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William Thomas Ward (August 9, 1808 – October 12, 1878) was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War, a United States Congressman from the U.S. state Kentucky, and member of the Kentucky Legislature.
The following is a partial list of generals or naval officers (at or above the rank of commodore) either born in Kentucky or living in Kentucky when they joined the army or navy (or in a few cases, men who were buried in Kentucky following the war, although they did not directly serve in Kentucky units).
Allen Wyant Gullion, the son of Edmund A. Gullion and Atha Hanks, was born on December 14, 1880, in the town of Carrollton, Kentucky. He attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and subsequently the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. [2]
After Confederate Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk occupied Columbus, Kentucky, violating the state's neutrality, Buckner accepted a commission as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army on September 14, 1861, and was followed by many of the men he formerly commanded in the state militia.
Born October 8, 1838 Butler County, Kentucky: Died: January 23, 1898 (aged 59) Frankfort, Kentucky: Allegiance Confederate States of America: Service / branch Confederate States Army: Years of service: 1861–65 (CSA) Rank: Captain: Unit: 2nd Kentucky Cavalry 9th Kentucky Cavalry: Commands "Buckner's Guides" Battles / wars: American Civil War
Kentucky was a southern border state of key importance in the American Civil War. It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the Confederacy, the legislature petitioned the Union Army for assistance. Though the Confederacy ...
Burbridge was born on August 19, 1831, in Georgetown, Kentucky. [1] He attended Georgetown College and the Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort. [1] Afterward he apprenticed with an established law firm and subsequently became a lawyer. [2] He also had a large plantation. [2]
He served as lieutenant colonel of the 4th Kentucky Volunteers in the Mexican–American War from 1847 to 1848. After the war, he was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1849 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1850. Subsequently, he served in the State senate 1851–1853.