Jacob Boone

Per Civil War Soldiers and Sailors website, Jacob Boone, as well as his brother Henry H. Boone, served as Privates with the Union, 40th Kentucky Infantry, Company A. The Union’s 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Grayson and Falmouth, Ky., (Falmouth is 38 miles from Maysville) on July 30, 1863. It was attached to District of North Central Kentucky, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of Ohio, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of Ohio, to July, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, to December, 1864.

SERVICE: The 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was assigned to scout duty in North Central Kentucky till December, 1863. Actions of the 40th Regiment included Mt. Sterling on December 3 and 10, 1863; scouting in Eastern Kentucky till May, 1864 and near Paintsville, Kentucky on April 14, 1864; operations against Morgan May 31-June 20; Mt. Sterling June 9; Cynthiana (Kellar’s Bridge) June 12 under Brigadier General Stephen Gano Burbridge against Morgan’s Raid into Kentucky (casualties US 1,092; Confederate 1,000); duty in Eastern Kentucky till September; near New Haven August 2 (Co. "C"); and Canton and Roaring Springs August 22; Brigadier General Stephen Gano Burbridge's Expedition to Southwest Virginia September 10-October 17; action at Saltsville, Va., where they attempted to destroy the salt works October 2 (a Confederate victory in which the Union force of 11,000 had an estimated 458 casualties); duty in Eastern Kentucky till December; mustered out December 30, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 9 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and
91 Enlisted men by disease.
Losses totaled 102 men.