William D. Mitchell

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c1839

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White

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"William D. Mitchell" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00012612, (accessed April 22, 2025).

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Oldham County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Son of W. G. Mitchell and Lucy Mitchell. Farmer in Oldham County, Kentucky, in 1860. Served in the Oldham County State Guard as a private from September 17, 1862 to November 20, 1862. Charged with the murder of Fleet Goodridge, Jr., in Henry County in December 1862. Escaped from the Henry County Jail in December 9, 1862. Fugitive from justice in December 1862.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Oldham County, p. 805.
"Homicide," The Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY), December 2, 1862, p. 3.
"Died of His Wounds," The Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY), December 3, 1862, p. 3.
"Proclamation by the Governor," The Louisville Daily Journal (Louisville, KY), December 22, 1862, p. 2.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 865.
KYR-0001-033-0023.

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