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William D. James (Mercer Co., Ky, 1st lieut. 19th Ky. Inf.)

b. 1839?

Kentucky soldier. Kentucky native. Son of H. F. James and Margaret James. Resident of Mercer County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) as first sergeant, quarter-master sergeant, and first lieutenant from January 2, 1862 to June 11, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mercer County, District 2, p. 640.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 27-8.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0322.

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James, William D.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279708 (November 12, 2026).

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