Redesignated 16 december 2006 as the 2d squadron, th cavalry regiment organic elements concurrently redesignated as troops. Western kentucky university bowling green, ky 42101092 descriptive inventory sc 56 kentucky cavalry 14 th regiment c. At the outbreak of the civil war henry, commissioned as a captain, joined the 15th regiment, kentucky cavalry volunteer organized in the fall of 1862 at owensboro and mustered into united states service at paducah on october 6. First national, confederate states kentucky historical society. Designs dedicated to the confederate cavalry service. Confederate district courts were authorized by article iii, section 1, of the confederate constitution, and president davis appointed judges within the individual states of the confederate states of america. The unit was assigned to general lyons brigade and sustained 55 casualties in the expedition from memphis into mississippi and 94 in the fight at harrisburg. Company e, th regiment cavalry kentucky volunteers confederate states army. Recruited from bourbon, clark, clinton, estill, harrison, madison, montgomery and surrounding counties.
It was mustered into confederate service in september. Im currently reading my old confederate home and on page 77 it discusses lorenzo holloway who was in smiths regiment, fifth kentucky cavalry. The th kentucky volunteer cavalry regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the union army during the american civil war. The civil war soldiers and sailors database lists 1,693 men on its roster for this unit. Rantings of a civil war historian confederate cavalry. The 10th confederate cavalry regiment was organized at murfreesboro, by consolidating the battalions of col. The anticipated delivery date is the first week of september 2004. Company a, th regiment cavalry kentucky volunteers, confederate states army. The th kentucky cavalry fought many battles where father and son fought side by side against their relatives. Slaughterthe latter being the cavalry of hilliards legion, which had passed through the kentucky campaign. Simon bolivar buckner occupied western kentucky early in the war and the confederates organized a company in christian county within sixty days after the beginning of hostilities.
How kentucky became a confederate state the new york times. By order of the confederate war department james would be transferred, along with the other tennessee men in the 12th kentucky cavalry. The confederate system relied on cavalrymen supplying their own mounts until late 1864, so if a. By the morning of july, morgan was closing fast on the ohio border. He was the son of john caudill and rachel cornett, being the siblings of my 3 rd greatgrandparents, lydia caudill and. Dick morgan, exasperated at the embarrassing episode and seething over. The men of the 5th kentucky mounted infantry called him captain and later, his subordinates in the 10th kentucky mounted infantry called him colonel. Speeds unit history of the kentucky union fourteenth cavalry.
Jun, 2014 the history of the th kentucky cavalry or caudills army is presented in great detail by the ben caudill camp no. James served until the surrender of forrests command at gainesville, alabama on may 10, 1865. Near rheatown, duvalls ford, watauga river, september 30. Honoring the original chenaults cavalry and its men that fought with valor in defense of the south. Feb 05, 2011 im currently reading my old confederate home and on page 77 it discusses lorenzo holloway who was in smiths regiment, fifth kentucky cavalry. However, company a, cavalry battalion, miles louisiana legion refused to recognize its assignment to this. To return to this site, please use your back button. Very late in the war, his regiment was redesignated as the th kentucky cavalry. Frys district, of northerncentral kentucky, he having at that time fifteen regiments under him. 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 for the confederacy, the legislature petitioned the union army for assistance. It was employed to operate against the confederate cavalry and protect the railroad on which shermans army depended. After early 1862 kentucky came largely under union control. This is why camp boyle and the thirteenth kentucky cavalry are such an important part of adair county history. At the same time the remainder of the 14th, under col.
Confederate pows listed in kentucky units who died at rock island, illinois. The paper trail of the civil war in kentucky 18611865 3 civil war casualties the north put 2. Thomas speed, 1897, the union regiments of kentucky. Notwithstanding the fact that chenault s regiment was officially assigned to buford s brigade as early as november 20, 1862 at which time its designation was changed from 7th kentucky cavalry to 11th kentucky cavalry, morgan had sufficient influence to keep the regiment under his own command, and it never was a part of buford s brigade. The salt works at brashearville was established in 1835.
Organized at liberty, burkeville and monticello, ky. The regiment was one of genl joe wheelers best units and was organized with men from alabama northwest quarter of. Archelans hammons captain oct 5, 1862 whitesburg, ky resigned. For a time the unit skirmished in kentucky attached to bufords brigade, then it fought with j. Mason,below is a short history of a brief fight that the 15th was involved in. It includes a complete roster of the men who rode with.
Buckner, and the confederates were probably the first to. It was assigned to the department of east tennessee and later the department of western virginia and east tennessee. The records for this regiments companies are from the book, report of the adjutant general of the state of kentucky, vol. Lieutenant captured at eddyville, ky on 9 october 1864. It participated with the cavalry in that campaign, but the limits of this sketch do not admit of detailed mention of its services.
