Organization

1st Congressional District

1861

U.S. Congressional District in southern Kentucky. Consisted of Union, Webster, Hopkins, Crittenden, Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg, Marshall, Calloway, McCracken, Graves, Ballard, Hickman, and Fulton counties between 1861 and 1863. Hopkins County was removed from the district between 1863 and 1865. Represented by Henry C. Burnett from 1859-1863 and Samuel L. Casey from 1861-1863. Represented by Lucien Anderson from 1863-1865. Represented by Lawrence S. Trimble from 1865-1867. Provisional Government representative to Congress of the Confederate States of America: Willis Benson Machen.

Bibliography

https://civilwargovernors.org/visualizing-unionism-congressional-redistricting-in-1861/ (accessed July 8, 2020).
“Congressional and Judicial District Maps, Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition,http://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/congressional-and-judicial-district-maps (accessed July 8, 2020).
KYR-0004-033-0003.

Citation

1st Congressional District. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206297 (November 12, 2026).

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