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Madison County, Kentucky, distiller and soldier. Madison County native. Son of Lilas Portwood and Caroline Portwood. Married to Elizabeth Portwood. Father of Milton Portwood, George Portwood, Ambrose Portwood, Staunton Portwood and unnamed daughter. Farmer in Madison County in 1850. Distiller in Madison County in 1860. Served in the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from August 16 to August 22, 1862. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as private from September 10, 1862.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 2, p. 259B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Division 1, p. 321.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 83.
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 60.

Citation

Portwood, Thomas. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205944 (November 12, 2026).

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

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