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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The | The 20th Kentucky Infantry was organized in the fall and winter 1861, by Colonel Sanders D. Bruce and was mustered into the United States service on the 6th day of January, 1862, at Smithland, Kentucky. It mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, January 17th., 1865, the veterans and recruit being transferred to the 6th Kentucky Veteran Cavalry.<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. 67. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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Company A - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky. | Company A - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky. | ||
<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. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 67. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><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. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 67. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | |||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] |
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