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John Reese Kenly
John Reese Kenly (January 11, 1818 – December 20, 1891) was an American lawyer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War.
Biography.
Kenly was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845, but went to the Mexican–American War as a lieutenant with a company of volunteers he had raised and was later promoted to the rank of major.
As a captain he led a company in the Baltimore-Washington
Kenly
Kenly may refer to:
Places.
- Kenly, North Carolina, town in Johnston and Wilson counties, North Carolina, United States
People.
- Frank Kenly, American football coach
- John Reese Kenly (1818–1891), American lawyer and Civil War general
- William L. Kenly, American World War I general