1st Harlan County Battalion (U.S.A.)
1862-10 to 1863-02
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.
Bibliography
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Frankfort: John H. Harney, Public Printer, 1866), 883-887.
Citation
1st Harlan County Battalion (U.S.A.). Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198050 (November 12, 2026).
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