Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Kentucky 21st Infantry Regiment (UNION) (Kentucky Union Regimental History Series) Paperback – October 27, 2023

The Kentucky 21st Infantry Regiment (Union) was organized at Camps Hobson and Ward, Ky., and mustered in December 31, 1861, and January 2, 1862, at Green River Bridge, Ky.The 21st Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Hobson, near Greensburg, Kentucky and Camp Ward, Kentucky and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on December 31, 1861, and January 2, 1862, at Green River Bridge, Kentucky, under the command of Colonel Ethelbert Ludlow Dudley. Before the war, most of the regiment's men were members of "The Old Infantry" a state guard unit under the command of Captain Samuel Woodson Price, who later commanded the regiment.The 21st participated in many of the battles in the west except for those around Vicksburg, then move east to participate in Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign and Franklin and Nashville. After the battle of Nashville, the 21st was ordered to New Orleans, then to Texas where it ended its service.The 21st Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service on December 9, 1865. Read more