Person

George W. Riley (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer, attorney and captain)

b. 1838? d. 1918

Washington County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Kentucky native. Farmer and attorney in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 10th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as captain from November 21, 1861, to December 6, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District 2, p. 54.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 242.

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T288, Kentucky, Application #1118376.

Find A Grave, "Capt. George W. Riley (unknown-Feb 2, 1918)," Memorial #80422207, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80422207 (accessed September 5, 2020).

Citation

Riley, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208742 (November 12, 2026).

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