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Military Records

A plaque on the 1st floor of the Mt. Sterling Courthouse lists Soldiers and Patriots of the Revolutionary War buried in Montgomery County, Kentucky. It was presented by Colonel George Nicholas Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution May, 1962.

Transcribed by Charlotte MYERS Ker March, 2004

It should be noted that the above list represents a variety of situations. Not everyone listed actually fought in the war and may have supported the war effort in some other way. Many no doubt fought against Native Americans in Kentucky who were incited by the British to attack settlers. Others would have served in Virginia and elsewhere before moving to Kentucky.

It is believed everyone listed on this World War I Memorial enlisted from Montgomery County before giving their lives during the war to end all wars. Transcribed by Marvin Allen.

World War II enlistees from Montgomery County who gave their lives according to the National Archives & Records Administration. Note: this Memorial includes additional persons with Montgomery County connections.

The Korean War Memorial lists ten men from Montgomery County who died during this war.

The Vietnam War Memorial lists seven men who died from Montgomery County. Leonard Wayne Campbell, George Edward Corey, Edward Taul Crooks, Gary Austin Dore, Carl Berg Mitchell, Tommy R. Nealis, Roger Nester.

This recent Memorial lists Garth Douglas Sizemore, who died in Iraq, and Dustin Dean Gross, who died in Afghanistan.

The War of 1812

Captain James Mason of Montgomery County commanded the 5th Company of the Colonel John Donaldson's 2nd Regiment of Kentucky.

1840 Pensioners (primarily Rev. War veterans or their widows)

Civil War Documents

Ken Darnell has written a comprehensive paper on the Civil War in Montgomery County.

Marlitta H. Perkins' blog about Mt. Sterling during the Civil War.

1864-1865 Union Colored Troops Muster Rolls

Colored Troops Regiments were raised during the last two years of the Civil War by the Union Army. They were comprised of 178,000 free blacks and freed slaves. Kentucky mustered in over 23,000 black soldiers. Each soldier had a first and last name, whereas slaves were generally not permitted to have a last name.

Montgomery County African Americans in the Navy During the Civil War

414 Kentucky African Americans served in the Navy during the war. 5 sailors were from Montgomery County. They served in the fleet, as well as on the inland rivers across the nation.

John Mack, 26, Plasterer, 06 Aug 1863/1year/Bolivar, MS, 1st Class Boy, Prairie Bird
Fielding Smith, 25, Wagoneer, 21 Dec 1863/1year/Clarksville, TN, Landsman, Silver Lake
Edward Stubblefield, 27, Cook, 09 Jan 1865/3years/Cairo, IL, Ordinary Seaman, NL
Lymas Wisdom, 28, Laborer/Gardener, 27 May 1863/3years/Clarksville, TN, 1st Class Boy, Milwaukee
John Woods, 24, Slave, 29 Jan 1863/1year/Cairo, IL, 1st Class Boy, NL