Version 24.8.2016

 

 

Kentucky (CS):

 

 

a. allgemeines:

 

 

b. Infantry:

 

1st Battalion Kentucky Infantry (Duncan's):

aufgestellt durch LtCol Blanton *Duncan Ende April 1861 (vgl. Kelly: Holding Kentucky für the Union; in: B&L, a.a.O., Bd. I, S. 375). In August the 1st (Duncan's) Kentucky Battalion merged into the 1st Regiment Kentucky Infantry.

 

 

1st Regiment Kentucky Infantry:

s. LtCol Blanton *Duncan

 

Overview:

1st Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 for a one year term of enlistment. The 1st Kentucky Infantry was organized in August 1861, by consolidation of two battalions of Kentucky infantry. One battalion was under the command of Blanton Duncan and the other was under the command of John Pope. The regiment had ten companies.

 

In August the 1st (Duncan's) Kentucky Battalion merged into the regiment, and in December totalled 800 effectives. Ordered to Virginia it fought at Dranesville under J.E.B. Stuart, then in March, 1862, was assigned to provost duty at Orange Court House. In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson.

 

 

1st Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Rifles:

s. Pvt Edward M. *Pryor (Co. D)

 

Overview:

1st Battalion Mounted Rifles was organized in Eastern Kentucky during the winter of 1861-1862 and served in the Army of Eastern Kentucky and the Department of East Tennessee. The unit skirmished in Kentucky and Tennessee, then disbanded in August, 1863. Some of its members joined other Kentucky commands. Lieutenant Colonel Ezekiel F. Clay, and Majors Benjamin F. Bradley and Orville G. Camron were in command.

 

 

2nd Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment:

s. Col Roger W. *Hanson; Col James M. *Hawes; Captain Andrew J. *Pryor (Co. D); Pvt J. S. *Pryor (Co. D); Pvt James A. *Pryor (Co. D); Pvt R. T. *Pryor (Co. D)

 

Overview:

2nd Infantry Regiment was organized in August, 1861, at Camp Boone, Tennessee, and became part of the Orphan Brigade or Louis­ville Legion. The men were from the counties of Hickman, Fayette, Bullitt, Jefferson, Graves, Franklin, Harrison, Scott, Owen, Bour­bon, and Anderson. In October the unit contained 832 men and in the fight at Fort Donelson its force of 618 was captured. After being exchanged, it saw action at Shiloh and later was assigned to Hanson's, Helm's, and J.H. Lewis' Brigade. The 2nd was involved in the Battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, then participated in the Atlanta Campaign. During the fall of 1864 the unit served as mounted infantry and took part in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. It reported 13 killed, 70 wounded, and 21 missing at Murfreesboro, lost fifty-two percent of the 302 engaged at Chickamauga, and totalled 293 men and 214 arms in December, 1863. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. The field officers were Colonels Roger W. Hanson, James M. Hawes, Robert A. Johnston, and James W. Moss; Lieutenant Colonels James W. Hewitt and Philip Lee; and Majors Wil­liam P. Johnston and Harvey McDowell.

 

Im Juli 1861 in *Camp Boone aufgestellt; Col Col James M. *Hawes (vgl. Davis: Orphan Brigade, a.a.O., S. 16); im Spätsommer 1861 war Col Roger W. *Hanson Col des Regiments (vgl. Duke, Basil W.: War Reminiscenses, a.a.O., S. 72). Im Spätsommer 1861 war das Regiment bei Bowling Green / Kentucky eingesetzt in der Advance der CS-Army Gen Buckner‘s (vgl. Duke, Basil W.: War Reminiscenses, a.a.O., S. 72).

