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Rodrick Hamilton (Washington County, Kentucky, carpenter and soldier.)

b. 1802?

Washington County, Kentucky, carpenter and soldier. Nelson County, Virginia, native. Married to Ellen Hamilton. Father of Martha Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, and John Hamilton. Carpenter in Vigo County, Indiana, in 1850. Carpenter in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1861. Served in the 4th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as a first sergeant and private from October 9, 1861 to January 18, 1864. Reduced to the ranks on April 5, 1862. Reported as deserted from July 31, 1862 to March 20, 1863. Returned to service on March 20, 1863. Transferred to the Invalid Corps on January 18, 1864. Served as a private in the 157th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Invalid Corps fro January 18, 1864 to February 12, 1864. Discharged on February 12, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Vigo County, Fayette, p. 179B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0183.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0481.

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Kentucky, Application #237373, Certificate #212217.

Citation

Hamilton, Rodrick. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199851 (February 11, 2026).

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