Cold Spring Guard
The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 27 April 1861, page 3
NEWPORT NEWS
ORGANIZATION OF A HOME GUARD
At a meeting of the citizens of Cold Spring, Campbell County, Kentucky, held at the Seminary, Monday evening, April 22, 1861, for the purpose of forming a Home Guard, the following preamble and resolutions were offered by D W W DeCourcey6 and unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, An armed rebellion exists in many portions of our onc happy Union, threatening the entire destruction of the National Government, periling pubic and private property, endangering the peace and security of the Commonwealth and inviting licentiousness, robbery and piracy: and
Whereas, Adequate provision does not exist for our own protection, owing to the non-enforcement of our military laws of the State: therefore,
Resolved, That we the undersigned, do hereby agree and bind ourselves, for the purpose of military response to form ourselves into a Civic and Military Home Guard; That for present protection and mutual defense we throw aside all political questions and until further advised, we will maintain an armed neutrality; That we will diligently and vigilantly obey all orders emanating form the officers of this organization; That it shall be the duty of the Home Guard to call their own meetings and do all things which they think necessary and proper for the protection of the lives and property of the citizens and we the undersigned, pledge ourselves to obey all orders and in every respect to show their responsibilities regardless of time or expense.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 February 1864,
page 2
NEWPORT NEWS
RETURN OF A REBEL SOLDIER-John J Nigman of Cold Springs, Campbell
County, has returned home from the rebel army and reported himself at the
District Provost Marshal's office in Covington, for the purpose of taking the
amnesty oath.
Young Nigman formerly belonged to the Cold
Springs Home Guard company.