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53rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union) (view source)
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
Organized at Covington, Ky., September, 1864. Mustered out September 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 53rd Kentucky Infantry was organized at Paris, Kentucky in the winter of 1864 and spring 1865. It participated in many skirmishes and in the battles of Clinch River, Marion and Saltville, Virginia, in all of which it performed its duty to the entire satisfaction of the commanding General. It was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, September 15th 1865.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 537. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
Organized at Covington, Ky., September, 1864. Mustered out September 17, 1865. <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 === | ||
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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. | ||
<br> | Company A - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton County |Kenton County]].<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Newport, [[Campbell_County,_Kentucky|Campbell County]] and Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Lexington, [[Fayette_County,_Kentucky|Fayette County]]. <br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Lexington, [[Fayette_County,_Kentucky|Fayette County]] and Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Greenupsburg, [[Greenup_County,_Kentucky|Greenup County]] and Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Greenupsburg, [[Greenup_County,_Kentucky|Greenup County]] and Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]]. | ||
< | The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. 2-1861-1866.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 537. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||
=== 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]] | ||