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William H. Onstott (Garrard County, Kentucky, soldier (11th KY Cav USA))

b. 1841? d. 1864-03-21

Garrard County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William Onstott and Esther Onstott. Resident of Garrard County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident of Garrard County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private and corporal from September 22, 1862 to March 21, 1864. Captured at the Battle of Philadelphia, Tennessee, on October 20, 1863. Prisoner of war from October 20, 1863 to March 21, 1864. Died in Richmond, Virginia, on March 21, 1864.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, Division 1, p. 211B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Garrard County, p. 669.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0110.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 278-9.

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Onstott, William H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208488 (November 12, 2026).

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