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Madison County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Madison County native. Son of Thomas Tharp and Anna Tharp. Farmer in Madison County in 1850. Resident in Madison County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as private from September 10, 1862 to March 5, 1865. Captured near Buffington Island, Ohio, on July 19, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois, from August 22, 1863 to March 1, 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 1, p. 259A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Division 1, p. 299.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 61.

Citation

Tharp, Harris. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204616 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
William Harris et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-03-11

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