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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry organized at Louisville, Kentucky, December 24, 1861 under Colonel Jesse Bayles. The 4th was among the first to veteranize, by re-enlisting for 3 years. They were engaged in over fifty battles. In one battle 97 men were killed, and prisoners of war were taken. The regiment had Duty at Macon and in the Department of Georgia until August and mustered out August 21, 1865.<ref name="null">National Park Service, [ | The 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry organized at Louisville, Kentucky, December 24, 1861 under Colonel Jesse Bayles. The 4th was among the first to veteranize, by re-enlisting for 3 years. They were engaged in over fifty battles. In one battle 97 men were killed, and prisoners of war were taken. The regiment had Duty at Macon and in the Department of Georgia until August and mustered out August 21, 1865.<ref name="null">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010), and Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 197. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</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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