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John M. Bevill (Washington County, Kentucky, tailor and soldier.)

b. 1837-04-15

Washington County, Kentucky, tailor and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Albert G. Bevill and Jane Bevill. Attended school in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned one enslaved person in Washington County in 1850. Attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1856. Tailor in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the Washington Guards as captain. Served in the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as second lieutenant from November 6, 1862, to May 20, 1865. Captured in Columbiana County, Ohio, on July 26, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, from July 28, 1863, to October 10, 1863. Prisoner of War at Johnson's Island in Sandusky, Ohio, from October 10, 1863, to February 9, 1864. Prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, from February 14, 1864, to June 23, 1864. Prisoner of war at Fort Delaware in New Castle County, Delaware, from June 25, 1864, to May 20, 1865. Signed a loyalty oath to the United States government on May 20, 1865.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, p. 234B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Springfield, p. 89.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Springfield, p. 421B.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0043.

U.S. Military Academy Cadet Application Papers, 1805-1866, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M688, Roll 0198.

KYR-0001-017-0517.

KYR-0001-018-0006.

Citation

Bevill, John M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281099 (November 12, 2026).

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