From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (PIONEERS & PATRIOTS: Anderson County Military Servicemen, Revolutionary War - WWI)

Lillard, George

(born: c. 1820) George Lillard was born a slave about 1820 in Anderson County. During the Civil War he volunteered to be a soldier in the Union Army,  trying to enlist February 12, 1864 in the 18th U.S. Colored Infantry at Wyandotte, Kansas,  but he was rejected for service as being too old.

Subject

U.S. Civil War

Contributor

Entries compiled by Anderson County Historical Society's Luther Allen Davenport.

Kentucky County & Region

Read about Anderson County, Kentucky in Wikipedia.

Outside Kentucky Place Name

Wyandotte, Kansas

Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Lillard, George,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300005287.

Last modified: 2026-01-05 18:01:13