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William Ambrose (Nelson County, Kentucky, trader, private & sgt CSA)

b. 1832-08-31 d. 1908-09-27

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer, trader, and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Thomas Ambrose and Martha Ambrose. Farmer in Nelson County in 1850. Trader in Nelson County in 1860. Served in the 9th Mounted Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private and sergeant from December 31, 1861, to October 1864.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 2, p. 360B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 1, p. 182.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0128.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Nelson County, KY, c1863, p. 13, p. 1 of microfilm.

Find A Grave, "William Ambrose (1832-1908)," Memorial 9575121, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9575121 (accessed April 30, 2020).

Citation

Ambrose, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212027 (November 12, 2026).

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