Hill, commanding clays ferry, to send at least one good company of the fourteenth kentucky cavalry to the mouth of red river, to guard passage there. The confederacy was originally formed by seven secessionist slaveholding statessouth carolina, mississippi, florida, alabama, georgia, louisiana, and texasin the lower south region of the united states, whose economy was. I bought the book for genealogical research on my surname and got an excellent history of one unit in the civil war. Simon bolivar buckner occupied western kentucky early in the war and the confederates organized a company in christian county within sixty days after the beginning of hostilities on june 25, 1861, the oak grove rangers, made up largely of young men from christian county, were organized and mustered into service at camp boone, in. In many cases, the same us federal district judges were appointed as confederate states district judges. In the summer of 1863, he was a captain and regimental quartermaster when morgans cavalry swept northward on the illfated ohio rad. Humphrey marshall in preparation for the battle of perryville. Fitzpatrick 1st lt whitesburg, ky captured at gladeville, va, july 7, 1863. The th kentucky began its life in september 1861 as the 5th kentucky infantry. Ii186165, confederate kentucky volunteers war 186165.
Confederate troops or individuals enroute to join the confederate army would be. Battalion redesignated 1 october 2005 as the 2d battalion, th armored regiment. The history of the th kentucky cavalry or caudills army is presented in great detail by the ben caudill camp no. One of the advantages of the south being an agrarian society was that being able to ride was integral to life in the heart of dixie. Do you have information on this units role at the siege of petersburg. Units involved in the battle of saltville october 2, 1864 excerpted in part from the battle of saltville. John hunt morgans confederate cavalry raided across indiana and ohio. Attached to district of south central kentucky, 1st division, 23rd army corps. List of kentucky confederate civil war units wikipedia. Take into consideration that even though these units are listed some of them never came into existence due. The book includes the entire roster 143 pages of the confederate unit including pages of pictures of some of its members. Duke, sentenced to be shot at louisville, ky by gen. The first confederate cavalry regiment was also called 12th confederate cavalry regiment. This reprint will contain 2 additional pages of the 10th kentuckys roster, 2 pages of errata and 4 pages of known members of the 10th cavalry who served in co.
Mar 20, 2018 thus, the anv cavalry corps opened the 1864 campaigning season at a real advantage in terms of leadership. In kentucky, missouri and other border states, the civil war raged on. Holloway was captured and imprisoned with sixtyodd other. Unidentified confederate soldier in uniform with kentucky state seal buttons.
Promoted to captain in 1855, he commanded a company at the. List of kentucky confederate civil war units jump to navigation jump to search. Consolidated with 12th kentucky cavalry october 15, 1864. The regiment was attached to district of south central kentucky, 1st division, xxiii corps, department of the ohio, to january 1864. Kentucky volunteers, 2nd battalion mounted rifles, company e. Basil wilson duke, who served as 1st lieutenant of company a of the 2nd kentucky cavalry, and later as colonel commanding the regiment, was a noted postbellum historian who authored the book, history read more. Orlando brown, were in eastern kentucky, in the command of col. The regiment was one of genl joe wheelers best units and was organized with men from alabama northwest quarter of the state, kentucky, and tennessee. Attached to district of south central kentucky, 1st division, 23rd army corps, dept. The list of kentucky union civil war units is shown separately. Fourteenth kentucky union cavalry published in capt. Confederate soldiers at the battle union soldiers at the battle. Headquarters inactivated 15 january 1996 at fort knox, kentucky, and withdrawn from the united states army training and doctrine command.
The confederate system relied on cavalrymen supplying their own mounts until late 1864, so if a trooper lost his horse, he had to find a replacement. Kentucky was a border state of key importance in the american civil war. Confederate kentucky volunteers during the civil war 18611865. Brashearville is now known as cornettsville, located at the mouth of leatherwood in perry county on highway 699, just off route 7. The 10th ky mounted rifles later, the th ky calvalry was commanded by my 1 st cousin 4 times removed, colonel benjamin everage caudill, b. The th kentucky cavalry was organized at columbia, kentucky and mustered in for one year on december 22, 1863 under the command of colonel james w. Lewis brigade, skirmished in kentucky and tennessee, and fought in the.
Between october 15 and october 20, union forces swept through the northern kentucky region, and the newly recruited confederates headed inland to join with gen. Some of his enemies called him a dangerous guerilla chieftain. Christian county, kentucky confederate soldiers leave a comment christian county by dennis partridge as this portion of the state was first occupied by the forces under gen. First national, confederate states kentucky historical society collections, 1987. William i hall captain apr 23, 1863 whitesburg, ky 3. This book contains specific details regarding confederate colonel ben e. Almost immediately, the th kentucky cavalry known at that time as the 10th. When his confederacy no longer existed, and there was no longer a need for his sword, he picked up his bible and returned to his former life as a country preacher and community leader. The th kentucky cavalry was organized at columbia, kentucky, and mustered in for one year on december 22, 1863, under the command of colonel james w. Thus, the anv cavalry corps opened the 1864 campaigning season at a real advantage in terms of leadership.
Military history of kentucky ky national guard history kentucky. First kentucky cavalry regiment csa second kentucky cavalry regiment csa third kentucky cavalry regiment csa. This is a list of kentucky confederate civil war confederate units. Staff ride handbook for the battle of perryville, 8 october 1862. Confederate kentucky troops 6th regiment, kentucky cavalry. Battle of perryville, 8 october 1862 army university press. Christian county, kentucky confederate soldiers kentucky.
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