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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 14th Kentucky Cavalry was organized in the fall of 1862, under Colonel H.C. Lilly. Companies A, B, C, and D. were mustered in November 6, 1862, at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Companies E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. and M. were mustered in at Irvine, Kentucky, February 13, 1863. This organization acted in the capacity of scouts and operated by battalions. They were to prevent frequent raids by guerrillas which | The 14th Kentucky Cavalry was organized in the fall of 1862, under Colonel H.C. Lilly. Companies A, B, C, and D. were mustered in November 6, 1862, at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Companies E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. and M. were mustered in at Irvine, Kentucky, February 13, 1863. This organization acted in the capacity of scouts and operated by battalions. They were to prevent frequent raids by guerrillas which affected the local residents of that section of the state.<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., 303. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
test <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | test <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||