Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Kentucky” in year 1861, month December, day 24 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864:
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The town was found deserted.--N. Y. Herald, Dec. 30.
The Thirty-fifth regiment of Indiana volunteers, under the command of Colonel John C. Walker, left Jeffersonville, for active service in Kentucky .--Indianapolis Journal, Dec. 26.
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