of the Louisville Battalion, Kentucky State Militia, from May 5, 1860. Commander(s): David C. Stone, Thomas H. Hunt.

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  Pinkney Hospital

  1863

  Naval hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Operated from 1863 to c1865.

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  Henderson Guards

  1859-11-07

  State militia organization from Henderson County, Kentucky. Commanders: W. P. Fisher and E. G. Hall.

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  Washington County Jail

  Detention facility in Washington County, Kentucky. Jailer(s): Thomas J. Badjet (1862).

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

  1861-09-09 1864-09-14

  Organized at Camp Joe Holt, Indiana. Mustered into service on September 9, 1861. Mustered out of service on September 14, 1864. Veterans transferred to the 2nd Kentucky Veteran Cavalry. Commanding officers(s): Colonel Lovell H. Rousseau, Colonel Harvey M. Buckley, and Colonel William W. Berry.

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  Supreme Court of California

  1849

  Judicial body vested with authority over civil and criminal matters. Article VI of the state's first Constitution provided for a Supreme Court consisting of a chief justice and two associate justices. The Supreme Court expanded in 1862 to include five instead of three justices. Civil War-era justice(s): Stephen J. Field (1857-1863), Joseph G. Baldwin (1858-1862), W. W. Cope (1859-1864), Edward Norton (1861-1864), E. B. Crocker (1863-1864), Silas W. Sanderson (1864-1870), John Currey (1864-1868), Lorenzo Sawyer (1864-1870), Augustus L. Rhodes (1864-1880), and Oscar L. Shafter (1864-1867).

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  Ohio Court of Common Pleas

  1802

  Court of Common Pleas in the State of Ohio. The 1802 Ohio Constitution established a court of common pleas in each county. The state was divided into three circuits, each with a president, who must reside in that circuit. Each county elected two to three associate judges for their court of common pleas. In the 1851 constitution, the state was divided into nine compact districts, each of which were in turn divided into three subdistricts. One judge of the court of common pleas for said subdistrict was elected by the electors of his subdivision.

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  Supreme Court of Indiana

  1816

  Judicial body vested with authority over civil and criminal matters. The first Supreme Court consisted of three justices, with each serving seven-year terms. In 1850, it expanded from three to five justices, with each serving six-year terms. Civil War-era Justice(s): Andrew Davidson (1853-1865), James M. Hanna (1857-1865), James L. Worden (1858-1865), James S. Frazer (1865-1871), Jehu T. Elliott (1865-1871), Charles A. Ray (1865-1871), and Robert C. Gregory (1865-1871).

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  1st Regiment of Kentucky State Guards

  1862-09 1862-12

  A regiment of 90-day militia comprised of men from Oldham, Henry, Trimble, Owen, and adjacent counties in September 1862. Also known as Col. Morris's Three Month Men. Commander(s): Col. Robert "Rob" Morris.

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  Little Miami & Columbus & Xenia Railroad Company

  1853

  Railroad and company in Ohio. Little Miami Railroad Company operated from 1836. Columbus and Xenia Railroad Company operated from 1844. Partnership of two companies formed in 1853.

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  Union County Jail

  1812

  Detention center in Union County, Kentucky. Located in Morganfield, Kentucky. Originally built in 1812. Rebuilt in 1827 and 1874.

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  Morgan County Court of Common Pleas

  Court of common pleas in the 8th Judicial District of the State of Ohio. Held in McConnelsville, in Morgan County, Ohio. Judge(s): Lucius P. Marsh. Prosecuting attorney(s): Robert D. Hopper. Clerk(s): George S. Welsh.

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  Brown County Circuit Court

  Judicial District in Illinois. Clerk(s): Archibald A. Glenn.

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  First National Bank of Lexington

  1865-01-26 1913?

  Chartered on January 26, 1865. Opened for business on March 13, 1865. First president was Jacob Hughes. First cashier was Thomas D. Mitchell. Board of directors included Jacob Hughes, William R. Estill, William Warfield, Stanley F. Tebbs, and Benjamin F. Buckner. First national banking association established in Lexington.

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  23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1861-06-11 1865-07-26

  Organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, on June 11, 1861. Mustered out on July 26, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel William S. Rosecrans and Colonel E. P. Scammon.

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  Nixon, Chatfield & Woods

  1860-06-13 1865-06-07

  Paper manufacturer in Cincinnati, Ohio. Operated from June 13, 1860, to June 7, 1865. Owner(s): Thomas Nixon, William H. Chatfield, and William Woods.

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  Mount Vernon Lodge No. 14

  1807-08-27

  Masonic Lodge located in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered on August 27, 1807.

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  Harney, Hughes, & Co,

  Publishing and editing company for the Louisville Democrat newspaper in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Partner(s): John H. Harney, William E. Hughes, and John H. Bowman.

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  W. Levi & Co.

  1862?

  Mentioned in a petition from Marcus Erdman to James F. Robinson on November 3, 1862.

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  Stanford & Shelby's Meeting House Turnpike

  Turnpike company organized in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Indicted by attorney M. H. Owsley in Lincoln Circuit Court for lack of repair in September 1863.

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  49th Regiment Kentucky Militia

  Regiment of the Kentucky Militia. Operating in 1864. Commander: Colonel Charles W. Quiggins.

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  Price & Woods

  Law firm in Louisville, Kentucky. Partner(s): W. C. Price and [unknown] Woods.