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The 3rd Battalion alongside Company B were mustered out of service September 17, 1863, at Lebanon, Kentucky. The 1st & 2nd Battalions, excepting Company B, were mustered out of service September 23, 1863, at Russellville, Kentucky.<ref name=":0" /> | The 3rd Battalion alongside Company B were mustered out of service September 17, 1863, at Lebanon, Kentucky. The 1st & 2nd Battalions, excepting Company B, were mustered out of service September 23, 1863, at Russellville, Kentucky.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''Morgan's cavalry.'' By Basil Wilson Duke. New York: Neale Pub. Co., 1909. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/35812648.3150.emory.edu/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
== Organization<ref name=":0" /> == | == Organization<ref name=":0" /> == | ||
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|C | |C | ||
|Casey | |Casey Co 100% | ||
|I | |I | ||
|Casey Co 90% | |Casey Co 90% | ||
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|F | |F | ||
|Casey | |Casey Co 100% | ||
|M | |M | ||
|Casey Co 60% | |Casey Co 60% | ||
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<u>1st Battalion</u> | <u>1st Battalion</u> | ||
August 3rd- Skirmish near Morganfield | August 3rd- Skirmish near Morganfield<ref>Compiled Military Service Record, 8th Kentucky Cavalry, Unit Information, Company H record of events, September-October 1862; Fold3.com</ref> | ||
August 26th- Skirmish at Madisonville<ref>Compiled Military Service Record, 8th Kentucky Cavalry, Unit Information, Companies L & H record of events, September-October 1862; Fold3.com</ref> | |||
* Having received orders to depart Henderson for Madisonville, attacked forces there under Brigadier General Adam R. "Stovepipe" Johnson killing 6, capturing 17 & dispersing the remainder.<ref>War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol XVI, Pt. 2, Pgs. 426-427; Report of General J. T. Boyle, District of Louisville.</ref> Following these events, the battalion remained at Madisonville through the 30th after which departing for Ashbyburg. | |||
August 31st- Action at Morganfield | August 31st- Action at Morganfield<ref>Ohio Daily Statesman, September 9, 1862</ref> | ||
* Colonel Shackelford and his battalion surprise a rebel force at this place, killing some and taking several prisoners. | * Colonel Shackelford and his battalion surprise a rebel force at this place, killing some and taking several prisoners. Following these events, they then began heading back towards Henderson skirmishing with the forces of Johnson the whole march. | ||
September 3rd- Actions at Geiger's Lake | September 3rd- Actions at Geiger's Lake | ||
* Attacked camp of Brigadier General Adam R | * Attacked camp of Brigadier General Adam R. Johnson and routed his force. During a counterattack, Colonel Shackelford was struck in the foot by a small cannon ball which killed his horse. This attack sidelined Colonel Shackelford for several weeks | ||
September 20th- Ordered to Ashbyburg where they confronted a force of 400 rebels, routing the whole and afterwards returning headquarters at Henderson. | September 20th- Ordered to Ashbyburg where they confronted a force of 400 rebels, routing the whole and afterwards returning headquarters at Henderson. | ||
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September 9th- Skirmish at Allensville, Todd County with Woodwards Guerillas<ref>Courier Journal, September 11, 1862</ref> | September 9th- Skirmish at Allensville, Todd County with Woodwards Guerillas<ref>Courier Journal, September 11, 1862</ref> | ||
September | September 16th-27th- Rear Guard, Buell's Wagon Train; Marched from Bowling Green to Brownsville escorting wagon train to the Green River<ref>Courier Journal, October 7, 1862</ref><ref>Courier Journal, October 6, 1862; Buell's Wagon Train</ref> | ||
September | September 30th- Following their return from Brownsville, Colonel Sanders D. Bruce, commander at Bowling Green, dispatched the battalion in company with the 70th Indiana to confront bridge burners near Auburn. While here, they came upon a rebel force at Russellville, killing or wounding 50, imprisoning 15, and capturing 40 horses with equipage. Later the same day they routed a complementary force at Glasgow capturing 10 persons. It is worth noting here that the commander of the 70th Indiana was future U.S. President, Benjamin Harrison.<ref>War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol XVI, Pg. 1018</ref><ref>Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 6, 1862</ref> | ||
'''November 1862''' | '''November 1862''' | ||
1st Battalion | <u>1st Battalion</u> | ||
November 4th- 1st Battalion ordered to leave Henderson for Bowling Green | November 4th- 1st Battalion ordered to leave Henderson for Bowling Green | ||
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<u>3rd Battalion</u> | <u>3rd Battalion</u> | ||
December 24th- Following several weeks of inquiry by General Rosecrans as to designating a force to occupy Clarksville, the 3rd Battalion, 8th Kentucky Cavalry along with others in the command of Colonel Sanders D. Bruce leave Russellville. While artillery is delayed by want of a crossing on account of local bridge burners, a majority of the force including the cavalry enter the city late on Christmas Day. | December 24th- Following several weeks of inquiry by General Rosecrans as to designating a force to occupy Clarksville, the 3rd Battalion, 8th Kentucky Cavalry along with others in the command of Colonel Sanders D. Bruce leave Russellville. While artillery is delayed by want of a crossing on account of local bridge burners, a majority of the force including the cavalry enter the city late on Christmas Day.<ref>Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, January 7, 1863; Letter: December 31st by pseudonym PEREGUINE to the editors of the Louisville Journal.</ref><ref>The Civil War Letters of Sarah Kennedy: Life Under Occupation in the Upper South; December 29, 1862, to "My Dear Husband"</ref><ref>The Diary of Nannie Haskins Williams: A Southern Woman’s Story of Rebellion and Reconstruction, 1863–1890</ref> | ||
The Third Battalion would remain at Clarksville through the completion of its term of service, scouting the area and dispersing bushwhackers, guerillas and any who would threaten the union. As such it played no part in the pursuit of Morgan at Buffington Island later the following year. | The Third Battalion would remain at Clarksville through the completion of its term of service, scouting the area and dispersing bushwhackers, guerillas and any who would threaten the union. As such it played no part in the pursuit of Morgan at Buffington Island later the following year. | ||
'''Pursuit of Morgan (June-July 1863)''' | |||
On June 27, 1863, James M. Shackelford, former commander of the 8th Kentucky, took his brigade including the 1st & 2nd Battalions of his former command in pursuit of John Hunt Morgan and his men. They first left Russellville marching to Glasgow and remaining some two days. On the 30th, they arrived in Marrowbone where they would spend the early days of July. On July 5th, they reached Columbia after which marching via Lebanon, Springfield and Bardstown arriving at Brandenburg on the 6th. Over the next two weeks they continued their pursuit crossing into Indiana and arriving at Harrison, Ohio on 18th. The following day, they provided support in the Battle of Buffington Island blocking Morgan's escape.<ref>War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XXIII, Pt. 1, Pgs. 639-645. Report of James M. Shackelford, Commanding General 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XXIII Army Corps</ref> (Work in Progress) | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||