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  • Cox, R.
    Person
    Cox, R.

    Signed a petition on behalf of Columbus Kent in Fayette County, Kentucky, on November 5, 1861.

  • Carr, Charles D.
    Person
    Carr, Charles D.
    b. 1824-12-09 d. 1875-05-24

    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, attorney. Kentucky native. Married to Mary B. Didlake Carr. Father of Charles F. Carr, Eliza Carr, and Willie Carr. Attorney in Lexington in 1850. Attorney in Lexington in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Fayette County in 1860.

  • Sadler, Thomas
    Person
    Sadler, Thomas
    b. 1813?

    Paris, Kentucky, gentleman. Kentucky native. Married Mary E. Sadler. Resident of Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in 1850. Gentleman in Paris in 1860.

  • Worley, C. Thompson
    Person
    Worley, C. Thompson
    b. 1818 d. 1887-08-22

    Lexington, Kentucky, auctioneer and mayor. Kentucky native. Married to Mary Worley. Father of Frank H. Worley and Joshua Worley. Married to Elizabeth Worley. Farmer in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1850. Auctioneer in Lexington in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Lexington in 1860. Mayor of Lexington in 1862.

  • Brennan, Ernest
    Person
    Brennan, Ernest
    b. 1842?

    Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, county court clerk. Kentucky native. Son of John Brennan and Mary Brennan. Clerk in Lexington in 1860. Clerk of the Fayette County Court from 1864 to 1865.

  • Duncan, Henry T., Jr.
    Person
    Duncan, Henry T., Jr.
    b. 1838?

    Fayette County, Kentucky, law student. Kentucky native. Son of Henry T. Duncan, Sr. and Eliza Duncan. Resident of Fayette County in 1850. Law student in Fayette County in 1860. Household owned twenty-one enslaved persons in 1850 and sixty-three in 1860.

  • Nichols, Thomas J.
    Person
    Nichols, Thomas J.
    b. 1838?

    Lexington, Kentucky, clerk and deputy sheriff. Kentucky native. Clerk in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1860. Deputy sheriff of Fayette County in 1863.

  • Harrison, Joseph H.
    Person
    Harrison, Joseph H.
    b. 1831-02-19 d. 1914-04-17

    Lexington, Kentucky, deputy sheriff. Kentucky native. Son of James Harrison and Jane Sharp Harrison. Married to Lucy Harrison. Father of Mary J. Harrison, Nannie R. Harrison, William H. Harrison, James Harrison, Ida Harrison, Emma Harrison, and Charles B. Harrison. Deputy sheriff of Fayette County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Lexington in 1860.

  • Lusby, William H.
    Person
    Lusby, William H.
    b. 1817-10-29 d. 1886-11-06

    Fayette County, Kentucky, marshal and jailer. Kentucky native. Married to Matilda B. Lusby. Father of Thomas E. Lusby, Letcher Lusby, William S. Lusby, Henry Lusby, Walter Lusby, and Harrod Lusby. Cabinet maker in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1850. City marshal in Lexington in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Lexington in 1860. Jailer of the Fayette County Court in Lexington in 1863.

  • Mahone, Robert D.
    Person
    Mahone, Robert D.
    b. 1820?

    Lexington, Kentucky, merchant and tailor. Virginia native. Married to Frances A. Mahone. Father of Samuel Mahone and William R. Mahone. Merchant and tailor in Lexington in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons, hiring one enslaved person out to William Milton, in 1860.

  • Miller, John T.
    Person
    Miller, John T.
    b. 1825-02-08

    Lexington, Kentucky, hardware merchant and councilman. Georgetown, Kentucky, native. Son of Joseph F. Miller and Matilda Miller. Married to Mary H. Shely Miller. Father of Eugene Miller, Edward Miller, Irvin W. Miller, John W. Miller, Victor D. Miller, and Mollie Miller. Clerk in father's store in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1850. Hardware store merchant in Lexington from 1852 to 1876. Owned one enslaved person in 1860. Member of the Lexington City Council from 1862 to 1863.

  • Watts, Ellijah S.
    Person
    Watts, Ellijah S.
    b. 1811?

    Louisville, Kentucky, attorney and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth C. Watts. Father of Kate W. Watts, Mattie H. Watts, Eli M. Watts, Thomas P. Watts, and Elijah P. Watts. Attorney in Louisville in 1860. Captain, major, and lieutenant colonel of 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment from January 31, 1863, to August 30, 1864.

  • Finley, John F.
    Person
    Finley, John F.
    b. 1842

    Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, resident and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of William F. Finley and Cynthia Finley. Resident in Muhlenberg County in 1850. Enlisted as a surgeon in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) on October 7, 1861.

  • Layman, S. J.
    Person
    Layman, S. J.

    Kentucky soldier. Assistant surgeon in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.

  • Sheele, [Unknown]
    Person
    Sheele, [Unknown]

    Father of Sophia Sheele Knorr. Mentioned in a letter from E. A. W. Roberts to Beriah Magoffin in 1861.

