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George W. Tosh (Caldwell co. farmhand and pvt 15th Ky Cav.)

b. 1831-10-17 d. 1909-12-27

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier. Virginia native. Son of William Tosh and Nancy Tosh. Married to Elizabeth Guill Tosh in Caldwell County, Kentucky, on July 27, 1865. Laborer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmhand in Caldwell County in 1860. Served in the 15th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from October 23, 1862, to October 29, 1863.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 303B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Fredonia, p. 167.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Caldwell County Marriages, Film #000546374.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0135.

"George W. Tosh (1831-1909)," Find A Grave, Memorial #58478308, accessed April 27, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58478308.

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Tosh, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201000 (November 12, 2026).

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