David B. Ladd (Christian co. resident, sergeant in the 52nd Ky Mtd Inf and the 17th Ky Cav.)
b. 1838? d. 1871?
Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Jason Ladd and Mary A. Ladd. Resident in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1850. Resident in Christian County in 1861. Served in the 52nd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private and sergeant from September 26,1863, to November 17, 1864. Served in the 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a sergeant from December 5, 1864, to September 20, 1865.
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- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 462B-463A.
Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, Kentucky County, District, and Probate Courts, Caldwell County Administrators Bonds, 1863-1878, p. 37.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 409.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0453.
KYR-0001-020-0097.
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Ladd, David B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213693 (November 12, 2026).
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