Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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State militia organization from Mercer County, Kentucky. Organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Included one company of infantry and one company of cavalry. Commander(s): John W. Cardwell and Charles Hunter May.

Citation

Mercer County Home Guard. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205528 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (3)

Correspondence
C. H. May to Philip Swigert
1861-07-02
Correspondence
John W. Cardwell to Beriah Magoffin et al.
1861-06-04
Correspondence
W. A. Hooe and Christopher Chinn to Beriah Magoffin
1861-06-04

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