37th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)

Brief History
The 37th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was organized under Col. Chas D. Ilanson, in the summer of 1863, and Companies A - C were mustered into the United States service at Glasgow, Kentucky September 17th 1863. Companies D – G mustered in October 24th 1863 also at Glasgow. Companies H – K were mustered in by December 29th, 1863. The regiment was mustered out December 29th, 1864, at Louisville, Kentucky, the enlisted men being transferred to the 55th, Kentucky Infantry.

Organized at Glasgow, Ky., September 17 to December 22, 1863. Mustered out December 29, 1864.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 37th Regiment Mounted Infantry, (accessed 5 July 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 37th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry, (accessed 5 July 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. 1-1861-1866.[3]

Company A - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company B - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company C - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company D - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company E - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company F - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company G - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company H - Many men mustered in from Covington, Kenton County. Company I - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County. Company K - Many men mustered in from Glasgow, Barren County, Louisville, Jefferson County and Lexington, Fayette County.

The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. 2-1861-1866.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,219 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Kentucky in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.