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Found a few more names, and one incident for you, if you don't have them already: Pvt.Walter F.Ferguson of Co.B, 2nd Kentucky Mounted Infantry, and Pvt.John W.McGee of Co.A, 2nd Kentucky Mounted Infantry, both ordered hanged by Burbridge in retaliation for the alleged "murder" of "peaceful" Unionists. Two others, Charles W.Thompson, Age 18, and John P.Powell, Age 23, were executed on orders from Burbridge, on 20 JULY 1864. In another incident, six Confederates were executed in Green County in retaliation for the killing of a Unionist named Hooper, by "Sue Munday"/Marcellus Jerome Clarke, but I haven't been able to find the naes of those six yet. When you're list is completed, I'd like to hear how many Kentuckians you've found that were illegally executed by Burbridge. Good luck with your work, and I hope this helps.

-MJG

*Most of these names were mentioned in G.W.Moody's "Lincoln vs.Kentucky".

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