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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky|Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky Military Records|Kentucky Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)'' | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky|Kentucky]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky Military Records|Kentucky Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kentucky in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)'' | ||
The 22nd regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Swigert, Greenup County, Kentucky, on the 12th day of December, 1861, under D. W. Lindsey.Colonel. Of their service at Vickburg, Major General John A. McClernand said, “Men never fought more gallantly---nay more desperately.” For eight long hours they held their ground; neither the blazing sun nor the deadly fire of the enemy shook them. <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. 128-131. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> <br> | The 22nd regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was organized at Camp Swigert, Greenup County, Kentucky, on the 12th day of December, 1861, under D. W. Lindsey.Colonel. Of their service at Vickburg, Major General John A. McClernand said, “Men never fought more gallantly---nay more desperately.” For eight long hours they held their ground; neither the blazing sun nor the deadly fire of the enemy shook them. <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. 128-131. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> <br> The 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Louisa, Kentucky, January 20, 1862. It was at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, until January, 1865 and mustered out January 20, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 7th Kentucky Infantry.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
The 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Louisa, Kentucky, January 20, 1862. It was at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, until January, 1865 and mustered out January 20, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 7th Kentucky Infantry.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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Company A - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from George’s Creek, [[Lawrence County, Kentucky|Lawrence County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]] and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]] , Kentucky. | Company A - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from George’s Creek, [[Lawrence County, Kentucky|Lawrence County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky|Clark County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]] and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] , Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Paintsville, [[Johnson County, Kentucky|Johnson County]] , Kentucky. | ||
Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, | |||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*Stevenson, Benjamin Franklin. ''Cumberland Gap: A Paper Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, June 3, 1885.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: H.C. Sherick & Co., 1885. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/cumberlandgappap00stev Internet Archive]; {{FHL|759262|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6082397}}. | *Stevenson, Benjamin Franklin. ''Cumberland Gap: A Paper Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, June 3, 1885.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: H.C. Sherick & Co., 1885. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/cumberlandgappap00stev Internet Archive]; {{FHL|759262|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6082397}}. | ||
*Stevenson, Benjamin Franklin. ''Letters from the Army, 1862-1864.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: R. Clarke, 1886, c1884. {{FHL|759286|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6082399 (4 fiche)}}. | *Stevenson, Benjamin Franklin. ''Letters from the Army, 1862-1864.'' Cincinnati, Ohio: R. Clarke, 1886, c1884. {{FHL|759286|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6082399 (4 fiche)}}. |
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