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The 53rd Kentucky Infantry was organized at Paris, Kentucky in the winter of 1864 and spring 1865. It participated in many skirmishes and in the battles of Clinch River, Marion and Saltville, Virginia, in all of which it performed its duty to the entire satisfaction of the commanding General. It was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, September 15th 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. 537. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | The 53rd Kentucky Infantry was organized at Paris, Kentucky in the winter of 1864 and spring 1865. It participated in many skirmishes and in the battles of Clinch River, Marion and Saltville, Virginia, in all of which it performed its duty to the entire satisfaction of the commanding General. It was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, September 15th 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. 537. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
Organized at Covington, Ky., September, 1864. Mustered out September 17, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><br> | Organized at Covington, Ky., September, 1864. Mustered out September 17, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><br> | ||
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The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Kentucky_Infantry_Regiment 53rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry], (accessed 5 July 2012).<br> | *The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Kentucky_Infantry_Regiment 53rd 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 === | ||