Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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McLean County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of David Baker and Mahala Baker. Resident in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky in 1850. Farmer in McLean County in 1860. Served in 35th Regiment Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as a captain from October 2, 1863 to December 29, 1864.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, District 1, p. 195B-196A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McLean County, p. 100-1.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 356.
Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904, NARA RG 92, M1845.

Citation

Baker, Volney. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213938 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (2)

Correspondence
P. H. Conant to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-04-28
Correspondence
Volney Baker to Edward R. Weir
1864-02-18

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