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November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department of Military Affairs 11th Ky. Cav (US) Muster Rolls KYR-0002-227-0032 Flat Storage Box: 11th Ky Cav (US) Muster Rolls, Bundle 6

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio William E. Riley (Washington County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier.) N00009438 1821-10-20 1886-07-28 Categories: People

Washington County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Ann Ewing Riley in Washington County, Kentucky, on April 20, 1846. Father of Mary E. Riley, James Riley, John Riley, Sarah Riley, Ann Riley, and Elizabeth Riley. Graduated from Bacon College in Scott County, Kentucky, in 1841. Attorney in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Washington County in 1850. Attorney in Washington County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Washington County in 1860. Provost marshal in Mercer County in 1862. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a lieutenant colonel from November 10, 1862, to July 18, 1865.

Relationships Military: Anne Mary Daviess (Mercer County Resident) Military: Theodore H. Daviess (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.) Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Social: Elison H. Carter (Mercer County, KY, blacksmith and private 9th KY Cav USA) Military: Robert Hale Ives Goddard (Providence, Rhode Island, soldier. Staff of Ambrose E. Burnside.) Military: Ambrose E. Burnside (Union general, Rhode Island rifleworks owner) Military: 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: James H. Peyton (Mercer County, Kentucky, physician and surgeon.) Military: John F. Rodgers (Anderson County, Kentucky, physician and surgeon 11th KY Cav USA) Military: Lewis Letig Pinkerton (Woodford County, Kentucky minister, school founder, asst surgeon 11th Ky Cav USA) Military: Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky

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, p. 558. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Springfield, p. 228. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Springfield, p. 19A. Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Washington County Marriages, Film 000241382, p. 38. Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 111. Catalogue of Kentucky University, Lexington, Kentucky, 1891-1892: Organized as Bacon College A.D. 1836 (Lexington, KY: Will S. Marshall Printing Co.), 15. Anne E. Marshall, Creating A Confederate Kentucky: The Lost Cause and Civil War Memory in Border State, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010), p. 32-33. "William E. Riley (1831-1886)," Find A Grave, Memorial 162568249, accessed June 5, 2023, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162568249. Ambrose E. Burnside (Union general, Rhode Island rifleworks owner) N00005702 1824-05-23 1881-09-13 Categories: People

United States major general. Union County, Indiana, native. Married to Mary Richmond Bishop Burnside. Graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, in 1847. Served in the 2nd United States Artillery Regiment from 1847 to 1853. Founded the Bristol Rifle Works in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1853. Colonel of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment from April 16, 1861, to August 6, 1861. Commissioned brigadier general of United States volunteers on August 6, 1861. Commissioned major general of United States volunteers on March 18, 1862. Assigned to command the Army of the Potomac on November 8, 1862. Assigned to command of the Department of the Ohio on March 16, 1863. Resigned from the United States Army on April 15, 1865.

Relationships Social: John Jordan Crittenden (Franklin Co, KY, Representative, Senator, & former KY Governor) Military: William E. Hobson (Warren County, Kentucky, soldier.) Military: Army of the Ohio Military: Confederate States Army Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Robert Prudy (Sergeant in the 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment) Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney) Economic: Henry E. Shawhan (Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer) Economic: James A. Cook (Harrison County, Kentucky, distiller) Economic: G. W. Taylor (person ) Economic: Tarr White (person ) Economic: Thomas Jefferson Megibben (Cynthania, Kentucky, distiller.) Political: Robert Morrow (Knoxville, TN, asst adjt gen'l to Gen JG Foster) Political: William Pope Anderson (Cincy OH, assistant Adj General to General Ambrose Burnside) Military: Hugh S. Rawls (Lincoln Co, TN, resident; KY serg. 1st Ky Light Artillery) Military: William Pope Anderson (Cincy OH, assistant Adj General to General Ambrose Burnside) Military: Robert Morrow (Knoxville, TN, asst adjt gen'l to Gen JG Foster)

Ezra J. Warner, Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964), 57-8. Robert Hale Ives Goddard (Providence, Rhode Island, soldier. Staff of Ambrose E. Burnside.) N00005703 1837-09-01 1916-04-22 Categories: People

Providence, Rhode Island, soldier. Rhode Island native. Son of William Giles Goddard and Charlotte Rhoda Ives Goddard. Student in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1850. Graduated from Brown University in Providence in 1858. Resident of Providence in 1860. Served in the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from May 2, 1861, to August 2, 1861. Served on the staff of Major-General Ambrose E. Burnside from September 11, 1862, to May 25, 1869.

