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24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union) (view source)
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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 24th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was organized in the fall and winter of 1861, under Col. Lewis B. Grigsby and was mustered into the United States service on the 31st of December, 1861 at Lexington, Kentucky. The regiment fought in many of the most severe battles of the war and did arduous duty in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. They mustered out on the 31st January, 1865, at Covington, Kentucky.<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. 197. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br> | |||
The 24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Lexington, Kentucky, December 31, 1861. It was ordered to Lexington, Kentucky and had duty there until January, 1865. The regiment was mustered out January 31, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | The 24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Lexington, Kentucky, December 31, 1861. It was ordered to Lexington, Kentucky and had duty there until January, 1865. The regiment was mustered out January 31, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||