Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Larue County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William Brashear and Amanda Brashear. Resident of Larue County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in 1864. Served in the 1st Kentucky Light Artillery (U.S.A.) as a private and corporal from September 10, 1863, to July 26, 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 510, 519.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamilton's District, p. 405B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0147.

Citation

Brashear, William P.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279788 (November 13, 2026).

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Petition
James E. Hensley et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-09-07

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