McDowell Guard
1861-01-26 to 1861-07-16
State militia organization from Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky. Organized in Cynthiana, Kentucky, from January 26, 1861, to July 16, 1861. Mustered as Company F, 2nd Kentucky Infantry (C.S.A.) on July 16, 1861. Commanders: Captain, W.S. Rogers; Captain, R.M. Kelley; 1st lieutenant, James S. Withers; 1st lieutenant, J.M. Givens; 2nd lieutenant, A. Welsh; 3rd lieutenant, O. Kennard.
Bibliography
Kentucky Rebel Town: The Civil War Battles of Cynthiana and Harrison County (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2016), 20-21.
Citation
McDowell Guard. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198979 (November 12, 2026).
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