Samuel L. Alexander

Birth Date

c1840

Death Date

1877-04-26

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Kenton County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Pennsylvania native. Son of James A. Alexander and Catherine Alexander. Attended school in Warren County, Pennsylvania, in 1850. Farm laborer in Kenton County, Kentucky, in 1860. Recruiting officer in Kenton County in 1863. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a second lieutenant from February 20, 1864, to July 7, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Pennsylvania, Warren County, Youngsville, p. 335A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, District 1, p. 478.
Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Kenton County, KY, June-July 1863, p. 16.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 105.
"Samuel L. Alexander (1840-1877)," Find A Grave, Memorial 86348792, accessed May 29, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86348792.

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