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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Beriah Magoffin: Governor's Official Correspondence File, Military Correspondence, 1859-1862 KYR-0001-019-0144 MG5-236 to MG5-237

Marion Cartright Taylor (Shelby County, Ky, attorney; capt & colonel 15th KY Inf USA) N00007416 1822-10-30 1871-01-04 Categories: People

Shelby County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Ohio County, Kentucky, native. Attended St. Mary's College. Graduate of University of Louisville Law School in Louisville in 1849. Attorney in Shelby County, Kentucky, in 1850. Attorney in Shelby County in 1860. Served in the 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain and colonel from December 14, 1861, to January 14, 1865.

Relationships Military: John McAuley Palmer (Military Governor of Kentucky) Military: United States War Department Military: 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A) Military: Edwin McMasters Stanton (US attorney general and secretary of war) Military: Department of the Cumberland

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby, District 1, p. 296B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Shelby, District 2, p. 3. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 892. Roger D. Hunt, Colonels in Blue -- Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014), 189. "Col Marion Cartright Taylor (1822-1871)," Find A Grave, Memorial 7430426, accessed June 22, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7430426. Sanders Dewees Bruce (Fayette County, KY, china merchant, county court clerk, col 20th Ky Inf, commander 22nd Brig Army of Cumb USA) N00007424 1825-08-18 1902-01-31 Categories: People

Fayette County, Kentucky, merchant, court clerk, and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Labelle S. Bruce. Father of Leslie C. Bruce, F. T. Bruce, M. T. Bruce, and K. D. Bruce. Graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1846. China merchant in Fayette County in 1850. County court clerk in Lexington in 1860. Served in the Lexington Chasseurs (U.S.A.) as a captain in 1860. Served in the 20th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a colonel from January 6, 1862, to January 18, 1862. Served in the 22nd Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland (U.S.A.) as a commander from January 18, 1862, to June 24, 1864.

Relationships Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: Joseph T. Wheeler (Cincinnati, Ohio farmer and capt 1st KY Inf USA) Military: 20th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Edward Stevenson (Minister, Russellville, Logan County) Military: Department of the Cumberland

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, District 2, p. 222B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington Ward 1, p. 544. "Col. S. D. Bruce, The Times ( New York, NY), January 23, 1898. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 327. John Dean Wright, Lexington: Heart of the Bluegrass (Lexington: Lexington-Fayette County Historic Commission, 1982), 86. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 36. "Sanders Dewees Bruce (1825-1902)," Find A Grave, Memorial 10581242, accessed June 22, 2017, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10581242. Thomas W. Price (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00007432 1817-08-21 1891-02-20 Categories: People

Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Emily Hutchens Price in Nelson County, Kentucky, on September 7, 1858. Father of Farmer in Nelson County, Kentucky in 1860.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson, District 1, p. 132. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000481488. Find A Grave, "Thomas W. Price ( August 21, 1817 - February 20, 1891)," Memorial #99359729, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99359729 (accessed June 22, 2017). John Cochran (Spencer County, KY, farmer) N00001885 1799 1878 Categories: People

Spencer County, Kentucky, farmer. Jessamine County, Kentucky, native. Married to Hannah Van Buskirk Cochran. Father of John Cochran, Robert Cochran, Ann M. Cochran, Sarah J. Cochran, and Hannah Cochran. Moved to Spencer County in 1808. Farmer in Spencer County in 1850. Owned fiftenn enslaved persons in Spencer County in 1850. Farmer in Spencer County in 1860. Owned twenty-one enslaved persons in Spencer County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 105A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 25. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 44. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, Division No. 2, p. 15. Josiah Stoddard Johnston, Memorial History of Louisville from its First Settlement of the Year 1896 Vol 1 (Louisville: American Biographical Publishing Company, 1896), 444. John Jefferson Wylie (Caldwell County, Kentucky, saddler) N00006051 1823-07-03 1894-10-03 Categories: People

Caldwell County, Kentucky, saddler. Caldwell County, Kentucky, native. Son of John Wylie and Elizabeth Wylie. Saddler in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Saddler in Princeton in 1860.

