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8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union) (view source)
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== Brief History == | == Brief History == | ||
Formation of the 8th Kentucky Cavalry was authorized July 23, 1862, by the authority of Edwin M. Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War.<ref>War of the Rebellion, Series III, Vol II, Pg 248, Edwin M. Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War, to John B. Temple, President, Military Board of Kentucky</ref> | |||
Colonel James Murell Shackelford was chosen commander, after which time, camps of recruiting & instruction were established at Henderson, Russellville and Lebanon, Kentucky.<ref>Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, July 29, 1862, Pg. 3</ref> The whole regiment numbering 1,248 was organized within the space of three weeks comprised of union men from the surrounding counties.<ref name=":0">;Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, pg. 228-229. (Frankfort, KY:Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866). {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | Colonel James Murell Shackelford was chosen commander, after which time, camps of recruiting & instruction were established at Henderson, Russellville and Lebanon, Kentucky.<ref>Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, July 29, 1862, Pg. 3</ref> The whole regiment numbering 1,248 was organized within the space of three weeks comprised of union men from the surrounding counties.<ref name=":0">;Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, pg. 228-229. (Frankfort, KY:Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866). {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||