Search Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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  • Military District of Southwest Kentucky
    Organization
    Military District of Southwest Kentucky
    1862-08-19

    Military district in the Department of the Ohio (U.S.A). Headquarters located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Commanders: Cicero Maxwell (Oct. 1863-Apr. 1864)

  • United States Army Medical Department
    Organization
    United States Army Medical Department
    1818

    Branch of the United States Army devoted to carrying for sick and wounded soldiers. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. Led by the Surgeon General of the United States Army. Civil War-era Surgeon Generals: Clement Finley (1861-1862); William A. Hammond (1862-1864); Joseph Barnes (1864-1865).

  • Kentucky Home Guard
    Organization
    Kentucky Home Guard
    1861 1865

    County level military organization primarily comprised of Union soldiers. Created in 1861 to counter the southern aligned Kentucky State Guard.

  • State of Indiana
    Organization
    State of Indiana
    1816-12-11

    Administrative body of the state of Indiana. Capital at Indianapolis, Indiana. Governor(s): Ashbel Parsons Willard (1857 - October 4, 1860), Abram A. Hammond (October 4, 1860- January 14, 1861), Henry Smith Lane (January 14, 1861 - January 16, 1861), and Oliver P. Morton (January 16, 1861-1867).

  • Rockcastle Circuit Court
    Organization
    Rockcastle Circuit Court
    1810?

    Located in the 12th Judicial District of Kentucky. Judge(s): Granville Pearl. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): John Dishman and Hugh F. Finley. Clerk(s): Egbert T. Fish, W. H. Kirtley, and Alfred Smith.

  • McFerran & Menefee
    Organization
    McFerran & Menefee

    Louisville, Kentucky, commission merchants and cotton factor. Described in 1865 as "cotton factors, general com. mers. and dealers in provisions, ball rope and bagging." Entered the business of curing hams in 1863. Advertised as "Commission Merchants, Cotton Factors, and Manufacturer's Agents for the Sale of Bale Rope and Bagging," when relocating to Cincinnati, Ohio, in October 1865. Partner(s): James C. McFerran, John B. McFerran, and Richard J. Menefee.

  • McLean Circuit Court
    Organization
    McLean 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): Alfred C. Tanner and Louis L. Moore.

  • 6th Military District of Kentucky
    Organization
    6th Military District of Kentucky
    1863 1865

    The military recruiting district organized by the Enrollment Act of 1863 and aligned with the 6th Congressional District of Kentucky. Comprised of the following counties in 1863: Trimble, Caroll, Gallatin, Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken, and Harrison. Provost Marshal(s): G. W. Berry (1863).

  • Maysville Eagle
    Organization
    Maysville Eagle
    1815 1887

    Maysville, Kentucky, newspaper. Owner(s): Thomas Marshall Green, from 1860 to 1887. Editor(s): Lewis Collins, from November 1820 to November 1847; Richard Henry Collins, from 1846 to 1850; Thomas B. Stevenson, from 1850 to 1853; Richard Henry Collins, from 1853 to 1857; Thomas A. Curran, from 1857 to 1860; and Thomas Marshall Green, from 1860 to 1887.

  • Carlisle & Hamilton
    Organization
    Carlisle & Hamilton
    1860? 1879?

    Law practice in Covington, Kentucky. Operated in 1864. Partner(s): John Griffin Carlisle and John E. Hamilton.

  • Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
    Organization
    Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
    1803

    Located in Montgomery County, Ohio. Judge(s): Ebenezer Parsons. State's attorney(s): Youngs V. Wood. Clerk(s): Frederick C. Fox.

  • Williamson County Court
    Organization
    Williamson County Court
    1800

    Located in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailor, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Clerk(s): William Cummins.

  • Fort Columbus
    Organization
    Fort Columbus
    1794

    Fort on Governors Island, New York County, New York. Originally Fort Jay. Served as a quartering area for troops and a prison for Confederate officers and staff. Commander(s): Colonel H. S. Loomis.

  • Executive Department, Tennessee
    Organization
    Executive Department, Tennessee
    1796

    Office of the Governor, in which the constitution of Tennessee vests the executive power of the state.

  • Montgomery County Court
    Organization
    Montgomery County Court

    Located in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailer, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Calvin Brock. Clerk(s): E. E. Garrett and J. N. Gibson.

  • Grant Circuit Court
    Organization
    Grant Circuit Court

    Located in the 8th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): Elijah F. Nuttall and George C. Drane. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): P. U. Major and John L. Scott. Clerk(s): William Smith and N. H. Jeffers.

  • 48th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
    Organization
    48th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
    1863-10-26 1864-12-19

    Organized at Princeton, Kentucky. Mustered in on October 26, 1863, and mustered out on December 19, 1864. Officer(s): Colonel Hartwell T. Burge and Lieutenant Colonel William W. Hester.

  • 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
    Organization
    22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
    1862-01-20 1865-01-20

    Organized at Camp Swigert in Greenup County, Kentucky. Mustered into service on January 10, 1862. Mustered out of service on January 20, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel Daniel W. Lindsey and Colonel George W. Monroe.

  • 35th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
    Organization
    35th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)
    1863-10-02 1864-12-29

    Organized at Owensboro, Kentucky. Mustered in on October 2, 1863 and mustered out on December 29, 1864. Commander(s): Colonel Edmund A. Starling.

  • Indiana State Militia
    Organization
    Indiana State Militia
    1801

    The Indiana State Militia was reorganized through the Militia Law of 1861. The law created the Indiana Legion in place of the active militia. The Legion was subsequently formed into 12 regiments as well as several independent companies.These troops received varying levels of state support with regard to arms, ammunition, and uniforms. Duties included guarding prisoners of war, patrolling the Ohio River, and repelling raids into the state by Confederate cavalry and guerillas.

  • Frankfort Police Court
    Organization
    Frankfort Police Court
    1839

    Misdemeanor court presided over by the police judge of Frankfort, Kentucky, with jurisdiction within the limits of the city. Judge(s):

  • Jefferson County Jail
    Organization
    Jefferson County Jail
    1778

    County jail in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Jailer(s): William K. Thomas (1860-1865), Warden(s): Henry C. Thomas (1860), Assistant jailer(s): George Winters (1860), Henry C. Thomas (1865)

  • Office of the Adjutant General of Indiana
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    Office of the Adjutant General of Indiana

    The office of the chief military officer and advisor to the Governor of the State of Indiana. Resides in the Executive Branch of the State of Indiana. Civil War-era Adjutant Generals: Lazarus Noble (1861-1864) and William Henry Harrison Terrell (1864-1869).

  • Fleming County Court
    Organization
    Fleming County Court

    Located in Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky. Administratively contains the county offices of the sheriff, coroner, surveyor, jailer, county assessor, county attorneys, and constables. Judge(s): Leonard B. Cox. Clerk(s): William T. Dudley and Joseph Throop.

  • Caldwell County Jail
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    Caldwell County Jail

    Detention center in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Located in Princeton, Kentucky. Jailer(s): James S. Lowey (1860-1861)