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The 26th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was organized at Calhoon [sic.], Kentucky, under Col. S. B. Burbridge, in the fall of 1861, and was mustered into the United States service March, 1862, at Nashville, Tennessee. The regiment participated in the battle of Shiloh, April 7th, 1862, sustaining heavy loss in killed and wounded. On April 1, 1864, the 33rd was consolidated with the 26th Kentucky Infantry by Special Order No. 107 of the War Department. <ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 233. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | The 26th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was organized at Calhoon [sic.], Kentucky, under Col. S. B. Burbridge, in the fall of 1861, and was mustered into the United States service March, 1862, at Nashville, Tennessee. The regiment participated in the battle of Shiloh, April 7th, 1862, sustaining heavy loss in killed and wounded. On April 1, 1864, the 33rd was consolidated with the 26th Kentucky Infantry by Special Order No. 107 of the War Department. <ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 233. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||
Organized at Owensboro, Ky., July to November, 1861, and mustered in at Nashville, Tenn., March 5, 1862. Mustered out July 10, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [ | Organized at Owensboro, Ky., July to November, 1861, and mustered in at Nashville, Tenn., March 5, 1862. Mustered out July 10, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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