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


The 19th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Lexington, Camp Dick Robinson, and Smithland, Kentucky, and mustered in January 6, 1862. It was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky in September, and had guard duty there until January, 1865. The regiment mustered out January 17, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
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.  


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.<br>  
<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><br>
 
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=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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