David Russell (Madison County, Ky, merchant. Captain, 21st KY Vol. Inf. USA)
b. 1837?
Madison County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier. Kentucky native. Merchant in Madison County in 1860. Served in the 21st Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from January 2, 1862, until his resignation in May 1863.
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- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Richmond, p. 142.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1867), 76.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 342.
Citation
Russell, David. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200421 (November 12, 2026).
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