References Citations General bibliography Carl Edwin Lindgren. "Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels" (February/March 2001). Il Mondo del Cavaliere, Vol. I, No. 1, p. 14. . External links Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky Colonels at the Office of the Governor Kentucky Colonels Membership Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Kentucky Colonelcy Creative Commons American Colonels: Kentucky Colonelcy 1776 establishments in Virginia 1793 establishments in Kentucky 1895 establishments in Kentucky Awards established in 1895 State awards and decorations of the United States Governor of Kentucky Honorary titles of the United States Kentucky culture Kentucky militia