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Brief History[edit | edit source]

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.^[1]

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).

National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.

Kentucky in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

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.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

[1] National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

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 === 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. {{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, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>
+=== Other Sources  ===
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:
-*Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkyinf3.htm#21st 21st Regiment Infantry], (accessed 5 July 2012).
-*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Regiment_Kentucky_Volunteer_Infantry 21st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 5 July 2012).
-=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin ===
+*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
-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.
+*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <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. 95-97. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref>
+*[[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
-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].
+*[[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>
 === Other Sources  ===
-*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
+National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
-*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
-*[[Kentucky in the Civil War|Kentucky in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include 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:Union Military Units]]
+[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]