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Jackson H. Jacobs (Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer and captain 14th Cav USA & 1st lt Cap Guards)

b. 1817?

Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Jane Jacobs. Father of Henry C. Jacobs, Martha Jacobs, Isabella Jacobs, John C. Jacobs, William M. Jacobs, Marian Jacobs, and Francis Jacobs. Collier in Greenup County in 1850. Farmer in Greenup County in 1860. Employed Robert Burgess in Greenup County in 1860. Served in the 14th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (U.S.A.) as a captain from February 13, 1863, to March 24, 1864. Served in the Sandy Valley Battalion of the 1st Regiment Capital Guards (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant from August 1, 1864, to March 11, 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, District 1, p. 250A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, p. 786.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 383.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 774.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 930.

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Jacobs, Jackson H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197590 (November 12, 2026).

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