Relationships Social: Edward Baker, Jr. (Caldwell County, Kentucky, soldier and saloon owner)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell, District 1, p. 279A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell, Princeton, 112. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #175936. Ebenezer C. Guest (Butler County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster) N00007465 Categories: People

Butler county, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. New York native. Married to Ester M. Evans Guest in Robertson County, Tennessee, on October 20, 1843. Father of Elenor Guest, Henry C. Guest, and Laurie Guest. Merchant in Butler County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Butler County in 1850. Postmaster of Rochester in Butler County from June 25, 1850 to August 27, 1853. Merchant in Butler County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Butler County in 1860. Assigned arms by the military board of Kentucky as a member of the infantry.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 225B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, p. 737. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Butler County, Rochester, p. 1010. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bulter County, Woodbury, p. 10. "Ebenezer Catlin Guest (1815-1889)," Find A Grave, Memorial #107051170, accessed March 3, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107051170. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Butler County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 574-75. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Robertson County, 1878 Dec-1886 Nov: Marriages 5-8, p. 86-87 [incorrectly labeled, dates of records actually 1839 Oct-1878 Dec] KYR-0001-019-0144. John W. Walker (Simpson County, Kentucky, solider (U.S.A.)) N00007456 1833 1906 Categories: People

Simpson County, Kentucky, soldier (U.S.A.) Assigned arms by the military board of Kentucky as a member of the infantry.

KYR-0001-019-0144. John T. Rogers (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer) N00007461 1814 1881 Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Olevia Rogers. Father of Mary Kate Rogers, Olevia Fannie Rogers, John L. Rogers, Ann E. Rogers, J. R. U. Rogers, Henrietta Rogers, Ellen E. Rogers, Lucy P. Rogers, and Evaline B. Rogers. Farmer in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1850. Postmaster of Lewis in Barren County from September 29, 1843, to December 28, 1846. Owned nineteen enslaved persons in Barren County in 1850. Farmer in Barren County in 1860. Employed Daniel Devasure as a farm laborer in 1860. Owned thirty-two enslaved persons, including Eugene, Ellis, Arthur, and James, in Barren County in 1860. Assigned arms by the Military Board of Kentucky as a member of the infantry.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 1, p. 351A. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 1, p. 171. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 1059. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 2, p. 72A. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Rocky Hill, p. 684A. “John Thomas Rogers (1814-1881)," Find A Grave, Memorial #88219965, accessedMarch 3, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88219965. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994027, Barren County Births. Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Barren County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 556-57. KYR-0001-019-0144. James H. Smith (Garrard County, Kentucky, soldier.) N00004744 1826? Categories: People

Garrard County, Kentucky, soldier. Commissioned in the 12th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain on October 2, 1862. Charged with shooting Joshua Burdett in Garrard County on November 17, 1862. Fugitive from justice in February 1863. Commission cancelled on May 20, 1863.

Relationships Legal: Joshua Burdett (Garrard County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: Garrard County Court Legal: Jas. H. [Hanks] (Garrard County, Kentucky, petitioner) Legal: Seymour Hopper (Garrard County, Kentucky, merchant) Legal: Houston Jackman (Garrard County, Kentucky, physician) Legal: Robert Elkin (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: James W. Grant (Garrard County, Kentucky, dentist) Legal: Richard P. West (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Stephen Mary (Garrard, Co, Ky, petitioner) Legal: Jesse G. Sweeney (Garrard County, Kentucky, merchant) Legal: Benjamin F. Duncan (Garrard County, Kentucky, physician) Legal: Malcolm Henry Gill (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: John S. Gill (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: James L. Anderson (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Reid Leslie McMurtry (Garrard County, Kentucky, school teacher and druggist) Legal: James Allen Beazley (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Elijah H. Burnside (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer) Legal: Garrett Elkin (Garrard County, Kentucky, trader) Legal: Walter Cunningham Bailey (Garrard County, Kentucky, merchant) Legal: Lewis R. McMurtry (Garrard County, Kentucky, merchant) Legal: James A. Anderson (Garrard County, Kentucky, attorney) Legal: John J. Huffman (Garrard County, Kentucky, tavern keeper) Legal: Robert Harrison (Livingston County, Missouri, farmer, soldier, and detective.) Legal: Garrard Circuit Court

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 260. "Telegraphic News," The Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY), November 24, 1862, p. 3. KYR-0001-004-0353. KYR-0001-005-0025. Joseph H. Glover (Barren County, Kentucky, millwright) N00007449 1811? Categories: People

Barren County, Kentucky, blacksmith and millwright. Kentucky native. Son of William Glover and Charity Glover. Married to Jane E. Glover. Blacksmith in Barren County, Kentucky, in 1850. Millwright in Barren County in 1860. Assigned arms by the Kentucky Military Board.

