Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Bourbon County, Kentucky, bank teller, soldier, and sheriff. Kentucky native. Married to Nicole Ford Brent. Bank teller in Paris, Kentucky, in 1860. First lieutenant in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from August 1862 to February 1863. Major in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from February 1863 to August 1863. Sheriff of Boubon County, Kentucky, in 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Paris, p. 7. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0095. "A Banker's Death," The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), May 29, 1892, p. 9. Find A Grave, "John Chambers Brent (1836-1892)," Memorial #110537069, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110537069/john-chambers-brent (accessed January 29, 2017).

Citation

Brent, John Chambers. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196618 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Correspondence
A. S. Thomson to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-12-19
Petition
Thomas E. Bramlette et al. to Abraham Lincoln

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