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Kentucky 1st Cavalry (Confederate)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:19 Oct 1861
  • Muster Out Date:12 Apr 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Helms', Kentucky
    • 1st Helms', Kentucky
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Abraham Buford
    • Brigadier General John A. Wharton
    • Brigadier General Joseph Wheeler
    • Captain S.B. Williams
    • Captain Thomas A. Ireland
    • Colonel J. Russell Butler
    • Colonel John Austin Wharton
    • Colonel Thomas Harrison
    • Lieutenant Col Nathan B. Forrest
    • Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Griffith
    • Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Shiloh6 Apr 18627 Apr 18621 day(s)Hardin County, Tennessee
Stones River31 Dec 186231 Dec 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
Cynthiana11 June 186412 June 18641 day(s)Cynthiana, Kentucky
Chickamauga19 Sept 186320 Sept 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Fort Donelson11 Feb 186216 Feb 18625 day(s)Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Middle Creek10 Jan 186210 Jan 1862< 1 dayFloyd County, Kentucky
Chattanooga Campaign23 Nov 186325 Nov 18632 day(s)Chattanooga, Tennessee
Perryville8 Oct 18628 Oct 1862< 1 dayPerryville, Kentucky
Liberty, Tennessee4 June 18634 June 1863< 1 dayLiberty, Tennessee
Louisville, Georgia30 Nov 186430 Nov 1864< 1 dayLouisville, Georgia
Jasper, Tennessee4 June 18624 June 1862< 1 dayJasper, Tennessee
McMinnville, Tennessee4 Oct 18634 Oct 1863< 1 dayMcMinnville, Tennessee
Paintsville, Kentucky13 Apr 186413 Apr 1864< 1 dayPaintsville, Kentucky
Cynthiana, Kentucky12 June 186412 June 1864< 1 dayCynthiana, Kentucky
Louisville, Georgia1 Dec 18641 Dec 1864< 1 dayLouisville, Georgia
Charleston, Tennessee28 Dec 186328 Dec 1863< 1 dayCharleston, Tennessee
Manchester, Tennessee24 June 186324 June 1863< 1 dayManchester, Tennessee

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