Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Tennessee native. Son of Austin Williamson and Elizabeth Phelps Williamson. Student in Wilson County, Tennessee, in 1850. EFarm laborer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 15th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a corporal from March 11, 1863, to October 6, 1863.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Wilson County, District 14, p. 552A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Farmersville, p. 147.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0136.

Citation

Williamson, James Monroe. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214838 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
James Williamson et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-21

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