William Brassale (Alabama blacksmith + pvt 1st Ky Light Artillery)
b. 1838
Blount County, Alabama, blacksmith and Kentucky soldier. Blount County, Alabama native. Married to Frances D. Reno Brassale in Lebanon, Kentucky, on February 19, 1864. Blacksmith in 1864. Served in the 1st Kentucky Light Artillery (U.S.A.) as corporal, farrier and blacksmith, and private from September 10, 1863. Reported as deserted from Lexington, Kentucky, on October 18, 1864.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Marion County Marriages, Film #000597424, p. 91.
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 0147.
Citation
Brassale, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279801 (November 13, 2026).
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