Letter
W. Nelson to Proclamation, November 7, 1861
November 7, 1861.
November 7, 1861. Captain GREENE, Assistant Adjutant- General, Louisville, Ky. : SIR: For the information of the commanding general I inclose herewith a copy of a proclamation which I have thought proper to publish. The reason why I have done so is owing to the peculiar law of this State, which permits the bar to elect a.cireuit judge if that officer should .not be present at the stated time of holding court. Now, the judge of this district is an open and active secessionist and has gone off with the rebel army. I have therefore the opportunity under the law of causing the election of a Union man to act in his stead.
I have the honor to be, &c.,
Brigadier-General.
[Inclosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 1861. Summary: Brigadier General W. Nelson announces a proclamation to replace a secessionist circuit judge who joined the rebel army by facilitating the election of a Union loyalist under Kentucky law.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 4
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