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15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union) (view source)
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]] and Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br> | Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]] and Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, [[Nelson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Nelson County]], Kentucky.<br> | ||
The 15th Kentucky Infantry was organized in the fall of 1861, at Camp Pope, near New Haven, Kentucky, under Colonel Curran Pope and was mustered into the United States service on the 14th day of December, 1861. The regiment was chiefly engaged in garrison duty and guarding railroads until it was mustered out on the 14th day of January, 1865. | The 15th Kentucky Infantry was organized in the fall of 1861, at Camp Pope, near New Haven, Kentucky, under Colonel Curran Pope and was mustered into the United States service on the 14th day of December, 1861. The regiment was chiefly engaged in garrison duty and guarding railroads until it was mustered out on the 14th day of January, 1865. | ||