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  Bracken Circuit Court

  Located in the 9th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Judge(s): S. M. Moore and Joseph Doniphan. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): W. E. Arthur and R. B. Carpenter. Clerk(s): Richard J. Hughey and George B. Poage.

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  Kentucky State Militia

  1792

  The Kentucky State Militia consisted of two principal branches, active and enrolled. From its founding, the Commonwealth of Kentucky operated a county-based, universally enrolled militia consisting of all white males of military age. The active militia, consisting of volunteer companies, was organized in 1860 as the Kentucky State Guard.

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  United States Army

  1775

  The organization of infantry, cavalry, and artillery military units in the United States government. Commander(s): Winfield Scott, George B. McClellan, Henry W. Halleck, and Ulysses S. Grant.

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  Caldwell Circuit Court

  1809

  Located in the 2nd Judicial District of Kentucky. Judge(s): Thomas C. Dabney and Richard T. Petree. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Edward P. Campbell. Clerk(s): Edmund P. Watkins and James C. Barnes. Deputy clerk(s): William E. Mitchusson.

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  40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1863-07-30 1864-12-30

  Organized at Grayson, Kentucky, and Falmouth, Kentucky. Mustered in on July 30, 1863, and mustered out on December 30, 1864. Commander(s): Colonel Clinton J. True and Lieutenant Colonel Mathew Mullins.

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  121st United States Colored Infantry Regiment

  1864-10-08 1865-06-30

  Organized at Maysville, Kentucky. Mustered in on October 8, 1864, and mustered out on June 30, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel Hubert A. McCaleb.

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  Commonwealth of Kentucky

  1792

  Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

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  Barren Circuit Court

  1798

  Located in the 4th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1860 to 1861 and the 15th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1862 to 1865. Judge(s): Asher W. Graham (1862-1865) and Thomas Tyler Alexander (1864-1865). Commonwealth's Attorney(s): William B. Jones (1861-1865) and John H. C. Sandidge (1864-1865). Clerk(s): William E. Munford (1861-1862) and William L. Porter (1863 and 1865).

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  Government of the United States of America

  1776-07-04

  Administrative body of the United States of America. Comprised of the Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and Executive Branch. Capital at Washington, District of Columbia.

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  Jefferson Circuit Court

  1850

  Part of the 7th Judicial District of Kentucky. Serves Jefferson County, Kentucky, with courthouse at Louisville. Judge(s): Peter B. Muir, George W. Johnston. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): Edwin S. Craig, James R. Dupuy. Clerk(s): James P. Chambers

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  State of Ohio

  1803

  Administrative body of the state of Ohio. Capital at Columbus.

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  Hopkins 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): George C. Bronaugh, John G. Bailey, and James M. Compton.

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  Office of the Inspector General of Kentucky

  1793

  The office of the military officer in charge of “the better organization of the Militia, and the collection and preservation of the public arms and other property” and to “convene a court of inquiry to examine into the qualifications of persons holding any office in the Active Militia, or in the Active Reserves; and in the Enrolled Militia when in the service of the State.” Resides in the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Civil War-era inspectors general: Simon Bolivar Buckner (1860-1861); unoccupied (1861-1863); Daniel W. Lindsey (1863-1865); William H. Hays (1865); and James T. Bramlette (1865-1866).

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  10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1862-09-09 1863-09-17

  Organized at Maysville, Kentucky. Mustered in on September 9, 1862, and mustered out on September 17, 1863. Part of the Army of the Ohio. Commander(s): Joshua Tevis and Charles J. Walker.

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  Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky

  1793

  The office of the chief military officer and advisor to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Resides in the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 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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  Wright & Tyrrell

  1859? 1886?

  Real estate and brokerage firm in Chicago, Illinois. Operated from 1859 to 1886. Owned and operated by Robert C. Wright and John A. Tyrrell. Robert C. Wright, Jr., joined ownership in 1879.

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  State of Illinois

  1818-12-03

  Administrative body of the state of Illinois. Capital at Springfield, Illinois. Governor(s): William Henry Bissell (January 12, 1857 - March 18, 1860), John Wood (March 18, 1860 - January 14, 1861), Richard Yates (January 14, 1861 - January 16, 1865), and Richard James Oglesby (January 16, 1865 - January 11, 1869).

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  General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

  1792

  Legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Comprised of the Kentucky House of Representatives and the Kentucky Senate.

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  Executive Department, Illinois

  1818

  Office of the Governor, in which the Constitution of the State of Illinois vests the executive power of the state.

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  Carter Circuit Court

  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): Elias P. Davis.

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  Farmers Bank of Troy, Illinois

  Mentioned as a bank in Troy, Illinois, in 1862.

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  Military Board of Kentucky

  1861-05-24 1862-08-28

  Agency of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky responsible for state military affairs from May 1861 to August 1862. The board existed in three different iterations and with different members. Member(s) from May 24, 1861, to September 25, 1861: Beriah Magoffin (President), Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, Peter Dudley, and John B. Peyton. Phillip Swigert was secretary in June 1861. Member(s) from September 25, 1861, to March 15, 1862: John B. Temple (President), Peter Dudley, Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, and E. H. Taylor. Member(s) from March 15, 1862, to August 28, 1862: John B. Temple and George T. Wood.

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  Louisville & Nashville Railroad

  1850-03-05 1982-12-31

  Chartered in 1850 by the Kentucky and Tennessee legislatures. Main line completed on November 1, 1859. Branch from Louisville to Lebanon was completed in 1858. Branch from Louisville to Bardstown was completed in 1860. Line from Louisville to Memphis was completed in 1861. President: James Guthrie.

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  Harrison Circuit Court

  1793

  Located in the 9th Judicial District of Kentucky. Judge(s): Samuel M. Moore and Joseph Doniphan. Commonwealth's Attorney(s): William E. Arthur and Robert B. Carpenter. Clerk(s): J. S. Boyd and James F. Ware.

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  118th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.)

  1862-09-17 1865-06-24

  Mustered in on September 17, 1862, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mustered out on June 25, 1865, at Salisbury, North Carolina. Commander(s): Colonel Samuel R. Mott.