William H. Spencer

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c1828

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"William H. Spencer" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00013218, (accessed January 8, 2025).

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Adair County, Kentucky, druggist and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza S. Spencer. Father of William G. Spencer. Druggist in Adair County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as adjutant, major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel from October 9, 1861, to April 3, 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Adair County, Columbia, p. 95.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 176.
U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Application #1030397, Certificate #733985.

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