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John W. Pulliam (Franklin co., farmer, pvt. 2nd Ky Inf (CSA) and 1st Ky Light Artillery (USA))

b. 1840?

Franklin County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Robert Pulliam and Lucinda Pulliam. Married to Sarah Pulliam. Father of Mary Pulliam. Resident in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. Laborer in Franklin County in 1860. Farmer in Franklin County in 1863. Served in the 2nd Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private from July 13, 1861. Captured at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on February 16, 1862. Signed a loyalty oath to the U.S. government on July 9, 1863. Served in the 1st Kentucky Light Artillery (U.S.A.) as a private from April 24, 1864. Reported as deserted from Lexington, Kentucky, on May 9, 1864. Returned to duty August 3, 1864. Reported as deserted from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on January 6, 1865. Mustered out July 26, 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 90B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 369.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Bald Knob, p. 6B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Franklin County, KY, July 1863, p. 238 of 370 of microfilm (accessed via Ancestry.com).

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 510, 520.

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

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0086.

Citation

Pulliam, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279795 (November 13, 2026).

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