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  • Boyle, William Owsley
    Person
    Boyle, William Owsley
    b. 1845-08-30 d. 1864-12-18

    Boyle County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Jeremiah T. Boyle and Caroline Boyle. Resident of Boyle County, Kentucky in 1850. Household owned nine enslaved persons in Boyle County in 1850. Attended Centre College in Boyle County in 1860. Household owned thirteen enslaved persons in Boyle County in 1860. Served in the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant from February 2, 1863 to November 2, 1863. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a major and lieutenant colonel from November 2, 1863 to December 18, 1864. Killed at the Battle of Marion, Smyth County, Virginia on December 18, 1864.

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

    Kentucky soldier. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a captain.

  • Burton, John W.
    Person
    Burton, John W.
    b. 1835?

    Washington County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. son of John Burton and Mary Burton. Attended school in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as second lieutenant from September 22, 1862, to July 13, 1865.

  • Scruggs, Sabritt
    Person
    Scruggs, Sabritt
    b. 1840 d. 1920

    Washington County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Benjamin Scruggs and Elizabeth Scruggs. Attended school in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a hospital steward from September 22, 1862 to July 14, 1865.

  • Dunn, James H.
    Person
    Dunn, James H.
    b. 1842?

    Grant County, Kentucky, soldier. Kentucky native. Son of James Dunn and Martha Dunn. Attended school in Grant County, Kentucky, in 1850. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private and sergeant from September 22, 1862 to July 14, 1865.

  • Pulliam, Moreau B.
    Person
    Pulliam, Moreau B.
    b. 1813 d. 1865-01-11

    Mercer County, Kentucky, carpenter and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Ann Wood Pulliam in Mercer County, Kentucky, on March 17, 1836. Married to Louisa M. Alexander Pulliam in Mercer County on September 3, 1853. Father of Judson Pulliam, Robert Pulliam, John Pulliam, and Davis Pulliam. Carpenter in Mercer County in 1850. Owned two enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1850. Carpenter in Mercer County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Mercer County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private, sergeant major, first lieutenant, and commissary from September 22, 1862 to January 11, 1865. Captured in Monroe County, Tennessee, on October 20, 1863. Exchanged in 1865. Died of disease on January 11, 1865.

  • Curd, Robert S.
    Person
    Curd, Robert S.
    b. 1820? d. 1864-08-17

    Mercer County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Rebecca Maccoun Curd in Woodford County, Kentucky, on June 24, 1840. Father of Leonard Curd, Alexander Curd, Zachariah Taylor Curd, Elizabeth Curd, Robert Curd, and David Curd. Farmer in Mercer County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Mercer County in 1850. Farmer in Mercer County in 1860. Owned four enslaved persons in Jessamine County in 1860. Served as a captain in the 11th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from September 22, 1862 to November 14, 1863. Captured at the Battle of Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, on November 14, 1863. Died at Andersonville Prison in Macon County, Georgia, on August 17, 1864.

  • Wortham, Simeon A.
    Person
    Wortham, Simeon A.
    b. 1833 d. 1905

    Garrard County, Kentucky, tailor and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Hiram Wortham. Student in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned eight enslaved persons in Lincoln County in 1850. Tailor in Garrard County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Garrard County in 1860. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private and sergeant from September 22, 1862 to July 14, 1865.

  • Red, Tom
    Person
    Red, Tom

    Ballard County, Kentucky, resident.

  • Conner, [unknown]
    Person
    Conner, [unknown]

    Resident of Blandville, Kentucky.

  • Ranson, [unknown]
    Person
    Ranson, [unknown]

    Colonel operating in Ballard County, Kentucky.

  • Dawn, [unknown]
    Person
    Dawn, [unknown]

    Union Provost Marshall in Ballard County.

  • Pate, Eldred Earl
    Person
    Pate, Eldred Earl
    b. 1840-10-27

    Hancock County, Kentucky, court clerk and soldier. Hancock County, Kentucky, native. Son of Minor E. Pate and Rebecca Pate. Married Sallie B. Martin Pate on September 1, 1863 in Hancock County. Attended Greenville College. Served in the Hancock County Home Guard as acting colonel in November 1862. Clerk of the Hancock County Court in Hancock County from 1862 to 1866. Clerk of the Hancock Circuit Court in Hancock County from 1862 to 1866.

  • Piles, Wade H.
    Person
    Piles, Wade H.
    b. 1831?

    Hickman, Kentucky, cabinet maker. Married to Martha H. Piles. Father of Laura Piles and Hugh Piles. Cabinet maker in Hickman in 1860.

