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The 16th Kentucky Infantry was organized in December, 1861, at Camp Lee, near Maysville, Kentucky, under Colonel Charles A. Marshall and mustered into the United States service on the 27th say of January, 1862. It remained in the southern protection of Kentucky during the winter of 1862, protecting the people and thoroughfare from the frequent invasions of guerrillas from Tennessee. They muster out records did not get turned in to the Adjutant General’s Office of Kentucky.<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., 939. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | The 16th Kentucky Infantry was organized in December, 1861, at Camp Lee, near Maysville, Kentucky, under Colonel Charles A. Marshall and mustered into the United States service on the 27th say of January, 1862. It remained in the southern protection of Kentucky during the winter of 1862, protecting the people and thoroughfare from the frequent invasions of guerrillas from Tennessee. They muster out records did not get turned in to the Adjutant General’s Office of Kentucky.<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., 939. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
The 16th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Kenton in the Fall of 1861 and mustered in January 27, 1862. It had duty at Greensburg, North Carolina until July. It was mustered out July 15, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | The 16th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Kenton in the Fall of 1861 and mustered in January 27, 1862. It had duty at Greensburg, North Carolina until July. It was mustered out July 15, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkyinf3.htm#16th 16th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 29 June 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Regiment_Kentucky_Volunteer_Infantry 16th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 29 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 === | ||