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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.<br>  
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>  


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,548 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0020RI Roster].
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,548 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0020RI Roster].  


Company A - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO">Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 67. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County.]]<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<ref name="AGO" />
Company A - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO">Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 67. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County.]]<ref name="AGO" /><br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Smithland, [[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston County]] and [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]].<ref name="AGO" /> Also from Jessamine County.<ref>Bennett H. Young, ''A History of Jessamine County, Kentucky, from its Earliest Settlement to 1898,'' Louisville, KY: Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1898, pg. 136-137</ref>


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