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Sylvester Etherton (Green County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier.)

b. 1838-11-08 d. 1921-07-28

Green County, Kentucky, farmhand and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Elijah Etherton and Mary Etherton. Resident of Green County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmhand in Green County in 1860. Served in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a musician from December 31, 1861, to January 12, 1865. Captured and paroled in September 1862. Reported as deserted at Louisville in September 18, 1862. Tried and convicted of desertion by General Court Martial.

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Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 2, p. 143B-144A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 1, p. 677.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, Upper Brush Creek Precinct, p. 517A.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0264.

"Sylvester Etherton (1838-1921)," Find A Grave, Memorial 41900825, accessed March 31, 2023, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41900825.

Citation

Etherton, Sylvester. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280912 (November 12, 2026).

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