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Madison County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Madison County native. Son of William E. M. Riley and Nancy Riley. Resident in Madison County in 1850. Farm laborer in Madison County in 1860. Mustered into the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private on January 15, 1862. Died of wounds received in battle on March 2, 1863.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, District 3, p. 302A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Madison County, Division 1, p. 271.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 225.

Citation

Riley, John C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208787 (November 12, 2026).

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

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