| The 5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Columbus, Kentucky, December, 1861 to February, 1862. The regiment mustered in at Camp Sandidge, Gallatin, Tennessee, March 31, 1862, with 789 men and fought in all early engagements in Tennessee. Their soldierly conduct won the esteem of the Commanding General. The regiment mustered out May 3, 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). {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | | The 5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Columbus, Kentucky, December, 1861 to February, 1862. The regiment mustered in at Camp Sandidge, Gallatin, Tennessee, March 31, 1862, with 789 men and fought in all early engagements in Tennessee. Their soldierly conduct won the esteem of the Commanding General. The regiment mustered out May 3, 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). {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> |
| *Company K - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]], Kentucky. | | *Company K - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]], Kentucky. |
| The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1-1861-1866.<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. 137.{{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | | The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1-1861-1866.<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. 137.{{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> |