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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


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=FS Library 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. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library 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, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</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, [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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Company A - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]] and Bowling Green, [[Warren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Warren County]]. <br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]],  Bowling Green, [[Warren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Warren County]] , and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]] and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]] and London, [[Laurel County, Kentucky Genealogy|Laurel County]].  
Company A - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]] and Bowling Green, [[Warren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Warren County]]. <br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Nashville, [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]], Tennessee.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]],  Bowling Green, [[Warren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Warren County]] , and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]].<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]] and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hart County]] and London, [[Laurel County, Kentucky Genealogy|Laurel County]].  


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. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 233. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library 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. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 233. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref>   


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,122 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0026RI Roster].
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,122 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0026RI Roster].
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