Kentucky in the Civil War

The 4th Kentucky Infantry was organized on September 13, 1861 at Camp Burnett, Montgomery County, Tennessee. Company B served in Graves' Artillery Battery and was captured at Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862 and was exchanged in September 1862. The Regiment became mounted at Barnsville, Georgia on September 14, 1864. On May 6, 1865, the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry surrendered at Washington, Georgia. During its term of service, the Regiment participated in the following known engagements:

Fort Donelson (February 12-16, 1862)	Resaca (May 14-15, 1864)
Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862)	Adairsville (May 15-18, 1864)
Corinth Campaign (April - June, 1862	New Hope Church (May 25, - June 4, 1864)
Vicksburg Bombardments	Dallas (June 25-27, 1864)
(May 18 - July 27, 1862)	Kennesaw Mountain (June 27, 1864)
Baton Rouge (August 5, 1862)	Peach Tree Creek (July 20, 1864)
Murfreesboro	Atlanta (July 22, 1864)
(December 31, 1862 - January 3, 1863)	Ezra Church (July 28, 1864)
Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863)	Atlanta Siege (July - September 1864)
Chattanooga Siege	Utoy Creek (August 5-7, 1864)
(September - November 1863)	Jonesboro (August 31 - September 1, 1864)
Chattanooga (November 23-25, 1863)	Savanah Campaign
Atlanta Campaign	(November - December 1864)
(May - September 1864)	Carolinas Campaign
Rocky Face Ridge :(May 5-11, 1864)	(February - April 1865)

The 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, during it's term of service, was assigned to the following military Organizations:

Central Geographical Division of Kentucky, Department #2
(September - October 1861)

Kentucky Brigade, Buckner's Division, Central Army of Kentucky, Department #2
(October 1861 - February 1862)

Kentucky Brigade, Reserve, Central Army of Kentucky, Department #2
(February - March 1862)

Kentucky Brigade, Reserve Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
(March - April 1862)

Hawes' Brigade, Brckinridge's Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
(April - June 1862)

Hawes' Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, District of the Mississippi, Department #2
(June - July 1862)

Helm's Brigade, Clarks' Division, Breckinridge's Command, District of the Mississippi, Department #2 (July - August 1862)

Kentucky Brigade, Army of Middle Tennessee, Department #2
(October - November 1862)

Kentucky Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee
(November - December 1862)

Kentucky Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee
(December 1862 - May 1863)

Kentucky Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, Department of the West
(May 1863 - July 1863)

Kentucky Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana (July - August 1863)

Kentucky Brigade, Breckinridge's Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee
(August 1863 - February 1864)

Kentucky Brigade, Bate's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee
(February 1864 - September 1864)

Kentucky Brigade, Jackson's Cavalry Division, Army of Tennessee
(September 1864)

Kentucky Brigade, Iverson's Division, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee (September - November 1864)

Kentucky Brigade, Iverson's-Young Division, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida (November 1864 - February 1865)

Kentucky Brigade, Humes' Division, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee
(February 1865)

Kentucky Brigade, Humes'-Dibrell's Division, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Hampton's Cavalry Command (February - April 1865)

Kentucky Brigade, Dibrell's Division, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Hampton's Cavalry Command, Army of Tennessee (April 1865)

Kentucky Brigade, Dibrell's Division, President Davis' Escort
(April - May 1865)

Regimental Roster - Incomplete
The Men Who Served in the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry


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