Tag Archives: Thomas Elliott Bramlette

“blood-bought franchise”

I’ve gone to the polls many times, but I’ve never had to be concerned about the military interfering with my vote. Apparently not so in Civil War Kentucky. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch November 4, 1864: Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky, … Continue reading

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one nation …

According to the Library of Congress, on March 26, 1864 President Lincoln met with three prominent Kentuckians who disagreed with the federal policy of recruiting Kentucky slaves for the Union army. Newspaper editor Albert G. Hodges was so impressed with … Continue reading

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