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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


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. <br>
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. <br>  


Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, [[Clark_County,_Indiana|Clark County]], Indiana.<br> Company B - Many men mustered in from Shepherdsville, [[Bullitt_County,_Kentucky|Bullitt County]], Kentucky.<br> Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, [[Clark_County,_Indiana|Clark County]], Indiana.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Company D - Many men mustered in from Shepherdsville, [[Bullitt_County,_Kentucky|Bullitt County]] and Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson_County,_Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Ketucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>The 6th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Sigel, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in December, 1861, under Colonel Walter C. Whitaker, and was mustered into the United States service on the 24th December, 1861. Throughout its whole enlistment its achieveements were brilliant and without reproach, and equal to the best volunteer regiment in the army.<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.<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. 749 {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> &nbsp;  
Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]], Indiana.<br> Company B - Many men mustered in from Shepherdsville, [[Bullitt County, Kentucky|Bullitt County]], Kentucky.<br> Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Joe Holt, [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]], Indiana.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Company D - Many men mustered in from Shepherdsville, [[Bullitt County, Kentucky|Bullitt County]] and Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Ketucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Sigel in Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br><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.<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. 749 {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> &nbsp;  


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