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


  The 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Camp Joe Holt, under Col. Buckner Board and mustered into the United States service on the 9th day of september, 1861.  In the fight of Stone River the regiment received special mention from General Rousseau, commanding the Division, for gallant and daring bravery. <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, pg. 63. Printed by authority of the Legislature of Kentucky. (FHL US/ CAN 976.9 M2r)</ref>  
  The 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Camp Joe Holt, under Col. Buckner Board and mustered into the United States service on the 9th day of september, 1861.  In the fight of Stone River the regiment received special mention from General Rousseau, commanding the Division, for gallant and daring bravery. <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, pg. 63. Printed by authority of the Legislature of Kentucky. (FS Library US/ CAN 976.9 M2r)</ref>  


The 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Camp Joe Holt and Muldraugh's Hill, Kentucky, September 9, 1861 to February 13, 1862. The regiment was mustered out at Camp Joe Holt, Kentucky, July 9-27, 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>  
The 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Camp Joe Holt and Muldraugh's Hill, Kentucky, September 9, 1861 to February 13, 1862. The regiment was mustered out at Camp Joe Holt, Kentucky, July 9-27, 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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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,704 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0002RC Roster].
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,704 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0002RC Roster].
=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
*''History of the Orphan Brigade.'' By Edwin Porter Thompson. Louisville, Ky. : Lewis N. Thompson, 1898. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/24292403.3409.emory.edu/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive]


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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*Castleman, John Breckinridge. ''Active service.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|759467|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082407}}
*Castleman, John Breckinridge. ''Active service.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|759467|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082407}}


=== References ===
=== References ===


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[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]
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