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List Of Kentucky Union Civil War Units
This is a list of military units raised by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a Union border state during the American Civil War, for service in the Union Army. Southern both geographically and culturally, an estimated 125,000 Kentuckians served as Union soldiers; almost quadruple the number of Kentuckians serving as Confederate soldiers (numbered at 35,000). The list of Kentucky's Confederate Civil War units is shown separately. Artillery Cavalry Engineers *Patterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer Engineers Infantry Militia * Louisville Home Guard Footnotes ReferencesThe Civil War Archive* Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion''. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. * Unknown. (2006). ''Civil War Regiments from Kentucky and Tennessee''. eBookOnDisk.com Pensacola, Florida. See also *Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State {{Kentucky in the Civil War * Kentucky Civil War A civil war or intrastate wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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7th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 7th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 7th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was organized at large and mustered in for three years at Paris, Kentucky, on August 16, 1862, under the command of Colonel Leonidas Metcalfe. Company F was consolidated with Company M. In January 1864, Captain George T. Stacey recruited a company for the 2nd Regiment Kentucky Heavy Artillery, but it was never organized. Instead, the recruits were assigned to Company F, and at the muster out of the regiment they were transferred to Company H, 6th Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Cavalry. Company I was consolidated with Company B. In March 1864, a reenlisted a company from the 49th Kentucky Mounted Infantry was assigned as Company I, and at the muster out of the regiment was transferred to Company B, 6th Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Cavalry. The regiment was attached to the Army of Kentucky, unassigned, Department of the Ohio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 1st Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 1st Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Pendleton in Cincinnati, Ohio, March - April 1861 as a three-month regiment. Because the regiment was organized while Kentucky tried to remain neutral, it was not recognized until June 4, 1861, when it was reorganized and mustered in for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel James V. Guthrie. Although credited to Kentucky, the regiment was almost entirely composed by Ohio volunteers. The regiment was ordered to the Kanawha Valley, Virginia, July 10, 1861, and attached to Kanawha Brigade, Western Virginia, to October 1861. District of the Kanawha, Western Virginia, to January 1862. 22nd Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to February 1862. 22nd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 22nd Brigade, 4th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer Engineers
Patterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer Engineers was an engineer company that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service Patterson's Company was organized at Camp Haskin near Somerset, Kentucky and mustered into service on September 25, 1861 under the command of Captain William F. Patterson. The regiment served unattached, Army of the Ohio, to March 1862. Engineers, 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1862. Cumberland Division, District of West Virginia, Department of the Ohio, to November 1862. 9th Division, Right Wing, XIII Corps (Old), Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. Unattached, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863. Unattached, 9th Division, XIII Corps, to July 1863. Unattached, XIII Corps, Army of the Tennessee and Department of the Gulf, to October 1863. Unattached, XIII Corps, Texas, to July 1864. Engineer Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to January 1865. Patterson's Company mustered out of service at Louisville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munday's 1st Battalion Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
Munday's 1st Battalion Kentucky Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service Munday's 1st Battalion Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Lexington, Kentucky in December 1861 and mustered in for three years under the command of Major Reuben Munday. The regiment was attached to 12th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to February 1862. 7th Division, Army of the Ohio, to October 1862. Munday's 1st Battalion Kentucky Cavalry ceased when it was assigned to the 6th Kentucky Cavalry as Companies A, B, C, D, and E in October 1862. Detailed service Ordered to Lebanon, Kentucky, then to London January 8, 1862. Expedition from central Kentucky to the Cumberland River January 31-February 12. Flat Lick Ford, Cumberland River, February 14. Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28-June 18. Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 18 to September 17. Tazewell, Tennessee July 26. Operations about Cumberland Gap August 2–17. Tazewell August 6. Rogers' Gap August 16. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 17th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 17th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was organized at Russellville, Kentucky and mustered in for one year. It mustered in under the command of Colonel Samuel F. Johnson. The regiment was attached to Military Department of Kentucky and assigned to duty at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and in southern Kentucky, along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The 17th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out on September 20, 1865. Casualties The regiment lost no members during service. Commanders * Colonel Samuel F. Johnson See also * List of Kentucky Civil War Units * Kentucky in the Civil War Kentucky was a border state of key importance in the American Civil War. It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky f ... References * Dyer, Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 16th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 16th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was organized at Paducah, Kentucky and mustered in for three years. It mustered in under the command of Major George F. Barnes. The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Ohio, to May 1864. 