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Harmon Colley (Breathitt County, KY, farmer and soldier)

b. 1830? d. 1862-10-14

Breathitt County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Delila Colley. Father of William Colley, Elizabeth Colley, and Rachel Colley. Resident of Breathitt County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Breathitt County in 1860. Served in the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from November 5, 1861, to October 14, 1862. Died from wounds received in a skirmish in Breathitt County on October 14, 1862.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 22B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, District 1, p. 339.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Breathitt County, Precinct 2, p. 404B.

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 062.

Citation

Colley, Harmon. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281074 (November 12, 2026).

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