8th Congressional District of Kentucky
1861
Consisted of Garrard, Rockcastle, Pulaski, Wayne, Madison. Jackson, Laurel, Whitley, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Knox, Wolfe, Breathitt, Perry, Harlan, Letcher counties in the southeast area of Kentucky. Represented by John J. Crittenden from 1861-1863 and William H. Randall from 1863-1865. Provisional Government representative to Congress of the Confederate States of America: Eli Metcalfe Bruce.
Bibliography
http://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/congressional-and-judicial-district-maps (accessed April 2, 2020).
KYR-0004-033-0003.
Citation
8th Congressional District of Kentucky. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197099 (November 12, 2026).
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