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William C. Dillenter (Hopkins/Caldwell co., ky, farmer and csa soldie)

b. 1839?

Caldwell County and Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Son of J. B. Dillenter and Mary Dillenter. Married to Lydia A. Dillenter. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1860. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1863. Served in the 8th Kentucky Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) a private from October 21, 1861, to July 31, 1862. Reported as deserted on December 1, 1862.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 1, p. 81B-82A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 679.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Caldwell County, KY, August 1863, p. 10.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0125.

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Dillenter, William C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197597 (November 12, 2026).

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