Beverly Key (Hopkins Co., Ky, farmer and pvt/ duty serg. 8th ky cav and 17th ky cav )
b. 1842? d. 1891-04-08
Hopkins County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Student in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in 1865. Served in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from September 13, 1862 to September 23, 1863. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private and duty sergeant from August 15, 1864, to September 20, 1865.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 2, p. 129B-130A.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0090, 0139.
Citation
Key, Beverly. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200367 (November 12, 2026).
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