Relationships Social: Mr. Hagain (Received a letter from Joseph H. Glover in December 1863.) Political: Government of the United States of America Political: General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, Division 2, p. 467A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Barren County, District 1, p. 893. KYR-0001-019-0144. Stephen Gano Burbridge (Logan County, Kentucky, attorney, farmer; col 26th Ky Inf; general of Mil Distr Ky in Dpt OH) N001014 1831-08-19 1894-11-30 Categories: People

Logan County, Kentucky, attorney, farmer, and soldier. Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, native. Son of Robert Burbridge and Elizabeth Barnes Burbridge. Married to Elizabeth "Lizzie" M. Burbridge. Father of Albert G. Burbridge, Maggie L. Burbridge, and Lizzie Burbridge. Attended Georgetown College in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky. Read law with Senator Garrett Davis in Bourbon County . Attended the Frankfort Military Institute. Merchant in Georgetown, District of Columbia, from 1849 to 1853. Farmer in Logan County, Kentucky, in 1860. Owned seven enslaved persons in Logan County in 1860. Served in 26th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a colonel from August 1861 to June 1862. Promoted to brigadier general of Volunteers on June 9, 1862. Brevetted major general of Volunteers on July 4, 1864. Commander of the Military District of Kentucky in the Department of the Ohio from August 1864 to February 1865. Resigned on December 1, 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District No. 2, pp. 654-55. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Logan County, District No. 2, p. 407A. John Fiske and James Grant Wilson, ed., Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography, vol. V, (New York: Appleton, 1889), 449. Aloma Williams Dew, "Burbridge, Stephen Gano" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 142. Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964), 54-55. John Harrison Brown (Allen County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00007463 1817? Categories: People

Allen County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sarah Epperson Brown in Allen County, Kentucky, on October 21, 1839. Father of Nannie Ellen Brown Griffin. Married to Letitia Brite Brown in Allen County on July 25 1850. Father of M. Wesley Brown and Charles A. Brown. Farmer in Allen County in 1850. Farmer in Allen County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen, p.189A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen, Scottsville, p. 370. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Allen, Precinct 1, p. 171B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Allen County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 38. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Allen County Marriages, Film #000851644, p. 27. John T. Sanders (Wayne County, Kentucky, banker. ) N00007439 1824? Categories: People

Wayne County, Kentucky, banker. Kentucky native. Banker in Monticello, Kentucky, in 1860. Assigned arms by the Kentucky Military Board.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Wayne County, Monticello, p. 231. KYR-0001-019-0144. William E. Williams (Cumberland County, Kentucky, machinist and miller) N00007462 1823-04-11 1882-02-11 Categories: People

Cumberland County, Kentucky, machinist. Indiana native. Married to Martha Williams. Father of Rachel Williams, Robert Williams, William Williams, J.W. Williams, John W. Williams, and Mary S. Williams. Shingle maker in Troy, Indiana, in 1850. Miller and machinist in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Indiana, Perry, Troy, p. 378A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Cumberland, District 2, p. 540. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Indiana, Boone, Marion, p. 168B. Find A Grave, "William E. Williams (1823-1882)," Memorial #21460034, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21460034 (accessed December 16, 2019). Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.) N00005792 1825-05-29 1902-09-02 Categories: People

Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier. Erie County, Pennsylvania, native. Married to Drusilla Hite Alexander in Nelson County, Kentucky, on September 28, 1852. Father of Archibald V. Alexander, Emma Alexander, Guy D. Alexander, and Lowry Alexander. Lumber merchant in Louisville in 1860. Employed one enslaved person in Louisville in 1860. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant from May 7, 1862, to October 6, 1863. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a lieutenant colonel from October 7, 1863, to June 9, 1864. Resigned on account of disability on June 9, 1864.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Familial: [Unknown] Alexander (Brother of AJ Alexander) Military: United States Army Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Military: 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: John A. Brady (Washington County, Kentucky, physician and surgeon. 1st Kentucky Cavalry) Military: Confederate States Army Military: Alexander Wake Holeman (Owen County, Kentucky, machinist, hotelkeeper, and Maj OH River Batt KSG; capt, maj, lt col in 12th KY Cav, Col. 11th KY Cav (USA)) Military: Government of the United States of America Military: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: John J. Rose (Mercer County, Kentuck, merchant and soldier - 2nd Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Samuel P. Debaun (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: William H. Norton (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and 2nd lieutenant in 11th Kentucky Cavalry (U.S.A.)) Military: George J. Burgess (Grant County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - 2nd Lt. 11th Ky. Cav) Military: Abraham W. Stone (Grant County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky Military: Edwin McMasters Stanton (US attorney general and secretary of war) Military: Edward Davis Townsend (Assistant Adjutant General (U.S.Army)) Military: Office of Quartermaster of U. S. Army Military: Adjutant General's Department (U.S.A.) Military: United States War Department Military: Milton J. Graham (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. 4th Inf and 11th Cav (U.S.A.)) Military: Samuel L. Alexander (Kenton County, KY, laborer and soldier - 11th Ky Cav) Military: William H. Ritchey (Owen County, KY, trader and soldier - 11th Ky Cav) Military: Phidello W. Hall (Limestone County, Texas, attorney and soldier. 11th Kentucky Cavalary) Military: George H. Wheeler (Mason County, KY, carriage maker and soldier - 11th Ky Cav) Military: Duval English (Owen County, KY, attorney and soldier - 11th Ky Cav) Military: John G. Pond (Madison County, KY, minister and soldier) Military: Joseph M. Willemin (Covington, Kentucky, tailor and soldier) Military: Daniel Edward Woodford Smith (Hart County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: John J. Curtis (Mason County, Kentucky, soldier - 1st. Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Dunn R. Stage (Dearborn County, Indiana, farmer and soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: James F. Peyton (Lincoln County, Kentucky, physician and soldier - Surgeon 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Charles H. Harris (Louisville, Kentucky, clerk and 2nd lieutenant in 11th Kentucky Cavalry (U.S.A.)) Military: John Milton Cotton (Garrard County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - 2nd Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: James W. Robinson (Washington County, Kentucky, soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Edward H. Green (Dearborn County, Indiana, attorney and soldier - Cpt. 11th Ky. Cav) Military: Presley F. Hansbrough (Grant County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier - Capt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Joseph Lawson (Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier - Cpt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: William H. Bell (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer, carpenter, and soldier)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 56. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 271B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Two Mile House Precinct, p. 477B. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0001. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0105. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film 001929414. "Death Came Today," The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), September 24, 1902, p. 4. "Col. A. J. Alexander Dead," The Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS), September 25, 1902, p. 8. William Benton Nevitt (Larue County, Kentucky, attorney) N00004515 1838? Categories: People

Hodgenville, Kentucky, attorney. Larue County, Kentucky, native. Son of James A. Nevitt and Nancy A. Nevitt. Married to Mary Jane Bowling Nevitt in Nelson County, Kentucky, on December 14, 1858. Father of M. G. Nevitt. Attorney in Hodgenville in 1860.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hamiltons District, p. 427B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Larue County, Hodgenville, p. 144. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Nelson County Marriages, Film #000500448. William J. Lisle (Marion County, Kentucky, attorney & captain 10th KY Inf USA) N00009454 1837-08-11 1911-06-29 Categories: People

Marion County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Green County, Kentucky, native. Son of Thomas W. Lisle and Nancy Jane C. Tate Lisle. Married to Addie Lisle. Father of Nettie Lisle. Resident of Green County in 1850. Household owned fifteen enslaved persons in Green County in 1850. Attorney with James M. Fogle and Andrew Barnett in Marion County in 1860. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as an adjutant and captain from November 21, 1861, to April 19, 1863.

