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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs 1st - 2nd Regiments Kentucky Cavalry Muster Rolls KYR-0002-033-0034 Box 45, Bundle 5

New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee James G. Dick (First Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.) N00005150 1829-08-23 1894-12-03 Categories: People

Wayne County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Farmer in Wayne County in 1860. Second lieutenant and captain in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from September 1, 1861 to December 31, 1864.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Social: Frances N. Alexander (Captain in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 28-29. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Wayne County, p. 109. Find A Grave, "Capt James G. Dick (August 23, 1829-December 3, 1894)," Memorial #62741470, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62741470 (accessed October 10, 2018). Samuel Duncan (1st ky cavalry regiment) N00005943 Categories: People

Kentucky soldier. Private and first lieutenant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from October 14, 1861, to February 2, 1864. First lieutenant in the 1st Kentucky Veteran Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from February 2, 1864, to September 30, 1865.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Social: Frances N. Alexander (Captain in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 28-29, 423. Frank Lane Wolford (Casey County, Kentucky, attorney and colonel 1st KY cav (USA)) N00005137 1817-09-02 1895-08-02 Categories: People

Casey County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Adair County native. Married to Nancy Dever Wolford in Casey County on November 2, 1849. Married to Elizabeth Walford. Father of George Walford, Mary Walford, John Walford, Kate Walford, Samuel Walford, and Jermia Walford. Attorney in Liberty, Kentucky. Member of the State House of Representatives in 1847, 1848, and 1865. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from October 28, 1861, to 1864. Dishonorably discharged in 1864 for vehement protest against recruitment of black soldiers.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) Military: Samuel Duncan (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: James G. Dick (First Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.)

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, Jenkins, p. 10. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Casey County Marriages, Film #000907997, p. 61. "Wolford, Frank Lane," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000681 (accessed May 6, 2017). Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 15, Microfilm Series T289, Roll 170. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3. Find A Grave, "Frank Lane Wolford (September 2, 1817-August 2, 1895)," Memorial #6727116, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6727116 (accessed October 9, 2018). Marion B. Lucas, A History of Blacks in Kentucky: From Slavery to Segregation, 1760-1891 (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Historical Society, 1992 and 2003), 153. William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) N00005141 Categories: People

First sergeant, second lieutenant, and adjutant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from August 24, 1861, to December 31, 1864.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: Silas Adams (Union Lt. Col, kentucky attorney.)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2-3. Frances N. Alexander (Captain in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment) N00009621 1829-02-08 1901-03-17 Categories: People

Wayne County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Eliza Ann Roberts Alexander. Farmer in Wayne County in 1860. Household owned four enslaved persons in Wayne County in 1860. Served in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as captain from July 1, 1861, to April 14, 1863. Served in the 30th Kentucky Infantry (U.S.A.) as colonel from April 5, 1864, to April 18, 1865.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Legal: Wayne Circuit Court Social: William Frieldze (Unknown (possibly Wayne County))

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Wayne County, p. 235. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Wayne County, District 1, p. 20A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Wayne County, p. 473B. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Wayne County Marriages, p. 135. Find A Grave, "Frances N. Alexander (1829-1901)," Memorial #86918047, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86918047 (accessed June 30, 2020). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 28-29. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 286-287. 906. New Market, Tennessee P00005942 Categories: Places

Town in Jefferson County, Tennessee.

36.104, -83.5527 Nancy Capace, "New Market, Tennessee," Encyclopedia of Tennessee (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 209. USGS: Earth Explorer, "New Market, Tennessee," https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ (accessed on February 18, 2020). 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) O00005136 1861-10-28 1865-09-20 Categories: Organizations

Organized at Liberty, Kentucky; Burkesville, Kentucky; and Monticello, Kentucky. Mustered into service on October 28, 1861. And mustered out of service on September 20, 1865. Commander(s): Colonel Frank Wolford, Colonel Silas Adams, Lieutenant Colonel John W. Letcher, and Lieutenant Colonel Francis N. Helveti.

Relationships Military: Boston Dillion (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: Francis B. Alexander (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: William A. Coffey (Major in 1st Ky Cavalry) Military: Daniel A. Kelley (1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: John Boyle (Edgar County, Illinois, attorney, soldier, and Adjutant General.) Military: William D. Carpenter (1st Ky Cavalry regiment) Military: William C. Root (First Kentucky Cavalry Regiment.) Military: Alexander C. Smith (Pvt-1st lieut - 1st ky cavalry regiment) Military: John R. Foster (Washington County soldier, murdered by guerillas) Military: Samuel Green (Washington County soldier) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.)

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. 1 (Des Moines: The Dyer Publishing Company, 1908), 1189-90. New Market, Jefferson County, Tennessee 1863-12-27 Correspondence English Version 2 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. 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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New-Market Tenn. December 27" 1863.

Govenor Bramlette Sir

I have the honor to recommend to you for promotion, to fill the existing vacancies in Company "H" 1st Ky Cav. 1st Lt James G Dick to be made Captain Sergt Samuel Duncan to be made 1st Lieut all in company "H" 1st Ky Cav,

I am very Resptly Your Obt Servt Frank Wolford Col 1st Ky Cav.

By

W. D. Carpenter Adjt

1st Cavy

1s Lieut James G. Dick Coy H. promo to Capt. same Coy, Decr 27. 1863, vice F. N. Alexander out of service 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 8

Sergt Samuel Duncan com 1 Lieut Coy H. Decr 27. 1863 vice Jas G Dick promo: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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1s Cavy

Capt. Dick & Lt. Duncan
Coms issd & fowd Jany 19. 1864