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John Spillman (Barren co. laborer, pvt 1st KY light artillery )

b. 1819?

Barren County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Native of Ireland. Married to Mary Spillman. Father of Sarah Spillman and Ann Spillman. Laborer in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1860. Laborer in 1864. Served in the 1st Kentucky Light Artillery (U.S.A.) as a private from September 10, 1863, to July 26, 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 2, p. 1023.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 510.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0148.

Citation

Spillman, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279761 (November 13, 2026).

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