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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company D - Many men mustered in from Shepherdsville, Bullitt County and Camp Sigel in Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>The 6th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Sigel, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in December, 1861, under Colonel Walter C. Whitaker, and was mustered into the United States service on the 24th December, 1861 by Major W. R. Sidell, United States Mustering Officer. <br>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 | Company D - Many men mustered in from Shepherdsville, Bullitt County and Camp Sigel in Louisville, Jefferson County.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson_County,_Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson_County,_Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson_County,_Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson_County,_Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson_County,_Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson_County,_Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<br>The 6th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Sigel, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in December, 1861, under Colonel Walter C. Whitaker, and was mustered into the United States service on the 24th December, 1861 by Major W. R. Sidell, United States Mustering Officer. <br>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. 749 {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||
<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office,</ref> | |||
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