Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Rowan County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Rowan County native. Married to Elizabeth Allen. Father of Martha E. Allen, Mary Allen, and Lewis Allen. Farmer in Rowan County in 1860. Carpenter in 1864. Served in the 40th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a corporal from April 13, 1864, to December 30, 1864.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rowan County, p. 627.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 439.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0431.

Citation

Allen, Samuel. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203385 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Benjamin Daniel Lacy et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-12-12

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