John J. Hawes

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c1838

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"John J. Hawes" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00013911, (accessed October 31, 2024).

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Jefferson County, Kentucky, attorney, judge advocate, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of John W. Hawes and Lydia Hawes. Student in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Louisville in 1860. Served in the 7th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant and first lieutenant from January 9, 1862 to December 23, 1862. Resigned December 23, 1862. Served in Battery E 1st Kentucky Light Artillery (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain from June 17, 1863, to January 20, 1865. Served as a judge advocate for military commission at Lexington, Kentucky, from June 20, 1864, to January 20, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 1, p. 23A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 1, p. 370.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0149.
Francis B Heitman, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, from its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903 vol. 1, pt. II (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1903), 512.

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