Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Comprised of the following counties in 1861: Henderson, Daviess, Hancock, Breckinridge, McLean, Ohio, Grayson, Muhlenberg, Butler, and Christian. The district was expanded to include Hopkins County in 1863 and 1865. Representative(s): Samuel O. Peyton (1857-1861), James S. Jackson (1861), Vacant (1861-1862); George H. Yeaman (1862-1865), and Burwell C. Ritter (1865-1867). Provisional Government representative to Congress of the Confederate States of America: John Watkins Crockett, Jr.

Bibliography

(http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp); See Congressional District maps.
"Chapter 913,"Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, (Frankfort, Ky.: George D. Prentice, State Printer, 1861, 1862 and 1863), 348-49.
KYR-0004-033-0003.

Citation

2nd Congressional District of Kentucky. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198924 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (4)

Correspondence
H. G. V. Wintersmith to Friend Tom
1864-10-24
Journal
Provisional Government of the State of Kentucky, Journal
1861-12-14
Journal
Provisional Government of the State of Kentucky, Journal
1861-11-20
Correspondence
W. Anthony et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-05-19

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