James H. Bridgewater

Birth Date

1835

Death Date

1867-07-18

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Lincoln County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Susan Dawes Bridgewater in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1854. Father of Volney A. Bridgewater and Sarah H. Bridgewater. Laborer in Lincoln County in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as 2nd lieutenant from October 8, 1861, to January 7, 1862. Served in the Secret Service of the Kentucky State Guard as a captain from late 1862 to June 1, 1864. Served in the Hall's Gap Battalion (U.S.A.) as captain and major from June 1, 1864, to July 27, 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lincoln County, p. 168.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994045, Lincoln County Births, 1855, p. 3.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Lincoln County Marriages, Film #001904131.
Find A Grave, "Maj James H. Bridgewater (1835-1867)," Memorial # 82283058, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82283058 (accessed May 25, 2018).
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 610-11.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1867), 792-793, 910, 958.

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