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Joel C. Bussey (Bath County, Kentucky, minister and captain Bath Co Rangers & 1st Reg Capital Guards USA)

b. 1820?

Bath County, Kentucky, minister and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Sarah A. Bussey. Father of Henry L. Bussey and Eliza J. Bussey. Saddler in Botetourt County, Virginia, in 1850. Employed Nancy Callender in Botetourt County in 1850. Minister in Owingsville, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in Captain Bussey’s Company (Bath County Rangers) of the Kentucky State Militia (U.S.A.) as a captain from December 11, 1863, to April 1, 1864. Served in the 1st Regiment Capital Guards, Frankfort Battalion (U.S.A.) as a captain from February 1, 1864, to June 28, 1864.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Virginia, Botetourt County, District 8, p. 39B-40A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bath County, Owingsville, p. 5.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Kentucky, 9th Congressional District, Bath County, vol. 1 of 3, October 1863, p. 40, p. 43 of 212 of microfilm (accessed via ancestry.com).

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 760, 887.

KYR-0002-060-0015.

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Bussey, Joel C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203008 (November 12, 2026).

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