Category Archives: Union Army

James Akemon

Posted on February 20, 2025 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
James Akemon
14th Kentucky Cavalry
United States Army Continue reading →

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Ibzan Dudley McGuire

Posted on January 28, 2025 by sdbowling

Solider of the Week
Ibzan Dudley McGuire
Three Forks Battalion
Kentucky State Troops Continue reading →

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John Wesley Huff

Posted on November 15, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
John Wesley Huff
Company D, 47th Kentucky Infantry
United States Army, Civil War Continue reading →

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Cornwallis Irvine Pugh

Posted on November 7, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Cornwallis Irvine Pugh
Company G, 45th Kentucky Infantry
United States Army
Civil War Continue reading →

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Cornelius Bowman

Posted on September 27, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Cornelius Bowman
Company C, Three Forks Battalion
Kentucky State Troops Continue reading →

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Samuel J. Neal

Posted on August 30, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Samuel J. Neal
Three Forks Battalion
Kentucky States Troops Continue reading →

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Boyd Turner

Posted on June 15, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Boyd Turner
14th Kentucky Cavalry
United States Army Continue reading →

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Prominent Citizen Died on May 31

Posted on May 31, 2024 by sdbowling

Former Breathitt County Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, and community leader William Griffith died May 31, 1931. Continue reading →

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Dallas Collins

Posted on May 29, 2024 by sdbowling

Soldier of the Week
Dallas Collins
Three Fork Battalion
Kentucky State Troops Continue reading →

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Feudist’s Catfish Killing

Posted on May 23, 2024 by sdbowling

Jerry South gained a reputation as a “Bad Man.” Linked to several killings during the feud era, “Bad” Jerry” met his end during a fight over catfish in 1896. Continue reading →

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