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| The 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry organized in Calhoun and McLean Counties, Kentucky, under Colonel James S. Jackson, December 13, 1861. These men participated in the battle of Shilo as they marched througn Tennessee, to Pittsburg Landing.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | | The 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry organized in Calhoun and McLean Counties, Kentucky, under Colonel James S. Jackson, December 13, 1861. These men participated in the battle of Shilo as they marched througn Tennessee, to Pittsburg Landing.<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> |
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| Veteranization: After three years service the veterans of this unit formed the 3rd Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Cavalry at Nashville, Tennessee in March 1864. They mustered out on July 15, 1865, at Lexington, North Carolina after the surrender of the Confederate forces.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 453. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | | Veteranization: After three years service the veterans of this unit formed the 3rd Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Cavalry at Nashville, Tennessee in March 1864. They mustered out on July 15, 1865, at Lexington, North Carolina after the surrender of the Confederate forces.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 453. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><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> |
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| *National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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> | | *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> |
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| *[[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> |