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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.  


'''The 1st Kentucky volunteer Cavalry - '''<u>Compiled Service Records</u> has cards for each soldier in alphabetical order. May give age and place of birth.<br> Company A - Many men mustered in at Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Liberty, [[Casey County, Kentucky|Casey County]]; Knoxville, [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]]; [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]], Kentucky. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
'''The 1st Kentucky volunteer Cavalry - '''<u>Compiled Service Records</u> has cards for each soldier in alphabetical order. May give age and place of birth.<br>


Company B - Many men mustered in at Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County;]] Knoxville, [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]]; [[Casey County, Kentucky|Casey County]], Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]]; Somerset,[[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]], Kentucky. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company A - Many men mustered in at Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Liberty, [[Casey County, Kentucky|Casey County]]; Knoxville, [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]]; [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]], Kentucky.  


Company C - Many men mustered in at Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]; Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Jamestown, [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]]; Creelsboro, [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]]; Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]], Kentucky&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company B - Many men mustered in at Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County;]] Knoxville, [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]]; [[Casey County, Kentucky|Casey County]], Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]]; Somerset,[[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]], Kentucky.


Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Fort Boyle, [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion County]]; Fort Williams, Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]] and Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky|Hart County]], Kentucky. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company C - Many men mustered in at Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]; Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County,  
Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Jamestown, [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]]; Creelsboro, [[Russell County, Kentucky|Russell County]]; Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]], Kentucky


Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Somerset,[[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Camp Nielson, Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]] and Oak Forest, [[Allen County, Kentucky|Allen County]], Kentucky.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Fort Boyle, [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion County]]; Fort Williams, Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]] and Munfordville, [[Hart County, Kentucky|Hart County]], Kentucky.  


Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Bardstown, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard, County]]; Columbia, [[Adair County, Kentucky|Adair County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] and Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion County]], Kentucky.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Somerset,[[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Camp Nielson, Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]] and Oak Forest, [[Allen County, Kentucky|Allen County]], Kentucky.


Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County and]] Columbia,[[Adair County, Kentucky|Adair County]], Kentucky. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Bardstown, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard, County]]; Columbia, [[Adair County, Kentucky|Adair County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] and Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion County]], Kentucky


Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]; Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]] and Monticello, [[Wayne County, Kentucky|Wayne County]]., Kentucky. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County and]] Columbia,[[Adair County, Kentucky|Adair County]], Kentucky.  


Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Fort Williams, Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]]; Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]]; Lebanon, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Marion County]]; Knoxville, [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]] and Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]], Kentucky.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]; Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky|Marion County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]] and Monticello, [[Wayne County, Kentucky|Wayne County]]., Kentucky.  


Company J - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Camp Boyle, Columbia, [[Adair County, Kentucky|Adair County]]; and Mt. Sterling, [[Montgomery County, Kentucky|Montgomery County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]], Kentucky. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Fort Williams, Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]]; Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]]; Lebanon, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Marion County]]; Knoxville, [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]]; Bardstown, [[Nelson County, Kentucky|Nelson County]] and Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]], Kentucky.
 
Company J - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Camp Boyle, Columbia, [[Adair County, Kentucky|Adair County]]; and Mt. Sterling, [[Montgomery County, Kentucky|Montgomery County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Danville, [[Boyle County, Kentucky|Boyle County]], Kentucky.  


Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Stanford, [[Lincoln County, Kentucky|Lincoln County]], Kentucky.  
Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Somerset, [[Pulaski County, Kentucky|Pulaski County]]; Stanford, [[Lincoln County, Kentucky|Lincoln County]], Kentucky.  
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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. 47. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> <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. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 47. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> <br>  


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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,660 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0001RC Roster].  
 
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,660 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0001RC Roster].


=== 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>


*Tarrant, Eastham. ''The Wild Riders of the First Kentucky Cavalry: A History of the Regiment in the Great War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 Telling of Its Origin and Organization: A Description of the Material of which it was Composed; Its Rapid and Severe Marches, Hard Service, and Fierce Conflicts on Many a Bloody Field. Pathetic Scenes, Amusing Incidents, and Thrilling Episodes. A Regimental Roster, Prison Life, Adventures and Escapes.'' Louisville, Ky.: Press of R.H. Carothers, 1894. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/wildridersoffirs00tarr Internet Archive]; {{FHL|759061|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6082390 (6 fiche)}} and (Lexington, Kentucky : Henry Clay Press, 1969), {{FHL|85289|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 M25te}}
*Dyer, John Will. ''Reminiscences, or, Four years in the Confederate Army : a history of the experiences of the private soldier in camp, hospital, prison, on the march, and on the battlefield, 1861 to 1865 (1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment).'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FHL|759428|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082406}}
 
*Tarrant, Eastham. ''The Wild Riders of the First Kentucky Cavalry: A History of the Regiment in the Great War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 Telling of Its Origin and Organization: A Description of the Material of which it was Composed; Its Rapid and Severe Marches, Hard Service, and Fierce Conflicts on Many a Bloody Field. Pathetic Scenes, Amusing Incidents, and Thrilling Episodes. A Regimental Roster, Prison Life, Adventures and Escapes.'' Louisville, Ky.: Press of R.H. Carothers, 1894. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/wildridersoffirs00tarr Internet Archive]; {{FHL|759061|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6082390 (6 fiche)}} and (Lexington, Kentucky&nbsp;: Henry Clay Press, 1969), {{FHL|85289|item|disp=FHL book 976.9 M25te}}


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