 

Photo:

- Davis / Wiley: Photographic History, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Gettysburg, a.a.O., S. 297

 

 

3rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment:

im Juli 1861 in *Camp Boone aufgestellt; Col Lloyd *Tilghman (vgl. Davis: Orphan Brigade, a.a.O., S. 16)

 

Literatur:

- George, Henry: History of the 3d, 7th, 8th and 12th Kentucky Infantry, C.S.A. (Louisville, Kentucky, 1911)

 

 

3rd Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry:

s. Pvt Edward M. *Pryor (Co. nicht bekannt); Pvt John A. *Pryor (Co. E)

 

Overview:

3rd Infantry Regiment was organized during July 1861, at Camp Boone, Tennessee. Many of the men had previous service in the Kentucky State Guard. The unit took an active part in the Battle of Shiloh and reported 174 casualties. Later it was assigned to Rust's and Buford's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It lost 26 men at Baton Rouge then participated in various con­flicts around Vicksburg and Jackson. During the spring of 1864 the regiment was mounted and continued the fight by confronting the Federals in Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama. It was included in the surrender on May 4, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Gustavus A.C. Holt, Albert P. Thompson, and Lloyd Tilghman; Lieutenant Colonels Benjamin Anderson, T.T. Barnett, and Alfred Johnston; and Majors James H. Bowman, William P. Johnston, and Al. McGoodwin.

 

 

4th Kentucky Infantry Regiment:

s. Pvt und Governor George W. *Johnson

 

Ende August / Anfang September 1861 in *Camp Boone aufgestellt; Regimentskommandeur war Col Robert P. *Trabue (vgl. Davis: Orphan Brigade, a.a.O., S. 19).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die 4th Kentucky Infantry zur 1st Brigade Col Robert Trabue IV. Reserve Corps BrigGen John C. Breckenridge in Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 321; Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539).

 

Literatur:

- Joyce, Fred: "Chaplains of the Fourth Kentucky," Southern Bivouac I (Nov. 1882), S. 116-17

- Weller, John H.: "The Fourth Kentucky," Southern Bivouac I (May-June, 1883), S. 346-47

 

 

5th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry:

s. Col Thomas H. *Hunt; s. Pvt. James Greenwood *Rogers (Co. C)

 

Orphan Brigade; das Regiment wurde bei seiner Aufstellung zunächst als 5th Kentucky Infantry bezeichnet; da zu gleichen Zeit in East-Tennessee ein weiteres Regiment als 5th Kentucky Infantry aufgestellt worden war, erfolgte eine neue Nummerierung, bei der Hunt's Regiment als 9th Kentucky Infantry bezeichnet wurde (vgl. Davis: Jackman Diary, a.a.O., S. 11).

 

Overview:

5th Infantry Regiment, assembled during the late summer of 1861, included Freeman's Kentucky Infantry Battalion. Its members were raised in the counties of Pendleton, Breathitt, Morgan, Magoffin, Bath, Owen, Grant, Jessamine, Henderson, Harrison, Shelby, and Franklin. Being a twelve-month unit, when it became time to reenlist some of its members refused and were transferred to the 9th Kentucky Regiment. Later men of the 5th did reenlist for the duration of the war. It became part of the Orphan Brigade or Louisville Legion. The regiment reported 134 casualties in the Battle of Shiloh, then was active at Baton Rouge before being assigned to Kelly's and J.H. Lewis' Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was prominent at Chickamauga and later took an active part in the Atlanta Campaign. In the fall of 1864 it was mounted, aided in the defense at Savannah, and fought in the Carolinas. The unit had 91 men disabled at Chickamauga, totalled 201 men and 165 arms in December, 1863, and surrendered on April 26, 1865. Its field officers were Colonels Hiram Hawkins, Andrew J. May, and John S. Williams; Lieutenant Colonels John W. Caldwell and George W. Conner' and Majors Richard Hawes and William Mynheir.

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte die 5th Kentucky Infantry zur 1st Brigade Col Robert Trabue IV. Reserve Corps BrigGen John C. Breckenridge in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539).

 

 

6th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry:

s. LtCol William L. *Clarke; Pvt Harvy *Guthrie (Co. D); Pvt James *Guthrie (Co. K)

 

Overview:

6th Infantry Regiment was organized at Cave City, Kentucky, in November, 1861, and included in Cofer's 1st Kentucky Infantry Bat­talion. Its members were raised in the counties of Nelson, Spencer, Hardin, Franklin, Barren, Green, Allen, Anderson, Bullitt, and Simpson. It became part of the Orphan Brigade or Louisville Legion. This regiment lost 108 killed and wounded at Shiloh, sustained 18 casualties at Baton Rouge, then was active at Vicksburg. During the war it was assigned to General Hanson's, Helm's, and J.H. Le­wis' Brigade. It fought with distinction at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, then saw action in the Atlanta Campaign. In the fall of 1864 the unit was mounted, and aided in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. It lost seventeen percent of the 269 engaged at Murfreesboro and 220 saw action at Chickamauga. The unit totalled 263 men and 221 arms in December, 1863. The 6th surrendered with the Army of Tennessee on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Martin H. Cofer and Joseph H. Le­wis, Lieutenant Colonel William L. Clarke, and Majors Thomas H. Hays and George W. Maxson.

