William L. Biggerstaff

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1832-08-11

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1874-03-21

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"William L. Biggerstaff" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00007506, (accessed July 7, 2024).

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Madison County, Kentucky, stock driver and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Samuel B. Biggerstaff and Lucy Biggerstaff. Served in the 11th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment ("Chenault's 7th Cavalry Regiment") (C.S.A.) as a private from September 10, 1862, to March 27, 1865. Captured at Buffington Island, Ohio, on July 19, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Morton, Indiana, in July 1863. Prison of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois, from August 1863 to March 27, 1865. Took the Oath of Allegiance to the U.S. on March 27, 1865. Released from Camp Douglas on March 27, 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Western Subdivision 2, p. 163.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0066.
Find A Grave, "W. L. Biggerstaff (1832-1874)," Memorial #19984665, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19984665 (accessed February 12, 2017).

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