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52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union) (view source)
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 52nd Kentucky Infantry was recruited under the 20,000 call, Companies A-E were mustered in at Scottsville, Kentucky October 16th 1863 and Company D the 17th of October; Company F, November 12th 1863; Company G, December 21st, 1863 and Companies H, I and K on March 3rd 1864 at Franklin, Kentucky. They sustained a gallant record of bravery won by all Kentucky troops during the rebellion. They mustered out at Bowling Green, Kentucky in January and March, 1865.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 520. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | The 52nd Kentucky Infantry was recruited under the 20,000 call, Companies A-E were mustered in at Scottsville, Kentucky October 16th 1863 and Company D the 17th of October; Company F, November 12th 1863; Company G, December 21st, 1863 and Companies H, I and K on March 3rd 1864 at Franklin, Kentucky. They sustained a gallant record of bravery won by all Kentucky troops during the rebellion. They mustered out at Bowling Green, Kentucky in January and March, 1865.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 520. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
Organized at Franklin and Scottsville, Ky. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "E" mustered in at Scottsville October 16, 1863; Company "D" October 17, 1863; Company "F" November 12, 1863, and Company "G" December 21, 1863. Companies "H," "I" and "K" mustered in at Franklin March 3, 1864. Mustered out January 17, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | Organized at Franklin and Scottsville, Ky. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "E" mustered in at Scottsville October 16, 1863; Company "D" October 17, 1863; Company "F" November 12, 1863, and Company "G" December 21, 1863. Companies "H," "I" and "K" mustered in at Franklin March 3, 1864. Mustered out January 17, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
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The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Regiment_Kentucky_Volunteer_Mounted_Infantryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Regiment_Kentucky_Volunteer_Mounted_Infantry 52nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry], (accessed 5 July 2012).<br> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||