John W. Bennet (Brown Co, OH, cooper, on Bath Co petition. Wagoner & private 40th Inf & 4th Inf USA)
b. 1841?
Kentucky cooper and soldier. Brown County, Ohio, native. Cooper in 1864. Served in the 40th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry (U.S.A) as wagoner and private from September 29, 1863, to December 30, 1864. Reported as deserted from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on December 19, 1863. Served in the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry (U.S.A.) from March 24, 1864. Reported as deserted from Nashville, Tennessee, on June 5, 1864.
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Bibliography
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 648.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 439.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0480.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0431.
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Bennet, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211465 (November 12, 2026).
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