Person

James E. Chilton (1st ky cavalry regiment)

b. 1839-04-14 d. 1927-10-22

Clinton County, Kentucky, resident and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James L. Chilton and Martha Chilton. Married to Sarah J. Pickens Chilton in Russell County, Kentucky, on December 13, 1865. Sergeant, second lieutenant, and first lieutenant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) 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), 10-11.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clinton County, Etown, p. 109.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Russell County Marriages, Film #000594313, p. 492-93.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7017524, Clinton County Deaths, File #23901.

Citation

Chilton, James E.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200665 (November 12, 2026).

The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as James E. Chilton (1st ky cavalry regiment). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (1)

People

Organizations

Places

Loading network...

Network Visualized

How to use the visualization

CWGK’s network visualization brings the edition’s documents to life. The network on this page centers around Chilton, James E.. Click on the light blue dot to see the documents in which the entity appears. You can also click on the dark orange dots to see other people linked to Chilton, James E., a light orange dot to see the places connected to Chilton, James E., or dark green dots to see organizations linked to Chilton, James E..

Additionally, the lines between the dots add additional information. The light green lines demonstrate direct connections between Chilton, James E. and another person, place, or organization. The light pink lines highlight that the dots appear in the same document.