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James W. Gault (Mason County physician and soldier)

b. 1829?

Mason County, Kentucky, physician and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Edward L. Gault. Married to Mary Ann Killgore Gault in Mason County, Kentucky, on October 14, 1853. Father of Pearlie Gault. Farmer in Mason County in 1850. Physician in Mason County in 1860. Served in the 16th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as a captain, major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel from January 27, 1862 to February 1, 1865.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, District 3, p. 149B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Sardis, p. 15.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Murphysville, p. 467B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0291.

"Dr James W Gault (1828-1896)," Find A Grave, Memorial 171326038, accessed April 27, 2020, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171326038.

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Gault, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201029 (November 12, 2026).

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