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39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union) (view source)
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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. | 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 Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]]; Louisa, [[Clark_County,_Kentucky|Clark County]] and Greenupsburg, [[Greenup_County,_Kentucky|Greenup County]].<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]] and Louisa, [[Clark_County,_Kentucky|Clark County]].<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence Count]]y and Louisa, [[Clark_County,_Kentucky|Clark County]].<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]]; Louisa, [[Clark_County,_Kentucky|Clark County]] and Greenupsburg, [[Greenup_County,_Kentucky|Greenup County]]. | ||
Company E - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]] and Catlettsburg, [[Boyd_County,_Kentucky|Boyd County]].<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]] and Louisa, [[Clark Count|Clark Count]]y.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]] and Louisa, [[Clark_County,_Kentucky|Clark County]].<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, and Greenupsburg, [[Greenup_County,_Kentucky|Greenup County]].<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]] and Louisa, [[Clark_County,_Kentucky|Clark County]].<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Peach Orchard, [[Lawrence_County,_Kentucky|Lawrence County]] and Louisa, [[Clark_County,_Kentucky|Clark County]].<br> | |||
The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. 2-1861-1866.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 425. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref><br><br> | |||
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