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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
The 40th Kentucky Infantry was recruited under the 20,000 call, by Colonel C. J. True, and was mustered in at Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky in September, 1863. This regiment was with General Burbridge in all the battles in Kentucky during the frequent raids of Morgan. It was mustered out at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, December 30th, 1864.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 442. {{FHL|51081| | The 40th Kentucky Infantry was recruited under the 20,000 call, by Colonel C. J. True, and was mustered in at Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky in September, 1863. This regiment was with General Burbridge in all the battles in Kentucky during the frequent raids of Morgan. It was mustered out at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, December 30th, 1864.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 442. {{FHL|51081|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War. Its legislators preferred neutrality at the beginning of the war, since it had strong ties to both sides. In the 1861 election, most of the state congressional seats went to Union sympathizers. In September 1861, a Confederate army went into Kentucky, thus breaking its neutrality, and a Union army followed. During the war, many battles and guerilla campaigns were fought in Kentucky. Kentucky soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_in_the_American_Civil_War Kentucky in the American Civil War], (accessed 9 March 2011)</ref> | Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War. Its legislators preferred neutrality at the beginning of the war, since it had strong ties to both sides. In the 1861 election, most of the state congressional seats went to Union sympathizers. In September 1861, a Confederate army went into Kentucky, thus breaking its neutrality, and a Union army followed. During the war, many battles and guerilla campaigns were fought in Kentucky. Kentucky soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_in_the_American_Civil_War Kentucky in the American Civil War], (accessed 9 March 2011)</ref> | ||
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*Kentucky. Adjutant-General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General [1861–1865]''. Bethesda, Maryland.: University Publications of America, 1990. {{FHL|758835|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082379–80}}, {{FHL|758835|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082382–84}}. This record contains reports and rosters of units from Kentucky, with the names of officers by unit. It also contains their residence and dates of commission. | *Kentucky. Adjutant-General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General [1861–1865]''. Bethesda, Maryland.: University Publications of America, 1990. {{FHL|758835|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082379–80}}, {{FHL|758835|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082382–84}}. This record contains reports and rosters of units from Kentucky, with the names of officers by unit. It also contains their residence and dates of commission. | ||
*Speed, Thomas. ''The Union Regiments of Kentucky. 1897''. Reprint, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside House, [ca. 1984]. | *Speed, Thomas. ''The Union Regiments of Kentucky. 1897''. Reprint, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside House, [ca. 1984]. {{FHL|132958|item|disp=FHL film 1321096 item 6; book 976.9 M2st}}.This record includes a brief history of each unit and lists the names of all soldiers. The index lists only the names of the commissioned officers from Kentucky. | ||
*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0397''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. {{FHL|499018|item|disp=FHL films 1487066–90057}}. These service records are arranged by company and regiment and then alphabetically by the name of the soldier. They include the soldier’s name, age, rank, service record, muster, enlistment, discharge and disability information, payment cards, and physical description. | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0397''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. {{FHL|499018|item|disp=FHL films 1487066–90057}}. These service records are arranged by company and regiment and then alphabetically by the name of the soldier. They include the soldier’s name, age, rank, service record, muster, enlistment, discharge and disability information, payment cards, and physical description. | ||
*''The Civil War Archive-Union Regimental Index'' [Internet site]. N.p., 1998 [cited 25 October 1999]. Available at www.civilwararchive.com/unionky.htm. This site includes histories and background information on Kentucky regiments. | *''The Civil War Archive-Union Regimental Index'' [Internet site]. N.p., 1998 [cited 25 October 1999]. Available at www.civilwararchive.com/unionky.htm. This site includes histories and background information on Kentucky regiments. | ||
For the 1890 census of Union veterans of the Civil War, see the "Census" section. | For the 1890 census of Union veterans of the Civil War, see the "Census" section. | ||
=== Confederate Records === | === Confederate Records === | ||