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Lorenzo D. Hockersmith (Louisville brick layer / CSA soldier in Hopkins County (Morgan's Men). )

b. 1833-11-09 d. 1915-04-29

Jefferson County, Kentucky, bricklayer and soldier. Anderson County, Kentucky native. Son of Judia Hockersmith and Maria Hockersmith. Student in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1850. Bricklayer in Louisville in 1860. Served in the 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as private, first lieutenant, and captain from June 29, 1862 to May 16, 1865. Captured at Cheshire, Ohio, on July 20, 1863. Paroled at Paducah, Kentucky, on May 16, 1865.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 1, p. 12B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 2, p. 460.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #9882.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0052, 0057.

"Capt. L. D. Hockersmith (1833-1915)," Find A Grave, Memorial #87396066, accessed October 13, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87396066.

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Hockersmith, Lorenzo D.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209646 (November 12, 2026).

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