15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)

Brief History
The 15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was Organized at New Haven, Kentucky, December 14, 1861. The regiment was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered out January 14, 1865.

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.

Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County and Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky. Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Pope, New Haven, Nelson County, Kentucky.

The 15th Kentucky Infantry was organized in the fall of 1861, at Camp Pope, near New Haven, Kentucky, under Colonel Curran Pope and was mustered into the United States service on the 14th day of December, 1861. The regiment was chiefly engaged in garrison duty and guarding railroads until it was mustered out on the 14th day of January, 1865.

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

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 15th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 29 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 15th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 29 June 2012).

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,628 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.


 * Jenkins, Kirk C. The Battle Rages Higher: The Union's Fifteenth Kentucky Infantry. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, 2003..