5th Congressional District
1861
Consisted of Meade, Hardin, LaRue, Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer, Marion, Washington, Anderson, and Mercer counties between 1861 and 1863. Consisted of Jefferson, Oldham, Henry, and Owen counties from 1863 to 1865. Represented by Charles A. Wickliffe from 1861 to 1865 and Robert Mallory from 1863 to 1865. Provisional Government representative to Congress of the Confederate States of America: Philip Burton Thompson, Sr.
Bibliography
https://civilwargovernors.org/visualizing-unionism-congressional-redistricting-in-1861/ (accessed December 26, 2019).
“Congressional and Judicial District Maps, Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition,http://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/congressional-and-judicial-district-maps (accessed December 26, 2019).
KYR-0004-033-0003.
Citation
5th Congressional District. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213036 (November 12, 2026).
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