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Re: Helm's 1st Kentucky Cavalry, CSA

It wouldnt have been Helm's at that time it would have been 1st Kentucky Butler's which was kind of the son if you will of 1st Kentucky Helm's both had many of the same men in them the 1st Kentucky Butler's was offically the 3rd but they never would drop the 1st. But the enlistments of Helm's 1st Ran out long before then they ran out just after of just before Perryville some even ran out sooner than that.It is possibly the record has a mistake which is probably with the fresh transition of the unit it is alos possible he was captured while not enrolled in the Confederate Army and in order to be treated as a prisoner of war he gave his former Rank and Unit information.

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