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During the War of 1812, Kentucky furnished 11,882 infantry men, 8,285 cavalry men, and 72 men to miscellaneous troops for a total of 20,239 men.<ref name="kremer">Wesley Potter Kremer. ''100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles.'' (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref>  
During the War of 1812, Kentucky furnished 11,882 infantry men, 8,285 cavalry men, and 72 men to miscellaneous troops for a total of 20,239 men.<ref name="kremer">Wesley Potter Kremer. ''100 Great Battles of the Rebellion;...Also, All the Battles of the Revolution, War of 1812-5, Mexican War, Indian Battles, American-Spanish War, and Naval Battles.'' (Hoboken, N.J.: s.n., 1906), p. 326. [http://archive.org/stream/100greatbattleso00krem#page/326/mode/2up Internet Archive].</ref>  


=== &nbsp;Service Records and Rosters  ===
=== Service Records and Rosters  ===


*[http://archive.org/stream/kentuckysoldier00reporich#page/n5/mode/2up Report of the adjutant general of the state of Kentucky. Soldiers of the war of 1812].(Free). Printed by authority of the legislature of Kentucky (1891). Digital version at Internet Archives. <br>
*Kentucky. Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812''. 1891. Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical, 1992. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/kentuckysoldier00reporich#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archives]. Book version {{FHL|638037|title-id|disp=FHL book 976.9 M2ke; film 1463598 item 2.}} This book lists by company all soldiers who served, giving their name, rank, enlistment and termination dates. An index is included with the book.
*Ancestry. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records'']. ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).<br>
*Kentucky. Adjutant General. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812''. 1891. Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical, 1992. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|638037|title-id|disp=book 976.9 M2ke; film 1463598 item 2.)}} This book lists by company all soldiers who served, giving their name, rank, enlistment and termination dates. An index is included with the book. See also:


:*''Index to Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Soldiers of the War of 1812''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society, 1968. (Family History Library film {{FHL|523857|title-id|disp=FHL film 1463598}}.)<br>
:*''Index to Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Soldiers of the War of 1812''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society, 1968. (Family History Library film {{FHL|523857|title-id|disp=FHL film 1463598}}.)<br>


*Nacke, Judy Pierce and Brian D Harney ''Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812'' (Greenville, South Carolina 1992), 370 &nbsp;pages. &nbsp;{{FHL|638037|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M2976.9 M23k}} <br>  
*Nacke, Judy Pierce and Brian D Harney ''Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812'' (Greenville, South Carolina 1992), 370 pages. {{FHL|638037|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 M2976.9 M23k}} <br>
 
*Ancestry. [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4281 ''War of 1812 Service Records'']. ($). Database gives name, company, rank at time of induction and at time of discharge of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1825. (Accessed 11 May 2012).<br>
 
*Wilder, Mannie S., ''Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812'', (Baltimore, Maryland&nbsp;: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969). {{FHL|84006|item|disp=FHL 976.9 M23k}}
*Wilder, Mannie S., ''Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812'', (Baltimore, Maryland&nbsp;: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969). {{FHL|84006|item|disp=FHL 976.9 M23k}}


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