Relationships Military: 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) Military: Ambrose E. Burnside (Union general, Rhode Island rifleworks owner)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence Ward 2, p. 113B. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence Ward 2, p. 40. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence Ward 2, p. 266A. "Colonel R. H. I. Goddard Found Dead in Bed," The New York Times (New York, New York), April 24, 1916, p. 13. William Richard Cutter, ed., New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, vol. IV (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), 1835-7. James Fisher Robinson (governor, state senator, businessman, attorney, and farmer) N001004 1800-10-04 1882-10-31 Categories: People

Twenty-second governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, banker, and legislator. Son of Jonathan Robinson and Jane Black Robinson. Married to Susan D. Mansell Robinson on December 26, 1821. Father of Emilie Jane Robinson and James F. Robinson, Jr. Married Willina S. Herndon Robinson on May 30, 1842. Father of Scott Herndon Robinson, John McCracken Robinson, George Sidney Robinson, Madison Johnson Robinson, Stephen Gano Robinson, Willa Ewing Robinson, Philip Eldon Robinson, and Stephen Gano Robinson. Educated at Forest Hill Academy and Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Trustee of Georgetown College. President of the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855. Owned thirty-five enslaved persons in 1860. Represented Fayette and Scott Counties in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from September 3, 1861, to September 5, 1861. Speaker of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from August 16, 1861, to August 18, 1862. Governor of Kentucky from August 18, 1862, to September 1, 1863. Returned to practicing law and farming on retiring from politics in 1863.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 1, p. 216B, 230A. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, District No 2, pp. 235, 236, 252. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 4, p. 266. John David Smith, “James F. Robinson (1862-1863),” ed. Lowell H. Harrison, Kentucky’s Governors (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2004), 89-92. William Henry Engle, Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1886), 553, 556-7. Cincinnati, Ohio P00001208 Categories: Places

Seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. Located on the Ohio River.

39.1031, -84.512 "Cincinnati, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed August 13, 2019, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio; Their Past and Present, Including Biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens (Cincinnati: S.B. Nelson, 1894), 17. Ohio P001036 Categories: Places

State in the midwestern United States. Capital at Columbus. Located on the Ohio River and Lake Erie.

39.9612, -82.9988 "Columbus, Ohio," USGS: Earth Explorer, accessed October 4, 2021, https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/. Jeff Wallenfeldt, Francis R. Aumann, and George W. Knepper, "Ohio," Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed May 22, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/place/Ohio-state. Department of the Ohio O001001 1861-05-09 1866-08-06 Categories: Organizations

This department existed in three separate periods. This department was created on May 3, 1861. It was geographically defined by the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. On May 9, 1861, the department was expanded to include portions of Western Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The department was reconfigured to include Indiana, Ohio, and a portion of Western Virginia, removing the state of Illinois and portions of Pennsylvania and Maryland. On September 19, 1861, the department was redefined as the states of Indiana and Ohio, and the area of Kentucky within fifteen miles of Cincinnati, Ohio. And on November 9, 1861, the department was redefined as the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, and the portions of Kentucky east of the Cumberland River. This department was disbanded on March 11, 1862 and combined with the Mountain Department and the Department of the Mississippi. Commander(s): George B. McClellan, William S. Rosecrans, Ormsby M. Mitchel, and Don Carlos Buell.

The second was created on August 19, 1862. It was geographically defined as the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, the portion of Kentucky east of the Tennessee River, and inclusive of Cumberland Gap and all Federal forces operating in its vicinity. Wisconsin transferred to the Department of the Northwest on September 6, 1862. On September 19, 1862, Alton, Illinois transferred to the Department of Missouri and all of Western Virginia joined the Department of the Ohio. Cairo, Illinois transferred to the Department of the Tennessee on October 16, 1862. On March 16, 1863, all of Western Virginia moved to the Middle Department. Gallipolis, Ohio and the Ohio shoreline opposite the mouth of Kanawha River joined the Middle Department on June 9, 1863. On June 9, 1863, Columbiana, Jefferson, and Belmont Counties in Ohio joined the Department of the Monongahela. On June 23, 1863, Monroe, Athens, Washington, Meigs, Gallia, and Lawrence Counties in Ohio joined the Middle Department. The department joined the Military Division of the Mississippi on October 16, 1863, joining the Departments of the Cumberland and the Tennessee. On November 16, 1863, the department was reconfigured to include the portions of Kentucky east of the Tennessee River and parts of East Tennessee under the control of the Army of the Ohio. Jeffersonville, Indiana joined the department on February 8, 1864. Covington, Kentucky and the surrounding fifteen mile radius joined the Northern Department. This department was disbanded on January 17, 1865 and joined the Department of the Cumberland. Commander(s): Horatio G. Wright, Ambrose E. Burnside, John G. Foster, John M. Schofield, and George Stoneman.

