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Madison County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Madison County native. Son of Rebecca Farrer. Resident in Madison County in 1850. Farm laborer in Madison County in 1860. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from October 28, 1861 to March 20, 1864. Deserted on October 17, 1862. Returned to duty March 15, 1863. Deserted on March 20, 1864.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 2, p. 278B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Western Subdivision 2, p. 250.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 4.

Citation

Farrer, Samuel. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197539 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
William Harris et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-03-11

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