Colors of the 22nd Kentucky Union Infantry Regiment

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This file appears in: Camp Swigert
Colors of the 22nd Kentucky Union Infantry Regiment

The colors of the 22nd Kentucky Union Infantry Regiment were torn to shreds during the regiment's charge at the Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, Mississippi, fought near Vicksburg on December 29, 1862. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Camp Swigert

By Sanders
Historical Marker #2247 in Greenup County commemorates Camp Swigert, a Union recruiting camp. In December 1861, the 22nd Kentucky Union Infantry Regiment organized at this camp. Recruits came from Louisville and Greenup, Franklin, Carter, Lewis,…