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== General Histories == | == General Histories == | ||
Soldiers from Kentucky served in both the Union and Confederate armies. The state adopted a policy of neutrality until September 1861, when a pro-Union element gained control of the legislature. Though Kentucky never seceded from the Union, there was a sizable pro-Confederate element in the state. Indexes to the service records of Civil War Soldiers are at the | Soldiers from Kentucky served in both the Union and Confederate armies. The state adopted a policy of neutrality until September 1861, when a pro-Union element gained control of the legislature. Though Kentucky never seceded from the Union, there was a sizable pro-Confederate element in the state. Indexes to the service records of Civil War Soldiers are at the FamilySearch Library and the National Archives. The service records are available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. | ||
== Records and Resources == | == Records and Resources == | ||
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*Kentucky. Division of Archives and Records Management. ''Index of Confederate Pension Applications. Commonwealth of Kentucky''. Frankfort, Kentucky.: Archives Branch, Division of Archives and Records Management, Dept. of Library and Archives, 1981. {{FSC|51902|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 M2k}}. This index is arranged alphabetically and lists the applicant’s name and county of residence at the time the application was made, the date the application was received in the Confederate pension office, and the application number. The listings for the widow’s applications provide maiden names if stated on the application. The veteran husband’s name is listed in parentheses. | *Kentucky. Division of Archives and Records Management. ''Index of Confederate Pension Applications. Commonwealth of Kentucky''. Frankfort, Kentucky.: Archives Branch, Division of Archives and Records Management, Dept. of Library and Archives, 1981. {{FSC|51902|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 M2k}}. This index is arranged alphabetically and lists the applicant’s name and county of residence at the time the application was made, the date the application was received in the Confederate pension office, and the application number. The listings for the widow’s applications provide maiden names if stated on the application. The veteran husband’s name is listed in parentheses. | ||
*The Kentucky Historical Society produced a second index to Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications. Both the index and the pension applications are available at the | *The Kentucky Historical Society produced a second index to Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications. Both the index and the pension applications are available at the FamilySearch Library. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1916017 FS Library films 1670795 (first of 50 films)]. The pensions are organized by pension number. | ||
*Kentucky. Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, War 1861–1865. 191–?''. Reprint, Utica, Kentucky.: McDowell Publishing, 1980. Vol. 1 on {{FSC|298961|item|disp=FS Library film 467975 item 3}}; Vol. 2 {{FSC|636004|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 M2rc}}. The book contains brief histories of confederate units and includes a list of soldiers, with their rank and dates of service. There is an alphabetical list of commissioned officers on pg. 238 - 297. It is indexed. An index to the infantry soldiers in volume 1 is: | *Kentucky. Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, War 1861–1865. 191–?''. Reprint, Utica, Kentucky.: McDowell Publishing, 1980. Vol. 1 on {{FSC|298961|item|disp=FS Library film 467975 item 3}}; Vol. 2 {{FSC|636004|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 M2rc}}. The book contains brief histories of confederate units and includes a list of soldiers, with their rank and dates of service. There is an alphabetical list of commissioned officers on pg. 238 - 297. It is indexed. An index to the infantry soldiers in volume 1 is: | ||
*Cook, Michael L. ''Index to "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky."'' Utica, Kentucky.: McDowell Publishing, 1979. {{FSC|453448|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 M2rca }} | *Cook, Michael L. ''Index to "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky."'' Utica, Kentucky.: McDowell Publishing, 1979. {{FSC|453448|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 M2rca }} | ||
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