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John W. Burton (Washington County, Kentucky, soldier.)

b. 1835?

Washington County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. son of John Burton and Mary Burton. Attended school in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant from September 22, 1862, to July 13, 1865.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, p. 150A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Willisburg Precinct, p. 436A.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0106.

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Burton, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203932 (November 12, 2026).

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