Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Casey County, Kentucky, resident and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James Belden and Nancy Belden. Resident in Casey County in 1850. First sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment from July 27, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 6-7.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 2, p. 296A.

Citation

Belden, Samuel. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199879 (January 20, 2026).

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Documents (3)

Correspondence
Silas Adams to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-04-07
Note
Unknown, Note
Correspondence
William D. Carpenter to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-06-05

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