Michael Foley (Kentucky soldier and railroad worker)
b. 1832?
Kentucky soldier and railroad worker.Native of Ireland. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from August 22, 1862, to August 21, 1863. Worked on the Lebanon Branch of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in December 1864. Charged for the murder of Merritt Dicken by the Marion County Court in December 1864 and pardoned by Governor Thomas Elliott Bramlette on December 21, 1864.
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- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 96.
KYR-0001-004-1380.
Citation
Foley, Michael. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197719 (November 12, 2026).
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