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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
Shiloh06 Apr 186207 Apr 18621 dayHardin County, Tennessee
Stones River31 Dec 186231 Dec 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Bentonville19 Mar 186521 Mar 18652 daysBentonville, North Carolina
Cynthiana11 Jun 186412 Jun 18641 dayCynthiana, Kentucky
Chickamauga19 Sep 186320 Sep 18631 dayCatoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
Fort Donelson11 Feb 186216 Feb 18625 daysFort Donelson, Tennessee
Middle Creek10 Jan 186210 Jan 1862< 1 dayFloyd County, Kentucky
Chattanooga Campaign23 Nov 186325 Nov 18632 daysChattanooga, Tennessee
Perryville08 Oct 186208 Oct 1862< 1 dayPerryville, Kentucky
Liberty, Tennessee04 Jun 186304 Jun 1863< 1 dayLiberty, Tennessee
Louisville, Georgia30 Nov 186430 Nov 1864< 1 dayLouisville, Georgia
Jasper, Tennessee04 Jun 186204 Jun 1862< 1 dayJasper, Tennessee
McMinnville, Tennessee04 Oct 186304 Oct 1863< 1 dayMcMinnville, Tennessee
Paintsville, Kentucky13 Apr 186413 Apr 1864< 1 dayPaintsville, Kentucky
Cynthiana, Kentucky12 Jun 186412 Jun 1864< 1 dayCynthiana, Kentucky
Louisville, Georgia01 Dec 186401 Dec 1864< 1 dayLouisville, Georgia
Charleston, Tennessee28 Dec 186328 Dec 1863< 1 dayCharleston, Tennessee
Manchester, Tennessee24 Jun 186324 Jun 1863< 1 dayManchester, Tennessee

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