The 10th Kentucky Mounted Rifles: The Two Battles for Whitesburg Kentucky
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The 10th Kentucky Mounted Rifles would be a huge part of the two Battles for Whitesburg, Kentucky as they defended Letcher County from the Union Army.
Caudill’s Army and the 5th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
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Captain Benjamin Everage Caudill would organize a group of men from the area of Letcher County Kentucky to help fight in the Civil War.