 

 

7th Kentucky Infantry Regiment:

s. Henry *George; W. J. *Stubblefield

 

Literatur:

- George, Henry: History of the 3d, 7th, 8th and 12th Kentucky Infantry, C.S.A. (Louisville, Kentucky, 1911)

- George, Henry: Diary (Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh / Tennessee: 7th Kentucky File)

- Stubblefield, W. J.: Diary (vgl. Pogue Library Special Collection, Murray State University, Murray / Kentucky)

 

 

8th Regiment Kentucky Mounted Infantry:

s. Pvt J. D. *Pryor (Co. C)

 

Overview:

8th Infantry Regiment was organized in September, 1861, at Camp Boone, Tennessee. The unit was captured at Fort Donelson, and of the 312 engaged, 99 were killed or wounded. After being exchanged it was attached to Tilghman's and Buford's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It sustained 11 casualties at Coffeeville, then was involved in numerous engagements around Jackson. During the spring of 1864 the regiment was mounted and assigned to General Lyon's Brigade. It reported 17 disabled in the expedition from Memphis into Mississippi and 32 in the fight at Harrisburg. Later it skirmished in Alabama and surrendered in May, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Henry C. Burnett and Hylan B. Lyon, Lieutenant Colonel A.R. Shacklett, and Majors Jabez Bingham and R.W. Henry.

 

Literatur:

- George, Henry: History of the 3d, 7th, 8th and 12th Kentucky Infantry, C.S.A. (Louisville, Kentucky, 1911)

 

 

9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment:

 

Orphan Brigade; das Regiment wurde bei seiner Aufstellung zunächst als 5th Kentucky Infantry bezeichnet; da zu gleichen Zeit in East-Tennessee ein weiteres Regiment als 5th Kentucky Infantry aufgestellt worden war, erfolgte eine neue Nummerierung, bei der Hunt's Regiment als 9th Kentucky Infantry bezeichnet wurde (vgl. Davis: Jackman Diary, a.a.O., S. 11).

 

Im Frühjahr 1862 und im Battle of Shiloh gehörte das Regiment unter der Bezeichnung 5th Kentucky Infantry zur 1st Brigade Col Robert Trabue IV. Reserve Corps BrigGen John C. Breckenridge in A. S. Johnston’s Army of the Mississippi (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh; in: B&L I 539).

 

 

12th Kentucky Infantry Regiment:

 

Literatur:

- George, Henry: History of the 3d, 7th, 8th and 12th Kentucky Infantry, C.S.A. (Louisville, Kentucky, 1911)

 

 

Jesse's Battalion Kentucky Mounted Riflemen:

s. Pvt E. S. *Pryor (Co. A)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

 

 

c. Cavalry:

 

1st Regiment Kentucky Cavalry (Butler's):

s. Pvt Christian *Buehler (Co. B); Pvt William B *Rayney (Co. E)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

2nd Kentucky Cavalry:

1862 Col. John Hunt Morgan; 1863 Maj. T. B. Webber (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 7, 8; Starr: Col Grenfell’s War, a.a.O., S. 49); Col George St. Leger *Grenfell ++(prüfen: vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 3). Die Einheit wurde im Mai 1862 von Col John Hunt *Morgan aufgestellt und entstand aus den Resten von Morgan's Kentucky Cavalry Squadron, 300 Mann aus der 1st Kentucky Cavalry, die sich nach Ende ihrer Dienstzeit Morgan anschlossen, je einer Cavalry Company aus Mississippi und aus Alabama und einer Partizan Ranger Unit aus Georgia (vgl. Starr: Col Grenfell’s War, a.a.O., S. 49).

