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9th Kentucky Infantry

 

This unit was attached to Brig. Gen. Ben H. Helm's Kentucky Brigade of Maj. Gen'l John C. Breckinridge's Division, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Relief, Department of the West and was commanded by Col. J. W. Caldwell. The regiment arrived in Jackson, MS on 1 June 1863 and was headquartered near Bolton, MS on 4 July 1863. [Refer to Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume III, page 1149.] No Marker or Monument

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Last update: Saturday, July 07, 2001
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Editor: G. Zeman

 

 

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