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1st Harlan County Battalion (U.S.A.)

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1862-10

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1863-02

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"1st Harlan County Battalion (U.S.A.)" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/O00005088, (accessed May 31, 2025).

Kentucky State Guard battalion recruited in Harlan and Letcher counties. Comprised of seven companies. Served from October 1862 to January 1863, with some detachments on duty as late as February 1863. Commander(s): Benjamin F. Blankenship.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 883-887.

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