George Wood Monroe

Birth Date

c1835

Death Date

c1869

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Franklin County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Benjamin Monroe. Student in Franklin County in 1850. Resident of Franklin County in 1860. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as lieutenant colonel and colonel from January 10, 1862, to December 24, 1864. Served in the 7th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as colonel from December 24, 1864, to September 25, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 52B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort, p. 242.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 350.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 216.
Find A Grave, "George Wood Monroe (1835-1869)," Memorial #6917188, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6917188/george-wood-monroe (accessed August 25, 2020).

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