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1 “U.S., Descriptive Lists of Colored Volunteer Army Soldiers, 1864” database, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2132/images/32733_520307095_0290-00150
2 ibid
3 U.S. Census Bureau, “1860 Federal Census” Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4231200_00193
4 Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States, Colored Troops: 56th-138th Infantry, 1864-1866, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MFVWAiPMbfRpSeOD6yO53eiruC44pyWk/view
5 National Park Service, “United States Colored Troops 5th Regiment United States Colored Calvary,” https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UUS0005RC00C
6 Civil War, Widow Pension Files, “Widow’s Application for Army Pension”, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P5Ln11ubEKbL4hqrPJte4WTgf6AVvuDB/view?usp=sharing
7 U.S. Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865‐1874, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8755/images/KYM816_11-0311?pId=215289
8 U.S. Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865‐1874, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8755/images/KYM816_11-0432?pId=82716364
9 Civil War, Widow Pension Files, “Widow’s Application for Army Pension”, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P5Ln11ubEKbL4hqrPJte4WTgf6AVvuDB/view?usp=sharing
10 ibid
11 ibid
12 National Park Service, “Saltville Battle and Massacre,” https://www.nps.gov/cane/battle-of-saltville-and-massacre.htm
13 ibid
14 ibid
15 ibid
16 ibid
17 ibid
18 Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States, Colored Troops: 56th-138th Infantry, 1864-1866, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MFVWAiPMbfRpSeOD6yO53eiruC44pyWk/view
19Civil War, Widow Pension Files, “Widow’s Application for Army Pension”, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P5Ln11ubEKbL4hqrPJte4WTgf6AVvuDB/view?usp=sharing
20 U.S. Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865‐1874, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8755/images/KYM816_11-0432?pId=82716364
21 Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States, Colored Troops: 56th-138th Infantry, 1864-1866, Montgomery Greathouse, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HLfTkVyvzqOOcWdNNGqYq6YMj0ysRvwd/view
22 Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States, Colored Troops: 56th-138th Infantry, 1864-1866, Moses Greathouse, https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Wl6Qr4AK_s0T9NPUQRYlvuSHKnfZIgr/view
23 Civil War, Widow Pension File, “Proof of Cohabitation-Joint Affidavit,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/14pkMRFFmBxD9DPOvQmDJb0r2UBuf5gT9/view?usp=sharing
24 Civil War, Widow Pension Files, “Claim for Widow’s Pensions,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gXQi2iQezad0dt32S7dQSz0MslOsaRx2/view?usp=sharing
25 Civil War, Widow Pension Files, “Widows Application for Increase of Pension,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bPm0_7r2nER6SUXf0MWL9-Y2jh9gmVGK/view?usp=sharing
26 Civil War, Widow Pension Files, “Evidence of Minor Children’s Date and Places of Birth,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SBb7UBrNaWgt36hLFwDf1dq0Ow9IiAf9/view?usp=sharing
27 Civil War, Widow Pension Files, “Increase of Pension Additional Evidence: Joint Affidavit,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JClPyPtUO45Uxd1iNCE3G4nFKP7gFgQf/view?usp=sharing
28 Civil War “Widow’s Pension File”, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/182661613/person/232378978129/media/557bb5ac-0bc3-4603-b42e-7caf04718327
29 U.S., Death Records 1852-1965, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1222/images/kyvr_7007126-0611?pId=22715
30 Civil War, Heir Pension Files, “Letter of Guardianship,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NxZFYz26PFZonfG6B2-KSshw2eFVBbd5/view?usp=sharing
31 Civil War, Heir Pension Files, “Claim of Guardian of Orphan Children for Pension,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QyvhxBGg-q56Akm_R1k6lvaIKtLtB26w/view?usp=sharing & https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TGGCHLOETpPoE6CepXtQ5vi0dSnS5unv/view?usp=sharing
32 Civil War, Heir Pension Files, “Case of Hunters Heir”, “Exhibit A,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S2lbko7sih7TXIZwYdbLMcGaxXCcKZ6z/view?usp=sharing
33 Civil War, Heir Pension Files, “Case of Hunters Heir”, “Exhibit B,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GO6VFb7bhL5uoTRc2Ly8kj5NuWhXVJKo/view?usp=sharing
34 Civil War, Heir Pension Files, “Case of Hunters Heir”, “Exhibit E,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XK-A7JuRV4dQuTUdIyaRXOlsPsWaYimB/view?usp=sharing
35 Civil War, Heir Pension Files, “Case of Hunters Heir”, “Exhibit F,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W4HL-hXFFHrtIVxgNP3iQAxBTRVmgDlA/view?usp=sharing
36 Civil War, Heir Pension Files, “Case of Hunters Heir”, “Exhibit I,”
37 Civil War “Widow’s Pension File”, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/182661613/person/232378978129/media/557bb5ac-0bc3-4603-b42e-7caf04718327
Bernard Clay
Kentucky native Bernard Clay grew up in the now demolished Southwick housing projects in Louisville’s “West End.” He has spent years developing a deep appreciation of the state’s unique natural and urban areas. Bernard earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Kentucky Creative Writing Program and is a member of the Affrilachian Poets collective. His work can be found in various journals and anthologies. He currently lives on Scorpion Hollow Farm in eastern Kentucky with his herbalist partner Lauren, founder of Resilient Roots, where he homesteads and continues writing. English Lit is his first book.
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