 

Literatur:

- Brown, Alexander Dee: The Bold Cavaliers: Morgan's 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Raiders (Philadelphia, 1959)

- Starr, Stephen: Col Grenfell's Wars (1971)

 

 

2nd Battalion, Kentucky Cavalry (Dortch's):

s. Pvt Alexander *Ray (Co. A)

 

Overview:

2nd Consolidated Cavalry Battalion was assembled in August, 1863, and contained men from five different regiments of J.H. Mor­gan's dispersed command. It was assigned to B.W. Duke's Brigade in the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, and saw action in several conflicts in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. During January, 1865, only 32 effectives were present and the battalion disbanded. Captain John B. Dortch was in command.

 

 

2nd Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

 

 

4th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Col Henry *Giltner; LtCol Moses Tandy *Pryor (Co. F&S); Captain James T. *Alexander (Co. C); Captain R. D. *Gathright (Co. H);Captain Thomas E. *Moore (Co. D); Captain John G. *Scott (Co. B); Captain William D. *Ray (Co. A); Captain D. L. *Revill (Co. G); Farrier (Hufschmied) Warren *Pryor (Co. G); Pvt John T. *Brown (Co. ?); Pvt George D. *Mosgrove (Co. F&K); Pvt William M. *Pryor (Co. A)

 

Overview:

4th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Salyersville, Kentucky, in October, 1862. The unit served in the Department of East Tennessee and later in the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. It was involved in numerous conflicts in Tennessee and Ken­tucky, then during October, 1864, skirmished in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. During the spring of 1865 it disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Henry L. Giltner, Lieutenant Colonel Moses T. Pryor, and Major Nathan Parker.

 

Col Henry *Giltner war 1864 Regimentskommandeur der 4th Kentucky Cavalry. Das Regiment gehörte 1863 zu Morgan's Cavalry, Bragg's Army of Tennessee. Giltner nahm mit seiner Einheit an Morgan's Angriff gegen die US-Truppen bei Bulls Gap / East-Tennessee Ende August - Anfang September 1864 teil (vgl. Horwitz, Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 369).

 

Literatur:

- Mosgrove, George D. (4th Kentucky Cavalry): Kentucky Cavaliers in Dixie: Reminiscenses of a Confederate Cavalryman (McCo­wat Mercer, 1957; Reprint of 1895 Original edited by Bell Wiley) (Archiv Ref, ameridownload Kentucky [CS] 4th Cavalry Mosgrove)

 

 

5th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Col Dabney Howard *Smith; Pvt D. E. *Ray (Co. I); Pvt Jackson *Traylor (Co. B)

 

Overview:

5th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men recruited in the central section of Kentucky. It was atta­ched to Buford's Brigade and skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky. Later it fought with J.H. Morgan, and many of its members were captured at Buffington Island on July 19 and the remaining part at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The regiment was not reorga­nized. Its commanders were Colonel D. Howard Smith, Lieutenant Colonels Churchill G. Campbell and Preston Thomson, and Major Thomas Y. Brent, Jr.

 

Col. Dabney Howard *Smith (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8); nach Edmund Kirby *Smith's erfolgreichen Vorstoß gegen die US-Kräfte unter Don Carlos *Buell ab 1.9.1862 stellte Dabney Howard Smith ein Kavallerieregiment auf, die 5th Kentucky Ca­valry, zu deren Col er gewählt wurde. Das Regiment gehörte im Herbst 1862 zu Abraham *Buford's neuaufgestellter Kavallerie Bri­gade, die im September 1862 in Lexington, Ky stand (vgl. Confederate Military History, Vol. 11, S. 228-29). Teilnahme an Morgan's Raid nach Kentucky, Indiana und Ohio im Juni 1863 (vgl. Horwitz: The Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8). Teilnahme an Morgan's Raid Morgan’s Raid in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, July, 1863.

