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27th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union) (view source)
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 27th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry organized at Grayson Springs, Kentucky, under Col. C. D. Pennebaker, and was mustered into the United States service (627) strong on the 21st day of March, 1862. The 27th was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd division, 23 Army Corps. The 27th lost 180 men in battle. They mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, March 29th 1865, the recruits being transferred to the 6th Kentucky Veteran cavalry.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 259-261. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | The 27th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry organized at Grayson Springs, Kentucky, under Col. C. D. Pennebaker, and was mustered into the United States service (627) strong on the 21st day of March, 1862. The 27th was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd division, 23 Army Corps. The 27th lost 180 men in battle. They mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, March 29th 1865, the recruits being transferred to the 6th Kentucky Veteran cavalry.<ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 259-261. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | ||
Organized at Rochester, Ky., December 16, 1861, to March 21, 1862. Mustered out March 29, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | Organized at Rochester, Ky., December 16, 1861, to March 21, 1862. Mustered out March 29, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkyinf4.htm#27th 27th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 5 July 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Regiment_Kentucky_Volunteer_Infantry 27th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 5 July 2012).<br> | |||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||