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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
Organized at Grayson and Falmouth, Ky., July 30, 1863. Mustered out December 30, 1864.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | The 40th Kentucky Infantry was recruited under the 20,000 call, by Colonel C. J. True, and was mustered in at Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky in September, 1863. This regiment was with General Burbridge in all the battles in Kentucky during the frequent raids of Morgan. It was mustered out at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, December 30th, 1864.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 442. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
Organized at Grayson and Falmouth, Ky., July 30, 1863. Mustered out December 30, 1864.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||