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 == 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|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.&nbsp;In September 1861, a Confederate army went into Kentucky, thus breaking its neutrality, and a Union army followed.&nbsp;During the war, many battles and guerilla campaigns were fought in Kentucky.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;In September 1861, a Confederate army went into Kentucky, thus breaking its neutrality, and a Union army followed.&nbsp;During the war, many battles and guerilla campaigns were fought in Kentucky.&nbsp; 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 Military Units  ==