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James A. Simpson (Nelson County, Kentucky, apprentice carpenter & private CSA & POW)

b. 1840-11-02 d. 1915-06-07

Nelson County, Kentucky, apprentice carpenter and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Henry H. Simpson and Frances E. O'Bryan Simpson. Student in Nelson County in 1850. Apprentice carpenter in Nelson County in 1860. Served in the 8th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private. Captured at Buffington, Ohio, on July 19, 1862. Prisoner of war in Camp Douglas from August 22, 1863, to February 24, 1865. Transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, on February 24, 1865.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville District 2, p. 179B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 255.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0031.

Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M598, Roll 145, vol. 426, OCGP 1-2, Register of Prisoners at Camp Douglas, Ill., and Camp Morton, Ind., 1862-1863, p. 36305 of 55967 of microfilm (accessed through Ancestry.com on December 14, 2020).

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1965), KDLA,Film 7016175: All Counties, 1911-1965, File #16061, p. 2866 of 3310 of microfilm.

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Simpson, James A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204824 (November 12, 2026).

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