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William F. Newell (Carter County, Kentucky, farmhand and pvt 22d and 7th Ky Vol Inf.)

b. 1840-02-13 d. 1879-12-05

Carter County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Aaron Newell and Margaret Newell. Student in Carter County in 1850. Farmhand in Carter County in 1860. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private and corporal from December 12, 1861. Reported as deserted from Grayson County, Kentucky, on October 1, 1862. Sentenced by court martial and transferred to the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.), serving as private until February 27, 1865.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 1, p. 264A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill, p. 257.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0216, 0350.

Find A Grave, "William F Newell (1840-1879)," Memorial #113633565, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113633565 (accessed September 24, 2020).

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Newell, William F.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200829 (November 12, 2026).

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