Covington Journal August 23, 1862

Letter from prisoners at Camp Chase to Governor Magoffin. (Copy)
Camp Chase, Ohio August 6th, 1862, Prison No. 2

To His Excellency, Governor of Kentucky, Hon. Beriah Magoffin,

The undersigned would most respectfully represent to your Excellency that we are citizens of the State of Kentucky, and that we are now confined in prison at Camp Chase in the State of Ohio, and that we were brought here by the force of arms, against our will and consent, in violation of the laws of Kentucky and the laws of the United States.___ That we have been arrested by force that overpowered us without warrant or law, while in the peaceful pursuit of our legitimate business, and placed in confinement in different prisons in Kentucky, and then brought here, (where many of us have been in confinement for a long time, with no hope of being released or having any hearing before any tribunal,) where we are now confined and restrained of our rights and liberty that we are justly entitled to. That we are law abiding citizens of Kentucky, and the United States. That we have not violated the laws of either, and that our imprisonment is unjust, both in law and in the eyes of God and man. That we are entitled a trial by any tribunal known in the laws of our common county, but are compelled to remain here in this prison, away from our homes, our wives, children, relations, and friends, who are not permitted to see us; all verbal communications refused us. That our confinement here is heart- rending to us and our families, inasmuch that we are free and innocent of any crime whatsoever.

We there pray your Excellency to lay this before the Legislature of Kentucky, that they may take some action in behalf of her citizens, that have been moved from their homes and cast in prison in another State contrary to law and order. We pray that we may have a trial before the peers of our State, and be able to meet our accuser face to face, and be dealt with according to law.

We all further declare that we are law-abiding citizens, and have not done anything contrary to the laws of Kentucky or the United States; that our confinement is unjust and injurious to us, our wives, children, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers and friends, while also this confinement is ruinous to our business and our health. We pray that the Legislature may take speedy action in our behalf, and not allow her sons to rot in prison, without charge or crime of any kind, and we shall pray, &c.

S. S. Farris, arrested May 23, 1862. Barren County
J. H. Farris, arrested May 25, 1862. Barren County
Pouncy Nuckols, arrested May 25, 1862. Barren County
Joseph M. Dickey, arrested May 26, 1862. Barren County

W. P Payne, arrested July 14, 1862. Bourbon County

Marma Slade, arrested July 18, 1862. Bracken County
Richard Taylor, arrested July 9, 1862. Bracken County
David Wood, arrested July 19, 1862. Bracken County
J. Cross Diltz, arrested July 18, 1862. Bracken County
Jas. McDonald, arrested July 16, 1862. Bracken County

Robert Maddox, arrested July 1, 1862. Campbell County.
A. D. Daniel, arrested July 18, 1862. Campbell County
Peter G. Arthur, arrested July 21, 1862. Campbell County.
Jesse Yelton, arrested June 16, 1862. Campbell County.
H. D. Helm, arrested July 10, 1862. Campbell County
S. B. Arnold, arrested July 21, 1862. Campbell County
Jas. S. Digby, arrested July 19, 1862. Campbell County
L. W. Woods, arrested July 18, 1862. Campbell County
Jas. McKibbin, arrested July 22, 1862. Campbell County
A. D. Furnish, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
George P. Trusdell, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
Andrew C. Sphar, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
James W. Shanks, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
Wilson Wiscer, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
Joseph Sphar, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
Lewis Stearns, arrested July 25, 1862. Campbell County
Geo. D. Allen, arrested July 19, 1862. Campbell County
Rev. Thomas J. Fisher, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
Solomon McDade, arrested July 19, 1862. Campbell County
Francis M. Royse, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
Patrick Walsh, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
G. S. Skilbeck, arrested July 25, 1862. Campbell County
John Lightfoot, arrested July 19, 1862. Campbell County
George W. Lightfoot, arrested July 10, 1862. Campbell County
John Kiser, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County
John P. Jackson, arrested July 18, 1862. Campbell County
A. J. Galbreath, arrested July 20, 1862. Campbell County

Jerome P. Frazer, arrested August 4, 1862. Fayette County

Jacob Isaack, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
James Evans, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
James C. Woodyard, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
John J. Hensley, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
John F. Flege, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
Esau Bayers, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
G. W. Merrill, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
V. Simon, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
O. P. Billiter, arrested July 16, 1862. Grant County
John H. Webb, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
O. D. McManauna (?) arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
John A. Turner, arrested July 14, 1862. Grant County
Gideon Kinman, arrested July 15, 1862. Grant County
John DeHart, arrested July 15, 1862. Grant County
R. G. Harrington, M D arrested July 17, 1862. Grant County

William Cleveland, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
Joseph Daugherty, arrested July 15, 1852. Harrison County
Dudley Curtis, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
Young. H. Doan, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
John B. Doan, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
John B. McKenney, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
James Wilson, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
Joel Beagle, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
Samuel F. January, arrested July 26, 1862. Harrison County
Joshua King, arrested July 15, 1862. Harrison County
Perry Wherritt, arrested July 26, 1862. Harrison County
Larken Garnett, arrested July 17, 1862. Harrison County

S. Webster, arrested July 27, 1862. Kenton County
Henry Zell, arrested July 12, 1862. Kenton County
W. H. Tarvin, arrested July 23, 1862. Kenton County
William Tang, arrested July 14, 1862. Kenton County
J. J. Childress, arrested July 14, 1862. Kenton County
Wyatt Morgan, arrested July 16, 1862. Kenton County
William Smith, arrested July 16, 1862. Kenton County
Silas Sparrow, arrested July 16, 1862. Kenton County
J. W. Pelly, arrested July 16, 1862. Kenton County
W H H Plummer, arrested July 15, 1862. Kenton County
C. G. Waller, arrested July 16, 1862. Kenton County

Geo. M. Means, arrested July 13, 1862. Montgomery County

Thomas P. Herndon, arrested June 9, 1862. Owen County
R. H. Smith, arrested June 11, 1862. Owen County
James Fitzgerald, arrested June 11, 1862. Owen County (Had the date of 1852, but knew that had to be wrong)
M. W. Yates, arrested June 11, 1862. Owen County

George L. Abernathy, arrested July 15, 1862. Pendleton County
James Williams, arrested July 15, 1862. Pendleton County
James H. Cleveland, arrested July 15, 1862. Pendleton County
Samuel Brock, arrested July 15, 1862. Pendleton County
S. S. Slater, arrested July 14, 1862. Pendleton County
James A. Blackburn, arrested July 16, 1862. Pendleton County
Asa Tomlin, arrested July 14, 1862. Pendleton County
Henry Nunnamaker, arrested July 17, 1862. Pendleton County
J. T. Blackburn, arrested July 15, 1862. Pendleton County

Charles Armstrong, arrested June 7, 1862. Todd County
James Harvey Armstrong, arrested June 7, 1862. Todd County
Charles Wilson Armstrong, arrested June 7, 1862. Todd County

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