Relationships Military: Marion County Home Guard Military: Military Board of Kentucky Military: 1st Regiment of Kentucky Militia Social: Alfred W. England (Marion County, Kentucky, master blacksmith) Social: John S. Phillips (Marion County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Philip Swigert (Frankfort banker, Military Board member & secretary)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, p. 116B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, p. 196. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, District no. 2, p. 738. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Marion County, Lebanon, p. 52A. Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File #15956. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 806-08. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 935. “William J. Lisle (1837-1911)," Find A Grave, Memorial #142640040, accessed October 29, 2020, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142640040. Benjamin F. Wash (Anderson County, Kentucky, teacher, pvt 54th KY Inf USA) N00007448 1834? Categories: People

Anderson County, Kentucky, teacher and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of John Wash and Rebecca Wash. Laborer in Anderson County, Kentucky, in 1850. Schoolteacher in Anderson County in 1860. Served in the 54th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from February 18, 1865, to September 1, 1865.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson County, p. 496. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Anderson, p. 552; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0463. Robert Cochran (Spencer County, KY, farmer, surveyor, state Rep) N00001887 1829? Categories: People

Spencer County, Kentucky, farmer, surveyor, and legislator. Kentucky native. Son of John Cochran and Hannah Van Buskirk Cochran. Married to Julia C. Owen Cochran in 1854. Father of Mary Cochran. Graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1849. Farmer in Spencer County in 1860. County surveyor in Spencer County. Owned four enslaved persons in Spencer County in 1860. Represented Spencer County in the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861 to 1863. Raised a company of the Kentucky State Guard for ninety day service in 1862.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 493. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Spencer County, District 2, p. 324A. Josiah Stoddard Johnston, Memorial History of Louisville from its First Settlement of the Year 1896 Vol 1 (Louisville: American Biographical Publishing Company, 1896), 444. James H. Bridgewater (Lincoln County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier) N001788 1835 1867-07-18 Categories: People

Lincoln County, Kentucky, laborer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Susan Dawes Bridgewater in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1854. Father of Volney A. Bridgewater and Sarah H. Bridgewater. Laborer in Lincoln County in 1860. Served in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as 2nd lieutenant from October 8, 1861, to January 7, 1862. Served in the Secret Service of the Kentucky State Guard as a captain from late 1862 to June 1, 1864. Served in the Hall's Gap Battalion (U.S.A.) as captain and major from June 1, 1864, to July 27, 1865.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lincoln County, p. 168. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994045, Lincoln County Births, 1855, p. 3. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Lincoln County Marriages, Film #001904131. Find A Grave, "Maj James H. Bridgewater (1835-1867)," Memorial # 82283058, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82283058 (accessed May 25, 2018). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 610-11. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1867), 792-793, 910, 958. Daniel W. Lovell (Laurel County, Kentucky, farmer) N00007444 1822-04-11 1889-03-30 Categories: People

Laurel County, Kentucky, farmer. North Carolina native. Married to Nancy Lovell. Father of Mary J. Lovell, Sara Ann Lovell, James Lovell, and Skinner M Lovell. Farmer in Laurel County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Laurel County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Laurel County, p. 2B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Laurel County, p. 462. Find A Grave, "Daniel Webster Lovill (1822-1889)," Memorial #74289707, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74289707 (accessed June 22, 2017). John Tecumseh Milam (Franklin Co, Ky, merchant and pvt 22nd KY Inf USA) N00001668 1832-03-17 1875-11-05 Categories: People

Franklin County, Kentucky, soldier and merchant. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Morgan Milam in Clark County, Indiana, on October 15, 1854. Father of John Morgan Milam, Anna B. Milam, William Milam, Charles Milam. Merchant in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from January 10, 1862, to January 21, 1865.

Relationships Economic: Louisville, Frankfort, & Lexington Railroad Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney)

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 331. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, La Grange, p. 66A. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 398. Indiana Marriage Records, Clark County Marriages, Film #001415852, p. 554. Find A Grave, "John Tecumseh Milam (1832-1875)," Memorial #75650918, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75650918 (accessed February 13, 2019). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 98. George W. Sanders (Gallatin County, Kentucky, farmer) N00007452 1798? Categories: People

Gallatin County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Eleanor Hexon Sanders in Gallatin County, Kentucky, on November 25, 1845. Father of George G. Sanders, Lewis Sanders, Ann R. Sanders, Nathaniel Sanders, Charles Sanders, and John C. Sanders. Owned two enslaved persons in Gallatin County in 1840. Farmer in Gallatin County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Gallatin County in 1860. Assigned arms by the Kentucky Military Board .

