Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Casey County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Elizabeth Cox. Farmer in Casey County in 1860. Sergeant and regimental commissary subsistence in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from July 18, 1861 to December 31, 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District 4, p. 112.

Citation

Cox, Elijah. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204553 (November 12, 2026).

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Commission/Appointment
James F. Robinson, First Lieutenant, Asa Beldon
1863-05-10
Correspondence
William D. Carpenter to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-06-05

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