Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Washington County, Kentucky, day laborer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Redmon Scott and Charlotte Scott. Day laborer in Washington County in 1860. Private and first lieutenant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from October 28, 1861, to February 5, 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District 1, p. 36.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 32-33.

Citation

Scott, Buford. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210633 (January 20, 2026).

Network

The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as Buford Scott (First Kentucky Cavalry Regiment). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (3)

Order
Henry Curtis, Jr., Special Orders, No. 35
1864-02-04
Correspondence
Silas Adams to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-04-07
Note
Unknown, Note

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