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*[[4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate|4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate]])<br>During the spring of 1865 4th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Salyersville, Kentucky. <br>In October, 1862. it disbanded. <br>The field officers were Colonel Henry L. Giltner, Lieutenant Colonel Moses T. Pryor, and Major Nathan Parker. <br> | *[[4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate|4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate]])<br>During the spring of 1865 4th Cavalry Regiment was formed at Salyersville, Kentucky. <br>In October, 1862. it disbanded. <br>The field officers were Colonel Henry L. Giltner, Lieutenant Colonel Moses T. Pryor, and Major Nathan Parker. <br> | ||
*[[5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the summer of 1862 with men recruited in the central section of Kentucky. <br>Many were captured at Buffington Island on July 19 and the remaining part at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The regiment was not reorganized. <br>Its commanders were Colonel D. Howard Smith, Lieutenant Colonels Churchill G. Campbell and Preston Thomson, and Major Thomas Y. Brent, Jr<br> | |||
*[[6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry(Confederate)|6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry(Confederate)]]<br>Organized during the summer of 1862 with men from the central and eastern section of Kentucky. <br>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. <br>Its commanders were Colonel J. Warren Grigsby, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Napier, and Major William G. Bullitt.<br> | |||
*[[7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry(Confederate)|7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry(Confederate)]]<br>Organized in September, 1862, using Gano's Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus.<br>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.<br> | |||
*[[7th Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)|7th Cavalry Regiment (Confederate) ]]<br>Organized in September, 1862, using Gano's Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. <br>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. <br>Colonel Richard M. Gano, Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Huffman, and Major Theophilus Steele were in command.<br> | |||
*[[8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Formed during the late summer of 1862 and mustered into Confederate service in September. <br>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. <br>Its commanders were Colonel R.S. Cluke, Lieutenant Colonel Cicero Coleman, and Major Robert S. Bullock<br> | |||
*[[8th/12th Consolidated Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|8th/12th Consolidated Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>9th Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Mounted Rifles] was organized in December, 1862, by consolidating Breckinridge's and Stoner's Kentucky Cavalry Battalions. <br>A detachment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee, but the main part of the unit escorted President Davis southward and surrendered in May, 1865. <br>Colonel William C.P. Breckinridge, Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Stoner, and Majors John P. Austin and William E. Jones were in command.<br> | |||
*[[10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Diamond's) (Confederate)|10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Diamond's) (Confederate)]]<br>Formed during the fall of 1863 using May's Kentucky Mounted Battalion as its nucleus. It contained men from Kentucky and Virginia. <br>In the spring of 1865 it disbanded. <br>The field officers were Colonels George R. Diamond, Andrew J. May, and Edwin Trimble, and Major William R. Lee.<br> | |||
*[[10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Johnson's) (Confederate)|10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Johnson's) (Confederate)]]<br>Organized behind Federal lines during the spring and summer of 1863. Many of its members were recruited in Oldham and Crittenden counties. <br>A detachment surrendered at Paducah, Kentucky, in May, 1865. <br>Colonel Adam R. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel R.M. Martin, and Major Washington G. Owen were in command<br> | |||
*[[11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>Organized in Madison County, Kentucky, with 410 officers and men. Many of its members were raised in Webster, Madison, and Hopkins counties. <br>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. <br>Colonels David W. Chenault and Joseph T. Tucker, and Lieutenant Colonel James B. McCreary were its commanders.<br> | |||
*[[12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>[Also called 1st Kentucky and Tennessee Regiment] organized and mustered into Confederate service at Verona, Mississippi, in September, 1863. <br>During March, 1865, merged into the 8th Kentucky Infantry (Mounted) Regiment. <br>Commanded by Colonel W.W. Faulkner, Lieutenant Colonel W.D. Lannom, and Majors John M. Malone and Thomas S. Tate, Jr.<br> | |||
*[[13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>[Also called 10th and 11th Regiment Mounted Infantry] assembled at Abingdon, Virginia. <br>Served in various locations, and on April 27, 1865, surrendered at Louisa, Kentucky. <br>The field officers were Colonel Benjamin E. Caudill, Lieutenant Colonel D.J. Caudill, and Major John T. Chenoweth.<br> | |||
*[[14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Bolen's Independent Company, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Bolen's Independent Company, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit..<br> | |||
*[[Buckner Guards, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Buckner Guards, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit..<br> | |||
*[[Chenoweth's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)|Chenoweth's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Dudley's Independent Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Dudley's Independent Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Jenkins' Battalion, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Jenkins' Battalion, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Jenkins' Company, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Jenkins' Company, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Kirkpatrick's Battalion, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Kirkpatrick's Battalion, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Lyon's Kentucky Cavalry Brigade (Misc) (Confederate)|Lyon's Kentucky Cavalry Brigade (Misc) (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Malone's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Malone's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Sypert's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Sypert's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
*[[Thompson's Company, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)|Thompson's Company, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)]]<br>"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.<br> | |||
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