Kentucky 3rd Cavalry (Confederate)
29/11/62
Organized - Kentucky 3rd Cavalry - Kentucky
31/12/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
4/6/63
Battle - Liberty, Tennessee
24/6/63
Battle - Manchester, Tennessee
19/9/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
4/10/63
Battle - McMinnville, Tennessee
28/12/63
Battle - Charleston, Tennessee
30/11/64
Battle - Louisville, Georgia
1/12/64
Battle - Louisville, Georgia
19/3/65
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
12/4/65
Mustered Out - Kentucky 3rd Cavalry - Kentucky
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