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Richard L. South (Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer. )

b. 1812 d. 1864-05-28

Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer, carpenter, and soldier. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Married to Sarah "Sally" South. Father of John South, Mary "Kitty" South, Richard South, Letitia South, William South, Jeremiah South, Eliza South, and Mary South. Farmer and carpenter in Breathitt County in 1850. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1860. Served in the Fifth Kentucky Mounted Infantry (C.S.A.) as second sergeant and first sergeant from September 18, 1862, to May 28, 1864. Died at Battle of Dallas on May 28, 1864.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No.1, p. 22B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District No. 1, p. 270.

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

"Richard L South (1812-1864)," Find A Grave, Memorial #9531904, accessed June 21, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9531904/richard-l.-south.

Citation

South, Richard L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205215 (November 12, 2026).

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