  • Reid, Hugh Thompson
    Person
    Reid, Hugh Thompson
    b. 1811-10-18 d. 1874-08-21

    Iowa attorney, businessman, land investor, and soldier. Indiana native. Attended Bloomington College in Bloomington, Indiana. Studied law and admitted to the bar in 1939. Attorney in Fort Madison, Iowa, from 1839 to 1849. Prosecutor in a five county area in Southeast Iowa from 1840 to 1842. President of the Des Moines Valley Railroad Company from 1849 to 1853. Served in the 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as colonel from February 22, 1862. Promoted to brigadier general on April 9, 1863, and commanded a brigade of the XVII Corps in Louisiana comprised of black and white soldiers. Commanded the District of Cairo from October 1863, to March 16, 1864. Relieved of command and resigned from the army on April 4, 1864. Returned to Des Moines, Iowa, and resumed his work with the Des Moines Valley Railroad Company.

  • Bates, William
    Person
    Bates, William
    b. 1837?

    Grayson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Pennsylvania native. Married to Mary A. Bates. Father of Nancy Bates. Farmer in Grayson County in 1860. Captain in the Grayson County Home Guard in 1864 and 1865.

  • Cobb, John White
    Person
    Cobb, John White
    b. 1818-10-06 d. 1893-11-22

    Jessamine County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Sally Cobb. Father of James W. Cobb, Nathan M. Cobb, Henry H. Cobb, Sophronia Cobb, Pendleton Cobb, John T. Cobb, Conrad Cobb, Fountain Cobb, and Sarah Cobb. Farmer in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Jessamine County in 1860.

  • Brown, Mary J.
    Person
    Brown, Mary J.
    b. 1809-11-06 d. 1890-05-21

    Jessamine County, Kentucky, hotelkeeper. Kentucky native. Married to Thomas J. Brown. Mother of Henrietta Brown, Virginia Brown, Victoria Brown, Margaret Brown, and Jefferson Brown. Resident in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned twenty enslaved persons in Jessamine County in 1850. Hotelkeeper in Nicholasville in 1860. Owned twenty-five enslaved persons in Nicholasville in 1860.

  • Young, Matthew H.
    Person
    Young, Matthew H.
    b. 1836?

    Jessamine County, Kentucky, physician. Kentucky native. Son of Archibald Young and Eliza Young. Student in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned sixteen enslaved persons in Jessamine County in 1850. Physician in Nicholasville in 1860.

  • Dickinson, Spiller Harris
    Person
    Dickinson, Spiller Harris
    b. 1838-12-02 d. 1914-01-26

    Todd County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Roscoe and Emily Harris Dickinson. Married to Sarah Dickinson. Student in Todd County in 1850. Farmer in Todd County in 1860.

  • Thompson, George R.
    Person
    Thompson, George R.
    b. 1838? d. 1864-03-03

    Todd County, Kentucky, clerk and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Matthew and Jane Thompson. Student in Todd County in 1850. Clerk in Todd County in 1860. Served in 2nd Kentucky Cavalry (C.S.A.) as private from 1861 to 1864. Captured near Cleveland, Tennessee on November 24, 1863. Appeared on a register of prisoners of war leaving the Military Prison, Louisville, Kentucky, for Rock Island Barracks, Illinois, on December 11, 1863. Died of smallpox on March 3, 1864.

  • Brown, William M.
    Person
    Brown, William M.
    b. 1829-10-30 d. 1915-07-06

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Eli Brown and Nancy Brown. Married to Hester Ann Trayler Brown in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in October 1852. Father of Nancy Brown, Sarah Brown, Eli Brown, Mildred Brown, and Florence Brown. Farmer in Hopkins County in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860. Employed John Armstrong as a farmhand in Princeton in 1860.

  • Dunnbar, Francis
    Person
    Dunnbar, Francis
    b. 1835?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Son of Margaret Dunnbar. Married to Milly Dunnbar. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860. Served in the 48th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) as private from October 26, 1863, to December 15, 1864.

  • McGregor, Alfred
    Person
    McGregor, Alfred
    b. 1827 d. 1885

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of James McGregor and Elizabeth McGregor. Married to Kate McGregor. Father of James McGregor. Resident in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Princeton in 1860. Employed James McGregor as a farmhand in Princeton in 1860.

  • Nichols, William R.
    Person
    Nichols, William R.
    b. 1825?

    Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Wright Nichols and Sally L. Nichols. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1863.