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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 5th Regiment, Kansas Infantry had two Companies organized at Fort Scott and was attached to Lane's Kansas Brigade. The regiment had operations in September and October 1861. It was discontinued and merged into other organizations.<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> | The 5th Regiment, Kansas Infantry had two Companies organized at Fort Scott and was attached to Lane's Kansas Brigade. The regiment had operations in September and October 1861. It was discontinued and merged into other organizations.<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> <br> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The 5th Regiment consited of the companies in [[Brown_County,_Kansas|Brown]] | The 5th Regiment consited of the companies in [[Brown_County,_Kansas|Brown]] [[Clay County, Kansas Genealogy|Clay]], [[Geary County, Kansas Genealogy|Geary]], [[Dickinson County, Kansas Genealogy|Dickinson]], [[Saline County, Kansas Genealogy|Saline]], [[Ottawa County, Kansas Genealogy|Ottawa]], [[Anderson County, Kansas Genealogy|Anderson]], [[Allen County, Kansas Genealogy|Allen]], [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]], [[Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy|Wilson]], [[Woodson County, Kansas Genealogy|Woodson]] and [[Coffey County, Kansas Genealogy|Coffey]] counties. 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. | ||
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