Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Cincinnati, Ohio, farmer and soldier. Ohio native. Son of Julie A. Riley. Resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1850. Farmer 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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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati Ward 8, p. 513A.

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

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

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #7007128, Louisville: Books 7-8, p. 52.

Citation

Riley, Edward. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32279804 (November 13, 2026).

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

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