Enlisted as a Major
Field & Staff KY 1st Battn Cavalry

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65

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Ben. F. Bradley, Major, 1st Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Rifles, letter, July 14, 1862, Camp Gillespie, Tazwell County, Tenn., Hon. W. Randolph, Secretary of War, Sir - Feeling I cannot by declining health perform the duties of my position efficiently, I beg leave to tender my resignation of the commission I hold in the Army & respectfully ask that it may be accepted to take effect immediately, Respectfully, Ben. F. Bradley, Maj., Commd'g 1st Batt. Ky. Mountain Rifles,
Lawyer, resident of Georgetown, Ky., Adjutant of Col. Manlis Thompson's [sp?] Regt. in the Mexican War, his file contains a handwritten letter requesting his service on a Military Court, dated Dec. 2, 1862

M319: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky