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Hopkins County, Kentucky, soldier and farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Serena Chapel. Father of Ingram Chapel. Farmer in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Served in the 10th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private. Captured at Cheshire, Ohio, on July 20, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Ohio; McLean Barracks, Ohio; and Rock Island Barracks, Illinois. Signed a loyalty oath to the U. S. government at Rock Island Barracks on May 19, 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District 1, p. 113A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, Charleston, p. 95B.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0052.

Citation

Chapel, Gaines J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213114 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
Bonaparte P. Glass et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-22

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