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 === Brief History  ===
-The 45th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteer Mounted Infantry was at first designed as a battalion for local service on the Virginia front by Major Lewis M. Clark. They participated in the battle of Cynthiann, June 12th 1864, in which Morgan's force was finally destroyed. From constant duty in most inclement weather the Regiment suffered even more seriously than from the bullets of the enemy. This regiment was mustered out by Battalions at Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Companies A,B,C,D,E and F on 24th December, 1864. Companies G, H, I, and K on 14th day of February, 1865.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 458-459. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref>
+The 45th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteer Mounted Infantry was at first designed as a battalion for local service on the Virginia front by Major Lewis M. Clark. They participated in the battle of Cynthiann, June 12th 1864, in which Morgan's force was finally destroyed. From constant duty in most inclement weather the Regiment suffered even more seriously than from the bullets of the enemy. This regiment was mustered out by Battalions at Cattlettsburg, Kentucky. Companies A,B,C,D,E and F on 24th December, 1864. Companies G, H, I, and K on 14th day of February, 1865.<ref>Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 2, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), pg. 458-459. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref>
-Organized at large October 10, 1863. Mustered out Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E" and "F" December 24, 1864, and Companies "G," "H," "I" and "K" February 14, 1865.&nbsp;<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
+Organized at large October 10, 1863. Mustered out Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E" and "F" December 24, 1864, and Companies "G," "H," "I" and "K" February 14, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
 For more information on the history of this unit, see:
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 Company A - Many men mustered in from Catlettsburg, [[Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy|Boyd County]].<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Catlettsburg, [[Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy|Boyd County]].<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Catlettsburg, [[Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy|Boyd County]].<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Ashland, [[Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy|Boyd County]] and Mt. Sterling, [[Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky Genealogy|Montgomery County]].<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Ashland, [[Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy|Boyd County]].<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Ashland, [[Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy|Boyd County]].<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Ashland, [[Boyd County, Kentucky Genealogy|Boyd County]].<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Mt. Sterling, [[Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky Genealogy|Montgomery County]].<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Mt. Sterling, [[Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky Genealogy|Montgomery County]].<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Louisa, [[Clark County, Kentucky Genealogy|Clark 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. 458-459. {{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. 458-459. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref>
 The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,427 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UKY0045RI Roster].
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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.
-=== References  ===
+=== References ===
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-[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
+[[Category:Kentucky_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]