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William B. Howard (Caldwell county, ky, farm laborer, pvt 3rd ky mtd inf (csa))

b. 1837? d. 1863-02-12

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Groves Howard and Nancy Howard. Resident in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned two enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Farm laborer in Burnesville in 1860. Household owned two enslaved persons in Burnesville in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Mounted Infantry (C.S.A.) as a private from August 1861 to February 12, 1863. Died while in military service at Grenada, Mississippi, on February 12, 1863.

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Sex
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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 362A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 786.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Burnesville, p. 18.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Burnesville, p. 208A.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0092.

Citation

Howard, William B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198075 (November 12, 2026).

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