Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

About

Rockcastle County, Kentucky, resident and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of J. D. Ballard and Susan Ballard. Resident in Rockcastle County in 1860. Second lieutenant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from August 16, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 103.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 18-19.

Citation

Ballard, William P.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213039 (November 12, 2026).

Network

The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as William P. Ballard (Rockcastle County, Kentucky, 2nd lieut in 1st Ky Cav USA). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (2)

Correspondence
William D. Carpenter to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-06-05
Correspondence
William P. Ballard to Thomas E. Bramlette
1865-09-25

People

Organizations

Places

Loading network...

Network Visualized

How to use the visualization

CWGK’s network visualization brings the edition’s documents to life. The network on this page centers around Ballard, William P.. Click on the light blue dot to see the documents in which the entity appears. You can also click on the dark orange dots to see other people linked to Ballard, William P., a light orange dot to see the places connected to Ballard, William P., or dark green dots to see organizations linked to Ballard, William P..

Additionally, the lines between the dots add additional information. The light green lines demonstrate direct connections between Ballard, William P. and another person, place, or organization. The light pink lines highlight that the dots appear in the same document.