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Gallatin, p. 20. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Gallatin, p. 550. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Gallatin, p. 5. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Gallatin, District 1, p. 301A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Gallatin County Marriages, Film #000509036 KYR-0001-019-0144. James W. Tandy (Carroll County, Kentucky, Farmer) N00007455 1827-05-13 1896-07-16 Categories: People

Carroll County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Martha Tandy. Father of Willis H. Tandy, F. Blanton Tandy, Lucinda Tandy, and Lewis Tandy. Farmer in Carroll County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Carroll County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, District 1, p. 166A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carroll County, Ghent, p. 109. Find A Grave, "James W. Tandy (1827-1896)," Memorial #19345832, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19345832 (accessed June 22, 2017). Squire Lucas (Grant County, KY, merchant, postmaster, andsheriff) N00002596 1810 1873 Categories: People

Grant County, Kentucky, merchant, postmaster, and sheriff. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Childers Lucas in Grant County, Kentucky, in July 1833. Father of Elizabeth Lucas, Mary Louise Lucas, Adeline Lucas, Queen Victoria Lucas, and Prudence M. Lucas. Married to Martha E. Dunn Lucas in Grant County on September 25, 1855. Merchant in Williamstown in 1850. Postmaster of Williamstown from September 28, 1853, to January 14, 1858. Sheriff of Grant County in 1860. Owned eight enslaved persons in Grant County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grant County, Williamstown, p. 359A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grant County, p. 984. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Grant County, p. 41A. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Grant County Marriages, Film #000266220, p. 359. Kentucky Marriage Records, 1783-1965, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Grant County Marriages, Film #0001690281, p. 254. Find A Grave, "Squire Lucas (1810-1873)," Memorial #118661565, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118661565# (accessed on September 5, 2018). Cornelius F. Campbell (Pulaski County, Kentucky, farmer.) N00007438 1820-04-05 1895-01-02 Categories: People

Pulaski County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca Campbell. Father of Lucinda J Campbell, Jefferson Campbell, Sarah A Campbell, Mary Campbell, Martha Campbell, and James Campbell. Farmer in Pulaski County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Pulaski County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pulaski, Division 1, p. 72B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Pulaski, District 1, p. 362. Find A Grave, " Cornelius Campbell (1820-1895)," Memorial #13935312, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13935312 (accessed June 22, 2017). Philip Swigert (Frankfort banker, Military Board member & secretary) N00002747 1798 1871-12-31 Categories: People

Frankfort, Kentucky, banker and member of military board. Kentucky native. Married to Jane L. Swigert. Mayor of Frankfort in 1849. Owned twenty-two slaves in Frankfort in 1860. Partner with William McKee in the Lexington, Frankfort & Louisville Railroad in 1858. Clerk in Frankfort in 1850. Clerk in Frankfort in 1860. President of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky in Frankfort in 1860. Secretary of the Military Board of Kentucky in 1861.

Relationships Political: Theodore Dehon Rand (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soldier and attorney) Economic: Farmers' Bank of Kentucky Economic: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862) Political: Hiram J. Jones (Laurel County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Hiram J. Jones (Laurel County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: Charles Hunter May (Boyle Co, KY, merchant & Mercer Co, KY, postmaster) Political: Military Board of Kentucky Military: John Jordan Crittenden (Franklin Co, KY, Representative, Senator, & former KY Governor) Political: James Henry Garrard (Franklin County, Kentucky, salt maker and Kentucky state treasurer) Social: Willis Benson Machen (Lyon County, KY, attorney, farmer, iron manufacturer, and politician (KY & Confederate)) Social: Milton A. Cartwright (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer) Social: Thomas B. Wadlington (Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer) Political: Caldwell County, Kentucky Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 2, p. 107. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort District 1, p. 119. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States_ (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin, Frankfort District 1, p. 27. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Frankfort , p. 12. Carl E. Kramer, "Frankfort" in John E. Kleber, ed. The Kentucky Encyclopedia (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 353. Report of the Military Board of Kentucky, Made to the General Assembly, September 10, 1861 (Frankfort: Yeoman Office, 1861), 3. Find A Grave, “Philip Swigert (unknown-1871),” Memorial #68833254, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68833254 (accessed May 22, 2017). Shelby County, Kentucky P001013 Categories: Places

County in north central Kentucky. Seat at Shelbyville.

