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Hopkins County, Kentucky, day laborer and soldier. Hopkins County, Kentucky, native. Married to Mary A. Ligon. Father of Sarah V. Ligon and Mary E. Ligon. Day laborer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1860. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1864. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from December 3, 1864, to June 13, 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, p. 729.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0140.

Citation

Ligon, Henry T.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201461 (November 12, 2026).

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George W. Porter et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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