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The 16th Kentucky Cavalry was consolidated with the 12th Kentucky Cabalry, per Sepcial Order No. 127, War Department March 25th, 1864.<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. Printed by authority of the Legislature of Kentucky. (FHL US/ CAN 976.9 M2r)<br> | |||
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U.S. Military Kentucky Kentucky Military Kentucky in the Civil War 16th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 16th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Paducah, Kentucky, September, 1863. The regiment was near Rheatown, Duvall's Ford, Watauga River, September 30. It was consolidated with the 12th Kentucky Cavalry October 15, 1864.[1]
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
The 16th Kentucky Cavalry was consolidated with the 12th Kentucky Cabalry, per Sepcial Order No. 127, War Department March 25th, 1864.
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. Printed by authority of the Legislature of Kentucky. (FHL US/ CAN 976.9 M2r)
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Kentucky in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).