 

Literatur:

- Coombs, Capt. Thomas Monroe: Diary of Capt. Thomas Munroe Coombs, Co. ‘K’, 5th Kentucky Cavalry (Bibliothek Ref Archiv 9, Diaries)

 

 

6th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Col J. W. Grigsby; Pvt G. *Rayzer (Co. ); Pvt William *Trayford (Co. H,C); Pvt James L. *Wray (Co. H); Pvt John P. *Wray (Co. H)

 

Overview:

6th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men from the central and eastern section of Kentucky. It was mustered into Confederate service in September. For a time the unit skirmished in Kentucky attached to Buford's Brigade, then it fought with J.H. Morgan. Most of its members were captured at Buffington Island on July 19 and the remaining part at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The regiment was not reorganized. Its commanders were Colonel J. Warren Grigsby, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Napier, and Major William G. Bullitt.

 

Regimentskommandeur Col. J. W. Grigsby; das Regiment gehörte 1863 zu Morgan's Cavalry Division, Bragg's Army of Tennessee. Teilnahme am Morgan's Raid nach Ohio im Juli 1863 (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8).

 

 

7th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Sergeant Thomas *Ray (Co. B); Pvt David *Giltner (Co. F); Pvt Jonathan *Pryor (Co. A&B); Pvt J. S. *Ray (Co. K)

 

Overview:

7th Cavalry Regiment was organized in September, 1862, using Gano's Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky, then fought with J.H. Morgan, Most of its men were captured at Buffington Island on July 19, and the rest at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The regiment was not reorganized. Colonel Richard M. Gano, Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Huffman, and Major Theophilus Steele were in command.

 

Regimentskommandeur 1863 LtCol J. M. *Huffman; John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry Division, Bragg's Army of Tennessee; Teilnahme an Morgan's Raid nach Kentucky, Indiana und Ohio im Juni 1863 (vgl. Horwitz: The Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8); im Regiment dienten 156 Soldaten aus Texas, die von Morgan's Ruf angezogen waren (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 7).

 

 

8th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Col Roy S. *Cluke; Pvt Wesley *Chenault (Co. I)

 

Overview:

8th Cavalry Regiment was formed during the late summer of 1862 and mustered into Confederate service in September. The unit fought in Kentucky, then rode with J.H. Morgan. Most of the men were captured at Buffington Island on July 19 and a remnant at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The 8th was not reorganized. Its commanders were Colonel R.S. Cluke, Lieutenant Colonel Cicero Coleman, and Major Robert S. Bullock.

 

Col. R. S. *Cluke; John Hunt Morgan's Cavalry Division, Bragg's Army of Tennessee; eine Abteilung von Morgan's Cavalry und Col R. S. Cluke nahm am 22.3.1863 Mount Sterling / Kentucky, 40 Meilen ostwärts von Lexington / Kentucky (Karte: Davis, a.a.O., Nr. 141) und machte 300 Gefangene (vgl. Marvel: Burnside, a.a.O., S. 225). Teilnahme an Morgan's Raid nach Kentucky, Indiana und Ohio im Juni 1863 (vgl. Horwitz: The Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8).

 

 

9th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Col W. C. P. *Breckinridge; Sergeant Henry Lane *Stone (Co. D)

 

Das Regiment gehörte 1863 zu Morgan's Cavalry, Army of the Tennessee. Zur 9th Kentucky Cavalry gehört Captain Thomas Henry *Hines, Scout und späterer CS-Geheimagent. In der Erkundungs- und Aufklärungsphase vor Morgan's Raid wurde vor allem Freiwillige der 9th Kentucky Cavalry eingesetzt, die unter Führung von Hines' über den Ohio River aufklärten. Da infolge schwerer Regenfälle von 8-10 Tagen Dauer (vgl. Duke: Morgan's Indiana and Ohio Raid; in: Annals of the War, a.a.O., S. 244; Horwitz, a.a.O., S. 11) in den Bergen von West Virginia der Ohio River Hochwasser führte, wurden die meisten beim Rückmarsch in Indiana gefangen genommen, beim Versuch den Ohio zu überqueren (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 11, 399 Anm. 22; Family History of Pvt. John *Conrad 9th Kentucky Cavalry).

 

Während Morgan's Raid nach Kentucky und Ohio vom Juli 1863 war die 9th Kentucky Cavalry in *McMinnville / Tennessee detachiert zu Bragg's Hauptkräften, um den Rückzug von Bragg's Army vor dem US-Angriff von Rosecrans' Army of the Ohio, der von Nashville Tennessee aus erfolgte, abzuschirmen (vgl. Horwitz: The Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 4-5).

