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

Rice, William

(born: 1844  -  died: 1926?) William (H.?) Rice was born in Kentucky. In 1864 he stated he was 21-years old and living in Shelby County, Kentucky on the farm of Mrs. Mary Rice when he left slavery and volunteered to become a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War.

He enlisted on September 9, 1864 at Camp Nelson as a private in Company E of the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry Regiment. He was appointed the rank of corporal on May 1, 1865.

After the war, William lived in Anderson County; at age 25, he was living in the William Bond home. Caroline Bond, who may have been his mother, was a 50-year old black woman also living there. He may have been buried in Woodlawn Hill Cemetery in Lawrenceburg.

Contributor

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

Relation

Report of Brigadier General Hugh Ewing, U.S. Army, Commanding Second Division, District of Kentucky.

Kentucky County & Region

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Kentucky Place (Town or City)

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Cite This NKAA Entry:

“Rice, William,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed October 11, 2026, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/300005334.

Last modified: 2026-01-21 20:25:14