38.212, -85.2236 Ron D. Bryant, "Shelby County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber, (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 816. "Shelbyville County, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 30, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Todd County, Kentucky P00002675 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Elkton, Kentucky.

36.81, -87.1542 "Elkton, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 2, 2022, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. "Todd County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 888-89. Fayette County, Kentucky P001031 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Lexington.

38.0406, -84.5037 "Lexington, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 21, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 99. Caldwell County, Kentucky P00002472 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Princeton.

Relationships Political: Beriah Magoffin (Governor of Kentucky 1859-1862)

37.1092, -87.882 "Princeton, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 21, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 45. Butler County, Kentucky P00005535 Categories: Places

County in western Kentucky. Seat at Morgantown.

37.2256, -86.6836 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 44. “Morgantown Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 3, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Simpson County, Kentucky P00005295 Categories: Places

County in southwestern Kentucky. Seat at Franklin.

36.7223, -86.5772 “Franklin, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 6, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names, (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1988), 272. Barren County, Kentucky P00000558 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Glasgow. Located on the Barren River.

36.9959, -85.9119 Cecil E. Goode, “Barren County,” The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 54. "Glasgow, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 11, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Logan County, Kentucky P00002483 Categories: Places

County in southwest Kentucky. Seat at Russellville.

36.8453, -86.8872 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names, (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 177. "Russellville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 14, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Allen County, Kentucky P001025 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Scottsville. Located on the Barren River.

36.7534, -86.1905 "Allen County," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2002), 16. “Scottsville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 5, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Wayne County, Kentucky P00004831 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Monticello.

36.8298, -84.8491 Gale Edwards, "Wayne County," in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 938-39. “Monticello, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 3, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Cumberland County, Kentucky P001829 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Burkesville. Located on the Cumberland River.

36.7903, -85.3705 “Burkesville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 25, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. “Cumberland County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 245. Meade County, Kentucky P001822 Categories: Places

County in north central Kentucky. Seat at Brandenburg. Located on the Ohio River.

37.999, -86.1694 “Brandenburg, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed January 7, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, "Meade County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 622-23. LaRue County, Kentucky P00001718 Categories: Places

County in west central Kentucky. Seat at Hodgenville, Kentucky. Located on the Rolling Fork River.

37.574, -85.74 “Hodgenville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed January 3, 2022, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1987), 166. Marion County, Kentucky P00002413 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Lebanon.

37.5698, -85.2527 "Lebanon, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed September 30, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, "Marion County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 608-09. Anderson County, Kentucky P00003188 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Lawrenceburg.

38.0373, -84.8966 "Anderson County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 22-23. “Lawrenceburg, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed February 26, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Spencer County, Kentucky P00001881 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Taylorsville.

38.0317, -85.3425 "Spencer County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber, (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 841-42. "Taylorsville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 29, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Lincoln County, Kentucky P00005395 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Stanford, Kentucky.

37.5312, -84.6619 Allan R. Leach, "Lincoln County," in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2001), p. 557-58. "Stanford, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 2, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Laurel County, Kentucky P00006209 Categories: Places

County in southeastern Kentucky. Seat at London.

37.129, -84.0833 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 167. “London, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 14, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Franklin County, Kentucky P001019 Categories: Places

County in central Kentucky. Seat at Frankfort. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.2009, -84.8733 "Frankfort, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed July 16, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, "Franklin County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 354-56. Owen County, Kentucky P00004760 Categories: Places

County in north central Kentucky. Seat at Owenton. Located on the Kentucky River.

38.5365, -84.8419 “Owenton, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed November 20, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Ron D. Bryant, “Owen County,” in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 700. Gallatin County, Kentucky P00007132 Categories: Places

County in northern Kentucky. Seat at Warsaw. Located on the Ohio River.

38.7834, -84.9016 Ron D. Bryant, "Gallatin County," The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber, (Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 362-63. "Warsaw, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 30, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Grant County, Kentucky P00000938 Categories: Places

County in northern Kentucky. Seat at Williamstown.

