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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 21st Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, formed by the consolidation of the men raised under E. L. Dudley and B.A. Wheat, was raised in the fall and winter of 1861, and organized with E. L. Dudley as Colonel; a portion of the regiment being mustered in at Camp Ward, Kentucky, December 1861, the remainder at Camp Hobson, Kentucky, January 2nd, 1862. It mustered out at Huntsville, Alabama, January 23rd, 1865; veterans and recruits being transferred to the 21 Kentucky Veteran Infantry.<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. 95-97. {{ | The 21st Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, formed by the consolidation of the men raised under E. L. Dudley and B.A. Wheat, was raised in the fall and winter of 1861, and organized with E. L. Dudley as Colonel; a portion of the regiment being mustered in at Camp Ward, Kentucky, December 1861, the remainder at Camp Hobson, Kentucky, January 2nd, 1862. It mustered out at Huntsville, Alabama, January 23rd, 1865; veterans and recruits being transferred to the 21 Kentucky Veteran Infantry.<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. 95-97. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||
The 21st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camps Hobson and Ward, Kentucky, and mustered in December 31, 1861. Duty at Indianola and Victoria until December. It was mustered out December 9, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | The 21st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camps Hobson and Ward, Kentucky, and mustered in December 31, 1861. Duty at Indianola and Victoria until December. It was mustered out December 9, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
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Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky. | Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Hobson, [[Taylor County, Kentucky Genealogy|Taylor County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Ward, [[Green County, Kentucky Genealogy|Green County]], Kentucky. | ||
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. 95-97. {{ | 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. 95-97. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,118 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0021RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,118 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0021RI Roster]. | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||