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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 5th Regiment of the Kentucky Infantry was organized in 1861 under Lovell H. Rousseau, as Colonel and was mustered into the United States service on the 9th of September, 1861, at Camp Joe Holt. At the alarm of an invasion of Kentucky by Buckner, this gallant command was thrown out in defense of Louisville and held them in check until reinforcements arrived from Ohio and Indiana. This forever refuted the idea of a State standing in a neutral position when the integrity or unity of a nation was assailed.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), Pg.717. {{ | The 5th Regiment of the Kentucky Infantry was organized in 1861 under Lovell H. Rousseau, as Colonel and was mustered into the United States service on the 9th of September, 1861, at Camp Joe Holt. At the alarm of an invasion of Kentucky by Buckner, this gallant command was thrown out in defense of Louisville and held them in check until reinforcements arrived from Ohio and Indiana. This forever refuted the idea of a State standing in a neutral position when the integrity or unity of a nation was assailed.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), Pg.717. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9</ref><br> | ||
The 5th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Joe, Holt, Kentucky, September 9, 1861. The regiment moved to Louisville, Kentucky in June. It mustered out July 25, 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 5th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Joe, Holt, Kentucky, September 9, 1861. The regiment moved to Louisville, Kentucky in June. It mustered out July 25, 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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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. | ||
Company A – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company B – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company C – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company D – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company E – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, | Company A – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company B – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company C – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company D – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company E – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company F – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company G – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company H – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana. <br>Company I – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana.<br>Company K – Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, [[Clark County, Indiana Genealogy|Clark County]], Indiana. | ||
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. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866).pg. 717 {{ | 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. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866).pg. 717 {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> <br> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,797 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0005RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,797 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0005RI Roster]. | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''History of the Orphan brigade.'' By Edwin Porter Thompson. Louisville, Ky. : Lewis N. Thompson, 1898. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyoforphanb00thom Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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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. <br> | *[[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. <br> | ||
*Duke, Basil Wilson. ''History of Morgan's Cavalry.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah | *Duke, Basil Wilson. ''History of Morgan's Cavalry.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983), {{FSC|375915|item|disp=FS Library film 1033973 Item 4}} also on [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no%3A865715683 World Cat ]and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|784276|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082245}} | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||