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State militia organization from Hancock County, Kentucky. Organized in Hancock County with one infantry and one calvary company, comprised of 44 men each, in 1861. Operated from 1861 to 1865. Commander(s): Captain William F. Hawes, Sr. (Cavalry), Eldred E. Pate (acting colonel November 1862)

Bibliography

Report of the Military Board of Kentucky, made to the General Assembly, September 10, 1861, (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 5.
KYR-0002-022-0043.
KYR-0002-022-0045.

Citation

Hancock County Home Guard. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201815 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (4)

Correspondence
James R. Jennings to Beriah Magoffin
1861-06-02
Petition
Minor E. Pate et al. to James F. Robinson
1862-11-20
Correspondence
William F. Hawes, Sr. to Beriah Magoffin
Legal/Financial
William Mason, Affadvit
1861-06-01

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