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Union County, Kentucky, enslaved man and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Ann Spalding. Father of William Spalding and Thomas Spalding. Enslaved by Ignatius A. Spalding in Union County. Served in the 13th United States Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from March 14, 1865, to November 18, 1865.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: Black

Bibliography

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union County, Morganfield, p. 326A.

Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M1818, Roll 0259.

KYR-0001-004-3103.

Citation

Spalding, Mathew. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199571 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
M. Y. Tadisman et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette

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