1st Cavalry Brigade, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to October 1864. The 16th Kentucky Cavalry ceased when it was consolidated into the 12th Kentucky Cavalry on October 15, 1864. Detailed service Duty at Paducah, Kentucky, until April 1864. Fort Anderson, Paducah, March 25–26, 1864. Ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, April 12. Operations against Morgan May 31-June 30. Cynthiana June 12. At Nicholasville, Kentucky, June to August. Cleveland, Tennessee, August 17. Gillem's Expedition from eastern Tennessee toward southwestern Virginia September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 15th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 15th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was organized at Owensboro, Kentucky and mustered in for one year under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Netter. The regiment was attached to District of Columbus, Kentucky, Department of the Tennessee, to November 1862. District of Columbus, Kentucky, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to January 1863. District of Columbus, Kentucky, XVI Corps, to August 1863. Detached Brigade, District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, to October 1863. The 15th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out of service beginning October 6, 1863, and ending October 29, 1863. Detailed service Garrison duty at Paducah, Kentucky, and at various points in District of Columbus until October 1863. Scout from Fort Heiman into Tennessee May 26-June 2, 1863 (Companies A and D). Spring Creek, Tennessee, June 29. Lexington, Tennessee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 14th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service Companies A, B, C, and D of the 14th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment were organized at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and mustered in for one year on November 6, 1862. The remaining companies were organized at Irvine, Kentucky, on August 21, 1862, and mustered in on February 13, 1863. It mustered in under the command of Colonel Henry C. Lilly. The regiment was attached to District of Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to July 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, to August 1863. District of North Central Kentucky, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, to January 1864. District of Southwest Kentucky to March 1864. The 14th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out of service beginning September 16, 1863 and ending March 24, 1864. Detailed service Assigned to duty scouting in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and operating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 13th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 13th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was organized at Columbia, Kentucky and mustered in for one year on December 22, 1863, under the command of Colonel James W. Weatherford. The regiment was attached to District of South Central Kentucky, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to January 1864. District of Southwest Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to July 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, to January 1865. The 13th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out of service at Camp Nelson on January 10, 1865. Detailed service Duty at Lebanon and protecting country south of Lebanon until June 1864. Cumberland River, Kentucky, November 26, 1863. Creelsborough and Celina December 7. Cumberland River March 19, 1864. Obey's River March 28 (detachment). Exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 12th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 12th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was organized at Caseyville and Owensboro, Kentucky and mustered in on November 17, 1862, for three years under the command of Colonel Quintus C. Shanks. The regiment was attached to District of Western Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, Army of the Ohio, to August 1863. Independent Cavalry Brigade, XXIII Corps, to November 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, May 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, XXIII Corps, to June 1864. Detached Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to August 1864. Dismounted Brigade, Cavalry Division, XXIII Corps, to September 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, XXIII Corps, September 1864. District of Louisvill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 11th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service Companies A, C, D, and F of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment were organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in July 1862. The remainder of the regiment was organized in Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered in on September 26, 1862, and mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel Alexander W. Holeman. The regiment was attached to District of Western Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to August 1863. Independent Cavalry Brigade, XXIII Corps, to November 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Ohio, to April 1864. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to May 1864. Independent Brigade, Cavalry Division, XXIII Corps, to September 1864. Military District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to March 1865. 2nd Brigade, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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