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The Civil War in Kentucky __ You will find a listing of battles and skirmishes, forts and military camps, Heritage Trail events, an annotated list of books and resources. - From  Don Rightmyer -

Civil War in SE Kentucky __ "A trial for the entire nation, the Civil War was especially difficult in the border regions such as south eastern Kentucky where brother against brother was a literal truth."  A lot of information. - From -

Civil War Traveler - Kentucky __ You will find general information and special pages dedicated to various historic sites. - illustrated - From -

Confederate Generals of Kentucky __ A list of Kentucky Generals with one line bios. - From Joey Oller - 

Kentucky's German-Americans in the Civil War ___Topics include where they lived, religious and political differences, and why they volunteered. For older students. - Text only - From Joe Reinhart -


Kentucky American Civil War Map of Battles __ Static map of Kentucky battle sites. - From -  

Kentucky in the American Civil War __ You will find an encyclopedic article with links to additional material. - From wikipedia -

Kentucky Civil War Battlefield Map __ Static map of Kentucky battlefields. - From -

Kentucky's Role in the Civil War __ "Kentucky was one of the "border states" in the Civil War, both geographically and politically. It was situated on the dividing line between the northern and southern regions of the United States. And it was one of only a few slave states that opted to stay in the Union."  You will find an overview. - From -

List of Kentucky Civil War units __ List of Kentucky units with many of the names on the list being live links to additional information. - From wikipedia -   

Union Regiments - Kentucky ___Organization and service history of Kentucky's military units (cavalry, artillery, infantry). - Text only - From The Civil War Archive - 



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