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kfort, Postmaster-General......March 7, 1861 Governor Magoffin answers a War Department call for troops: I say emphatically, Kentucky will furnish no troops for the wicked purpose of subduing her sister Southern States ......April 15, 1861 Union meeting at Louisville declared that Kentucky would not take sides, but maintain a neutral position and remain loyal until the government became the aggressor......April 18, 1861 Capt. Joseph Desha, with a company of over 100 men, leaves Harrison county to join the Confederates, with several other companies from other counties......April, 1861 At an election of delegates to the Border State convention the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the Union......May 4, 1861 Three Union men and three Breckinridge men as arbitrators agree that Kentucky should not take part, but maintain armed neutrality......May 11, 1861 House of Representatives resolves on State neutrality......May 16, 1861 Governor Magoffin proclaims armed neutral