 

Zur 9th Kentucky Cavalry gehört Captain Thomas Henry *Hines, Scout und späterer CS-Geheimagent.

 

Literatur:

- Stone, Henry *Lane: Morgan's Men. Narrative of Personal Experiences (Louisville, Kentucky, 1919; Reprint: Greencastle, Ken­tucky 1992)

 

 

10th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Pvt John M. J. *Ray (Co. A)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

 

10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Diamond's):

s. Pvt Elah *Ray (Co. D); Pvt James L. *Ray (Co. D)

 

Overview:

10th Cavalry Regiment was formed during the fall of 1863 using May's Kentucky Mounted Battalion as its nucleus. It contained men from Kentucky and Virginia. The unit served in the Department of East Tennessee and the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, and skirmished in various conflicts in Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky. In the spring of 1865 it disbanded. The field of­ficers were Colonels George R. Diamond, Andrew J. May, and Edwin Trimble, and Major William R. Lee.

 

 

10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Johnson's):

s. Captain A. W. *Ray (Co. A); Sergeant John *Ray (Co. A); Pvt Jack *Ray (Co. Unbekannt); Pvt Hiram W. *Ray (Co. I)

 

Overview:

10th Regiment Partisan Rangers was organized behind Federal lines during the spring and summer of 1863. Many of its members were recruited in Oldham and Crittenden counties. The unit saw action in Kentucky and Tennessee and acted as a guide for General J.H. Morgan on his raids into Indiana and Ohio. Later some of the men returned home, and a detachment surrendered at Paducah, Kentucky, in May, 1865. Colonel Adam R. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel R.M. Martin, and Major Washington G. Owen were in com­mand.

 

 

11th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Col David Walter *Chenault; Captain Joseph *Chenault (Co. B.); Pvt Benjamin *Giltner (Co. K); Pvt. David Giltner (Co. F)

 

Overview:

11th Cavalry Regiment was organized in Madison County, Kentucky, with 410 officers and men. Many of its members were raised in Webster, Madison, and Hopkins counties. It skirmished in Kentucky and Tennessee, then rode with J.H. Morgan into Indiana and Ohio. Most of the men were captured at Buffington Island on July 19 and some at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The unit was not re­organized. Colonels David W. Chenault and Joseph T. Tucker, and Lieutenant Colonel James B. McCreary were its commanders.

 

Chenault's Regiment; Regimentskommandeur war bis 4. Juli 1863 Col David Walter *Chenault (gefallen am 4.7.1863 bei Greene Ri­ver Bridge nahe Tebb's Bend / Greene River südlich Campbellsville / Kentucky (Tailor County) / Kentucky am 4.7.1863 (vgl. Karte bei Horwitz, a.a.O., S. 18; Davis, a.a.O., Nr. 150 C9; vgl. Horwitz, a.a.O., S. 22-24), dann Joseph T. Tucker; das Regiment gehörte 1863 zu Morgan's Cavalry Division, Bragg's Army of Tennessee. Teilnahme am Morgan's Raid nach Ohio im Juli 1863 (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8).

 

Literatur:

- Hockersmith, Capt. L. D.: Morgan's Escape (1903)

 

 

12th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Pvt William Augustus *Traylor (Co. E); Pvt J. B. *Pryor (Co. E); Pvt J. P. *Pryor (Co. H); Pvt John H. *Pryor (Co. H); Pvt Jonathan *Pryor (Co. E); Pvt William *Wray (Co. A)

 

Overview:

12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Kentucky and Tennessee Regiment] was organized and mustered into Confederate service at Verona, Mississippi, in September, 1863. The unit was assigned to General Lyon's Brigade and sustained 55 casualties in the expedi­tion from Memphis into Mississippi and 94 in the fight at Harrisburg. Later it saw action in Alabama and during March, 1865, mer­ged into the 8th Kentucky Infantry (Mounted) Regiment. It was commanded by Colonel W.W. Faulkner, Lieutenant Colonel W.D. Lannom, and Majors John M. Malone and Thomas S. Tate, Jr.

