Kentucky State Guard promotion certificates, 1863.

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Kentucky State Guard promotion certificates, 1863.

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Military promotions for various members of the Kentucky State Guard, including R. N. Portman, Jesse Riffe, Fountain Coleman, and A. J. Burk, dated 1863.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Riffe, Jesse.

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Kentucky. State Guard

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Historical note: In 1860 the Kentucky Militia was replaced by the Kentucky State Guard. During the Civil War the State Guard suffered from the same divided loyalties which were indicative of Kentucky as a whole. It was reestablished in 1878, with the primary focus on controlling civil disturbances including feuds, riots, strikes, and lynchings. In 1912 the State Guard became the Kentucky National Guard. From the description of Records, 1861-1909 (bulk 1861-1863, 1878-1880, 1894-1897,...

Coleman, Fountain.

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Burk, A. J.

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Portman, R. N.

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