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The 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry organized in Calhoun and McLean Counties, Kentucky, under Colonel James S. Jackson, December 13, 1861. These men participated in the battle of Shilo as they marched througn Tennessee, to Pittsburg Landing.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | The 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry organized in Calhoun and McLean Counties, Kentucky, under Colonel James S. Jackson, December 13, 1861. These men participated in the battle of Shilo as they marched througn Tennessee, to Pittsburg Landing.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
Veteranization: After three years service the veterans of this unit formed the 3rd Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Cavalry at Nashville, Tennessee in March 1864. They mustered out on July 15, 1865, at Lexington, North Carolina after the surrender of the Confederate forces.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 453. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | Veteranization: After three years service the veterans of this unit formed the 3rd Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Cavalry at Nashville, Tennessee in March 1864. They mustered out on July 15, 1865, at Lexington, North Carolina after the surrender of the Confederate forces.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 453. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkycav.htm#3rdcav 3rd Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 28 June 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Kentucky_Volunteer_Cavalry 3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry], (accessed 28 June 2012).<br> | |||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||