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Columbus H. Martin (Muhlenberg County, Ky, farm laborer and captain in the 11th Ky Inf (U.S.A.))

b. 1840-08-13 d. 1863-12-19

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William W. Martin and Mary A. Martin. Student in Muhlenberg County in 1850. Farm laborer in Muhlenberg County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as first lieutenant and captain from December 9, 1861, to December 18, 1863. Died from wounds received at the Battle of Fort Loudon, Tennessee, on December 19, 1863.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 224A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 672.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 838.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 248.

Find A Grave, "Columbus H. Martin (1840-1863)," Memorial #67985105, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67985105 (accessed November 9, 2020).

Citation

Martin, Columbus H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203369 (November 12, 2026).

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