 

 

14th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry:

s. Col Richard Curd *Morgan; Pvt Henry Lane *Stone (Co. D)

 

Overview:

"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

 

Regimentskommandeur war Richard Curd *Morgan, der Bruder von BrigGen Thomas Hunt *Morgan (vgl. Horwitz: The Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 4); Teilnahme an Morgan's Raid nach Kentucky, Indiana und Ohio im Juni 1863 (vgl. Horwitz: The Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8); Morgan war bis Februar 1863 Major unter A. P. Hill in Lee's Army of Virginia gewesen; dann wurde er nach Tennessee versetzt, zum Col. befördert und stellte die 14th Kentucky Cavalry auf, die wenig größer als eine Kompanie war (vgl. Horwitz: The Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8; Metzler, William E.: Morgan and His Dixie Cavaliers [1976] S. 48)

 

 

 

d. Artillery:

 

Byrne's Company, Kentucky Horse Artillery:

s. Captain Edward P. *Byrne; John *Joyes; Pvt James M. *Pryor

 

Overview:

Byrne's Battery was organized at Camp Boone, Tennessee, during the early summer of 1861 with men from Kentucky and Mississip­pi. After taking part in the battle of Shiloh, the company joined the Army of Tennessee and saw action at Murfreesboro. Later it ser­ved in the eastern part of Tennessee and disbanded. Captain Edward P. Byrne was in command.

 

Die Battery gehörte 1863 zu Morgan's Cavalry Division, Bragg's Army of Tennessee. Teilnahme am Morgan's Raid nach Ohio im Juli 1863 (vgl. Horwitz: Longest Raid, a.a.O., S. 8).

 

Literatur:

- Joyes, John, jr.: Papers (Filson Club, Louisville / Kentucky)

 

 

Cobb’s Kentucky Battery:

s. Captain Robert L. *Cobb

 

Cobb's Battery wurde aufgestellt in Kentucky und gehörte von Beginn an bis Kriegsende zur 1st Kentucky Brigade / Orphan Brigade (vgl. Davis, Jackman Diary, a.a.O., S. 39 Anm. 24). Die Battery umfaßte sechs Kanonen (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 188)

 

Im Battle of Shiloh am 6.4.1862 gehörte Cobb's Kentucky Battery zur 1st Brigade Col Robert Trabue IV. Reserve Corps BrigGen John C. Breckenridge (vgl. Grant: The Opposing Forces at Shiloh, B & L, a.a.O., I, S. 539).

 

Gegen 11:30 wurde eine Sektion von US-Nispel’s Battery mit einem Geschütz zusammen mit zwei Geschützen aus Dresser's Battery und Barrett's Battery von US-Artilleriechef Col Ezra Taylor in einem Artillerieschwerpunkt, der neun Geschütze umfaßte, im südlichen Teil von Jones Field gegen den bevorstehenden CS-Durchbruch auf der rechten US-Front eingesetzt. Es kam zu einem Artillerieduell mit der CS-Artillery im nördlichen Woolf Field bestehend aus Cobb's Kentucky Battery sechs Geschützen und dem verbliebenen Geschütz von Polk's Battery. Nachdem sich die US-Artillery schließlich gegen 12:00 verschossen hatte, mußte sie zurückgenommen werden (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 186-188 mit Karte S. 187).

 

Bei dem ersten US-Gegenangriff in Shiloh am 6.4.1862 während des Artilleriegefechts, überrannte gegen 12:00 die 11th Iowa Infantry aus 1st Brigade Col Abraham C. *Hare / 1st Division MajGen John A McClernand zusammen mit der 11th Illinois und 20th Illinois aus 2nd Brigade Col C. Carroll Marsh / 1st Division MajGen John A McClernand die im nördlichen Woolf Field eingesetzte Cobb’s Kentucky Battery und die Sektion von Polk’s Tennessee Battery (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 188 mit Karte 187). Beim CS-Gegenangriff durch die Brigaden Trabue und Anderson, unterstützt von der 5th Co Washington Artillery, konnten die Geschütze gegen 12:30 zurückerobert werden (vgl. Daniel: Shiloh, a.a.O., S. 190).

 

Literatur:

- Confederate Veteran, vol 13 (February 1905), S. 68: “Cobb’s Battery Not Captured at Shiloh.”