  • Miller, R. E.
    Person
    Miller, R. E.

    Hickman, Kentucky, merchant. Operated a store in Hickman, Kentucky, in 1863.

  • Meriwether, Henry Clay
    Person
    Meriwether, Henry Clay
    b. 1829-12-09 d. 1873-01-21

    Louisville, Kentucky, physician and soldier. Son of David H. Meriweather and Lydia Meriweather. Physician in Louisville in 1860. Member of the convention of the provisional government held at Russellville in November 1861. Served in the 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a captain from September 1862 to July 1863. Captured with John Hunt Morgan in July 1863. Prisoner of war from July 1863 to October 1864 when he was exchanged and paroled.

  • Waring, George E., Jr.
    Person
    Waring, George E., Jr.
    b. 1833-07-04 d. 1898-10-29

    New York, engineer and soldier. Appointed agricultural and drainage engineer for New York Central Park in 1857. Colonel of the 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from 1862 to 1865.

  • Regiment, 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry
    Person
    Regiment, 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry
    b. 1863-10 d. 1865-09-05

    Organized at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and Gallatin, Tennessee. Mustered in in October 1863 and mustered out on September 5, 1865. Commander(s): John K. Miller.

  • Bradford, W. F.
    Person
    Bradford, W. F.
    b. 1832?

    Obion County, Tennessee, attorney and soldier. Tennessee native. Attorney in Obion County in 1860. Major in Bradford’s Battalion (mistakenly organized as the 13th Tennessee Cavalry and later renamed as the 14th Tennessee Cavalry) from 1863 to 1865.

  • Smith, William Sooy
    Person
    Smith, William Sooy
    b. 1830 d. 1916

    Ohio engineer and soldier. Ohio native. Married to Josephine S. Hartwell Smith. Father of Gerald Campbell Sooysmith. Graduate of the University of Ohio in 1849. Engineering graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1853. Recruiter at Fort Columbus Deport, New York, from 1853 to 1854. Resigned from the United States Army on June 19, 1854. Assistant engineer with the Illinois Central railroad from 1854. Worked for the United States on the Public Works at Chicago, Illinois, in 1854. Principal and teacher in Buffalo, New York, from 1855 to 1856. Partner of the engineering firm of Parkinson & Smith from 1857 to 1858. Engineer and secretary of Trenton, New Jersey Locomotive and Machine Manufacturing Company from 1858 to 1861. Assistant adjutant general from May to June 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Colonel of the 13th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from June 1861 to April 1862. Promoted to brigadier general on April 15, 1862. Served in several capacities from 1862 to 1864. Chief of cavalry of the Department of Tennessee beginning on July 20, 1863 and subsequently served as chief of cavalry of the Military Division of the Mississippi. Resigned from military service on July 15, 1864. Farmer in Oak Park, Illinois, from 1864 to 1865.

  • Miller, John K.
    Person
    Miller, John K.
    b. 1828-04-05 d. 1903-06-10

    Carter County, Tennessee, soldier and sheriff. Married to Mary R. Miller. Father of Sarah Alice Miller, Priscilla Miller, Kossuth D. Miller, and Rachel E. Miller. Sheriff of Carter County in 1860. Colonel of the 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from October 1863 to November 1865. Commanded the 3rd Brigade Cavalry Division of the Tennessee Governor’s Guard from April 1864 to November 1865. Court martialed in September 1865, which was disapproved by the President of the United States in January 1866. Ordered reinstated and mustered out November 20, 1865.

  • Mangan, William
    Person
    Mangan, William
    b. 1827?

    Cass County, Illinois, tailor and soldier. Kentucky native Married to Elizabeth Mangan. Father of Robert Mangan, Jane Mangan, James Mangan, Anne Mangan, Charles Mangan, and Edward Mangan. Tailor in Cass County, Illinois, in 1860. Served in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain from September 9, 1861 to January 27, 1863. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as s first lieutenant and captain from November 26, 1863 to March 18, 1864. Served in the 12th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as s first lieutenant and captain from March 18, 1864 to August 23, 1865.

  • Bradburn, John
    Person
    Bradburn, John
    b. 1833?

    Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, soldier. Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware native. Farmer in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, in 1856. Served in the 1st Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from December 21, 1856 to November 21, 1861. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private, sergeant, and first lieutenant from December 21, 1863 to August 23, 1865.

  • Powell, James B.
    Person
    Powell, James B.
    b. 1843-09-09 d. 1912-10-16

    Butler County, Kentucky, farm laborer and soldier. Tennessee native. Son of Sterling Powell and Araminta Powell. Married to Martha Belcher Powell in Logan County, Kentucky, on September 6, 1865. Resident of Smith County, Tennessee, in 1850. Farm laborer in Butler County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) as a private from May 14, 1862, to September 21, 1863. Captured at the Battle of Buffington Island, Meigs County, Ohio, on July 19, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Morton, Marion County, Indiana, from July 23, 1863, to August 18, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, from August 22, 1863. Signed a loyalty oath to the U.S. government. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private and second sergeant from September 21, 1863