38.6381, -84.5605 "Grant County" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 383. “Williamstown, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 3, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Pulaski County, Kentucky P00000268 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Somerset.

Relationships Political: John E. Cosson (Pulaski co, ky, Circuit Ct. Clk.) Political: Leroy D. Garner (Pulaski County, Kentucky, merchant's clerk) Political: James Doolin (Pulaski County, Kentucky, merchant)

37.092, -84.6041 Roger D. Tate, Jr., “Pulaski County” in The Encyclopedia of Kentucky, ed. John E. Kleber (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2001), 747-49. "Somerset, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed June 12, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Monroe County, Kentucky P00008528 Categories: Places

County in south central Kentucky. Seat at Tompkinsville.

36.7023, -85.6916 Robert M. Rennick, Kentucky Place Names (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984), 201. “Tompkinsville, Kentucky," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed March 3, 2020, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Military Board of Kentucky O00006066 1861-05-24 1862-08-28 Categories: Organizations

Agency of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky responsible for state military affairs from May 1861 to August 1862. The board existed in three different iterations and with different members. Member(s) from May 24, 1861, to September 25, 1861: Beriah Magoffin (President), Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, Peter Dudley, and John B. Peyton. Phillip Swigert was secretary in June 1861. Member(s) from September 25, 1861, to March 15, 1862: John B. Temple (President), Peter Dudley, Samuel Gill, George T. Wood, and E. H. Taylor. Member(s) from March 15, 1862, to August 28, 1862: John B. Temple and George T. Wood.

Relationships Military: Frederick Henry Skinner (Lyon County, Kentucky, hotel keeper, attorney, and judge.) Political: John W. Cardwell (Mercer County, Kentucky, bank cashier and merchant) Political: Mercer County Home Guard Military: Thomas Noble Lindsey (Frankfort, Kentucky, attorney, politician, and paymaster general) Military: William Benton Nevitt (Larue County, Kentucky, attorney) Military: Ebenezer C. Guest (Butler County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster) Military: John Harrison Brown (Allen County, Kentucky, farmer.) Military: William E. Williams (Cumberland County, Kentucky, machinist and miller) Military: John T. Rogers (Barren County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: John P. Monroe (Monroe County, Kentucky, miller and merchant) Military: John W. Walker (Simpson County, Kentucky, solider (U.S.A.)) Military: James W. Tandy (Carroll County, Kentucky, Farmer) Military: George W. Sanders (Gallatin County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: James H. Smith (Garrard County, Kentucky, soldier.) Military: Joseph H. Glover (Barren County, Kentucky, millwright) Military: Benjamin F. Wash (Anderson County, Kentucky, teacher, pvt 54th KY Inf USA) Military: Daniel W. Lovell (Laurel County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: John T. Sanders (Wayne County, Kentucky, banker. ) Military: Cornelius F. Campbell (Pulaski County, Kentucky, farmer.) Military: Thomas W. Price (Nelson County, Kentucky, farmer.) Military: Sanders Dewees Bruce (Fayette County, KY, china merchant, county court clerk, col 20th Ky Inf, commander 22nd Brig Army of Cumb USA) Military: John L. Davidson (Todd County, Kentucky, contractor) Military: Marion Cartright Taylor (Shelby County, Ky, attorney; capt & colonel 15th KY Inf USA) Military: John Cochran (Spencer County, KY, farmer) Military: John Jefferson Wylie (Caldwell County, Kentucky, saddler) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.) Military: Robert Cochran (Spencer County, KY, farmer, surveyor, state Rep) Military: John Tecumseh Milam (Franklin Co, Ky, merchant and pvt 22nd KY Inf USA) Military: Squire Lucas (Grant County, KY, merchant, postmaster, andsheriff) Military: Philip Swigert (Frankfort banker, Military Board member & secretary)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), vii. "An Act for the regulation of the militia and to provide for the arming of the State," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort, Ky.: Jno. B. Major, State Printer, 1861), 4-6. "An Act to dispense with the Military Board," Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Frankfort, Ky.: John B. Major, Public Printer, 1862), 260. KYR-0002-022-0104. Report English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 2 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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