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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.  


Company A - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]]; Camp Rousseau, near Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] and Camp Boyle, [[Adair County, Kentucky|Adair County]], Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, [[Garrard County, Kentucky|Garrard County]]; Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County and]] Calhoon, [[McLean County, Kentucky|McLean County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] and Camp Nielson, Glasgow, [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren County]], Kentucky.<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.
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<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. 823. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9</ref>
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