The third was created on June 27, 1865. It was geographically defined as the states of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, with the exception of Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana. The state of Wisconsin was added to the department on October 30, 1865. On June 5, 1866, the Department of Kentucky—along with Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana—were added to the department. This department was disbanded on August 6, 1866 and consolidated into the Department of the Lakes. Commander(s): Edward O. C. Ord and Orlando B. Wilcox.

Frank J. Welcher, The Union Army, 1861—1865: Organization and Operations, vol. 2, The Western Theatre (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993), 126-37. 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) O00005233 1862-07 1865-07-17 Categories: Organizations

Organized at Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. Mustered into service in July 1862. Mustered out of service from July 12 to July 17, 1865. Commander(s): Lieutenant Colonel Archibald J. Alexander, Lieutenant Colonel William E. Riley, Lieutenant Colonel Milton Graham, Colonel Alexander W. Holeman, and Lieutenant Colonel William O. Boyle.

Relationships Military: William H. Bell (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer, carpenter, and soldier) Military: Edward Maddox (Washington Co. farmer) Military: Archibald J. Alexander (Louisville, Kentucky, lumber merchant and soldier.) Military: Samuel P. Debaun (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Charles H. Edwards (Kentucky soldier - 11th Kentucky Cavalry) Military: William Owsley Boyle (Boyle County, Kentucky, soldier - Lt. Col. 11th Ky. Cav.) 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: William H. Norton (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and 2nd lieutenant in 11th Kentucky Cavalry (U.S.A.)) Military: John Bradburn (Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, soldier - sgt. 12th Ky. Cav.) Military: Sabritt Scruggs (Washington County, Kentucky, soldier - 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: James W. Robinson (Washington County, Kentucky, soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: James B. Powell (Butler County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - pvt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Robert S. Curd (Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - Cpt. 11th Ky. Cav) Military: William Mangan (Richmond, Cass County, Illinois, soldier - 1st Lt. 11th Ky. Cav) Military: [Unknown] [Unknown] (Kentucky soldier. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain.) Military: James H. Dunn (Grant County, Kentucky, soldier - Sgt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Presley F. Hansbrough (Grant County, Kentucky, merchant and soldier - Capt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Simeon A. Wortham (Lincoln County, Kentucky, tailor and soldier - Com. Sgt. 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: John W. Burton (Washington County, Kentucky, soldier.) Military: Moreau B. Pulliam (Mercer Co, Harrodsburg, Ky, carpenter & lieut, sgt, maj, commissary 11th Ky Cav USA) Military: Abraham W. Stone (Grant County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier - 11th Ky. Cav.) Military: Milton J. Graham (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. 4th Inf and 11th Cav (U.S.A.)) Military: Edward H. Green (Dearborn County, Indiana, attorney and soldier - Cpt. 11th Ky. Cav) Military: Daniel Weisiger Lindsey (Adjutant General & Inspector General) Military: Julius Fosses (Louisville, Kentucky, aide-de-camp, asst inspector general of cavalry, and Bvt Maj. of Vols. (U.S.A.)) 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: James H. Peyton (Mercer County, Kentucky, physician and surgeon.) Military: John F. Rodgers (Anderson County, Kentucky, physician and surgeon 11th KY Cav USA) Military: Lewis Letig Pinkerton (Woodford County, Kentucky minister, school founder, asst surgeon 11th Ky Cav USA) Military: William E. Riley (Washington County, Kentucky, attorney and soldier.) Military: John William Finnell (Adj Gen'l, Kenton Co. State Rep, attorney)

Edward H. Dyer, A Compendium to the War of the Rebellion, Vol. I (Des Moines, IA: The Dyer Publishing Company, 1908), 1194. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 270-71, 300-01. Commonwealth of Kentucky O001025 1792 Categories: Organizations

Administrative body of the state of Kentucky. Capital at Frankfort, Kentucky. Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin (1859-1862), James F. Robinson (1862-1863), and Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867).

Paul Blanchard, "Office of Governor" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 380. Malcolm E. Jewell, "General Assembly" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 366. Paul J. Weber, "Court System" in The Kentucky Encyclopedia, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1992), 233. Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1863-07-16 Order English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 2 of page "1": 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.

HEAD QUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO.

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16th 1863. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 268

6" " " " The resignation of Lieutenant Colonel W. E. Riley, 11th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer, Cavalry, is hereby accepted to take effect on the eighteenth (18th) day of July 1863.

BY ORDER OF MAJOR GENERAL BURNSIDE. R H I Goddard Acting Assistant Adjutant General.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

date of Com. Sept. 20. 1862

Govenor of Kentucky

11 Cavy

Lt. Col. Riley resig:

Filed July 23. 1863