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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. | ||
Company A - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[ | Company A - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton_County,_Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Newport, [[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell County]] and Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]]. <br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Lexington, [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]] and Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Greenupsburg, [[Greenup County, Kentucky|Greenup County]] and Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]].<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Greenupsburg, [[Greenup County, Kentucky|Greenup County]] and Covington, [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton County]]. | ||
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. 537. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | 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. 537. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | ||