Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Germantown, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Virginia native. Married to Margaret Kackley. Father of John C. Kackley, James J. Kackley, and Lucy B. Kackley. Dry goods merchant in Germantown in 1860. Postmaster in Germantown from 1865 to 1866. Police judge for Germantown in 1864. Secretary of the Union Agricultural Society for Mason and Bracken counties in 1864.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Maysville Weekly Bulletin (Maysville, Ky.), May 6, 1864, p. 2; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, RG 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, Bracken County, KY, Germantown, p. 20; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bracken County, Germantown, p. 3; KYR-0001-007-0309.

Citation

Kackley, James A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32200992 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
Charles S. Savage et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-10-13

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