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Note: William served in Company D of the 35th Kentucky Infantry Regiment, Union side, ranking-in as a Private, and ranking-out as a Private. His brother, Napoleon, served in the same Regiment.
See the National Park Service records from the General Index Cards, here:
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
which says that the "35th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was Organized at Owensboro, Ky., September 26, 1863. Mustered in October 20, 1863. Attached to District of Southwest Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of Ohio, to July, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, 23rd Army Corps. to December, 1864.
SERVICE.-March to Henderson, Ky., October 10, 1863; thence to Hopkinsville, Ky., and duty guarding country between Green and Cumberland Rivers from guerrillas till August, 1864. Saylersville, Ky., November 30, 1863. Greenville, Ky., December 3, 1863. Scout in Meade and Breckenridge Counties May 5, 1864 (Co. "B"). Morganfield May 6 and June 25. Slaughtersville July. Scout to Big Springs July 13-15 (Detachment). Operations in Webster and Union Counties July 14-18. Pursuit of Adam Johnson's forces August, 1864 (Co. "A"). Canton and Roaring Springs August 22. Burbridge's Expedition into Southwest Virginia September 20-October 17. Action at Saltsville, Va., October 2. At Lexington, Ky., till November 5. Ordered to Louisville November 5, and mustered out December 29, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 8 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 49 Enlisted men by disease. Total 57."
William L. (age 24) Rhodes and his wife Francis (age 27) are shown living near his parents in the 1870 US Census - Kentucky - Ohio County - Bartlett District - Page 324. The census was taken on 24 June 1870.
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