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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War. Its legislators preferred neutrality at the beginning of the war, since it had strong ties to both sides. In the 1861 election, most of the state congressional seats went to Union sympathizers. In September 1861, a Confederate army went into Kentucky, thus breaking its neutrality, and a Union army followed. During the war, many battles and guerilla campaigns were fought in Kentucky. Kentucky soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_in_the_American_Civil_War Kentucky in the American Civil War], (accessed 9 March 2011)</ref> | Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War. Its legislators preferred neutrality at the beginning of the war, since it had strong ties to both sides. In the 1861 election, most of the state congressional seats went to Union sympathizers. In September 1861, a Confederate army went into Kentucky, thus breaking its neutrality, and a Union army followed. During the war, many battles and guerilla campaigns were fought in Kentucky. Kentucky soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies.<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_in_the_American_Civil_War Kentucky in the American Civil War], (accessed 9 March 2011)</ref> | ||
== Kentucky Military Units == | == Kentucky Military Units == | ||
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== General Histories == | == General Histories == | ||
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*Wright, Steven L.''Kentucky soldiers and their regiments in the Civil War : abstracted from the pages of contemporary Kentucky newspapers''.(Utica, Kentucky : McDowell Publications, c2009) {{FHL|1627352|item|disp=FHL 976.9 M2ws vols. 1-5}} | *Wright, Steven L.''Kentucky soldiers and their regiments in the Civil War : abstracted from the pages of contemporary Kentucky newspapers''.(Utica, Kentucky : McDowell Publications, c2009) {{FHL|1627352|item|disp=FHL 976.9 M2ws vols. 1-5}} | ||
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For the 1890 census of Union veterans of the Civil War, see the "Census" section. | For the 1890 census of Union veterans of the Civil War, see the "Census" section. | ||
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*[http://dspace.kdla.ky.gov:8080/xmlui/handle/10602/2375 Department of Confederate Pensions] (1912 - 1946) | *[http://dspace.kdla.ky.gov:8080/xmlui/handle/10602/2375 Department of Confederate Pensions] (1912 - 1946) | ||
'''A wiki arrticle describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | '''A wiki arrticle describing an online collection is found at:'''<br> | ||
[[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | [[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | ||
==== Other Confederate Records ==== | ==== Other Confederate Records ==== | ||
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The web site [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/ Last Road to Freedom] has information on America's Civil War contraband camps. | The web site [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/ Last Road to Freedom] has information on America's Civil War contraband camps. | ||
Civil War [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/documents/Kentucky.pdf Contraband Camps in Kentucky] were located in Columbus, Fort Donelson, Fort Heiman (Calloway County), Smithland, and Paducah | Civil War [http://www.lastroadtofreedom.com/documents/Kentucky.pdf Contraband Camps in Kentucky] were located in Columbus, Fort Donelson, Fort Heiman (Calloway County), Smithland, and Paducah | ||
==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | |||
Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000. | |||
In 1888 there were 80 posts and 3,214 members in the state of Kentucky | |||
[http://suvcw.org/garposts/ky.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Kentucky] | |||
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ==== | |||
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed. | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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<br>{{U.S. Civil War}} | <br>{{U.S. Civil War}} | ||
[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||