Kentucky in the Civil War

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Confederate regiments raised in Kentucky

77 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

• 5 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 3,065 men
• 2 (Duke's) Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,601 men
• 3 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,293 men
• 7 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,287 men
• 4 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,260 men
• 2 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,252 men
• 9 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,901 men
• 12 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,810 men
• 4 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,790 men
• 1 (Butler's) Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,695 men
• 13 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,693 men
• 7 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,666 men
• 10 (Johnson's) Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,636 men
• 5 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,603 men
• 8 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,593 men
• 9 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,578 men
• 3 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,515 men
• 6 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,376 men
• 1 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,311 menFought at: Battle of Mill Springs, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Stones River, Battle of Chickamauga
• 6 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,281 men
• 2 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,205 men
• 8 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,159 men
• 2 (Woodward's) Kentucky Cav. · Raised in Kentucky · 1,148 men
• 10 (Diamond's) Kentucky Cav. · Raised in Kentucky · 1,033 men
• 1 Batt'n Kentucky Mtd. Rifles · Raised in Kentucky · 901 menFought at: Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Stones River, Battle of Chickamauga
• 3 Batt'n Kentucky Mtd. Rifles · Raised in Kentucky · 790 men
• 11 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 744 men
• 1 (Helm's) Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 698 men
• 2 Batt'n Kentucky Mtd. Rifles · Raised in Kentucky · 695 men
• 10 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 688 men
• Morgan's Men, Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 678 men
• 2 Battalion (Capt. Dortch's) Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 637 men
• 14 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 517 men
• Jessee's Batt'n, Kentucky Mounted Riflemen · Raised in Kentucky · 380 men
• 1 Batt'n Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 319 men
• Capt. Cobb's Co., Kentucky Light Art'y. · Raised in Kentucky · 274 men
• Kentucky Horse Artillery · Raised in Kentucky · 264 men
• Kirkpatrick's Batt'n, Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 204 men
• Capt. Corbin's Men, Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 191 men
• Buckner Guards, Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 181 men
• Capt. Fields' Company, (Partisan Rangers), Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 158 men
• Morehead's Regiment (Partisan Rangers), Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 126 men
• Ficklin's Batt'n, Kentucky Inf. · Raised in Kentucky · 113 men
• Green's Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery · Raised in Kentucky · 102 men
• Capt. Thompson's Co., Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 77 men
• Capt. Rowan's Company, Kentucky Partisan Rangers · Raised in Kentucky · 75 men
• Malone's Reg't, Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 75 men
• Capt. Jenkins' Co., Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 57 men
• Sypert's Reg't, Kentucky Cav. · Raised in Kentucky · 56 men
• Chenoweth's Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 40 men
• Capt. Bolen's Indpt. Co., Kentucky Cav. · Raised in Kentucky · 37 men
• 8 and 12 (Consolidated) Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 28 men
• Capt. Corbett's Co., Kentucky Artillery · Raised in Kentucky · 24 men
• Lieut. McEnnis' Detachment, Kentucky Artillery · Raised in Kentucky · 24 men
• Guerilla Mead Co. Kentucky or Ky. Rangers · Raised in Kentucky · 19 men
• 3 and 7 (Consolidated) Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 15 men
• Capt. Dudley's Independent Cav., Ky. · Raised in Kentucky · 15 men
• Jenkins' Batt'n, Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 14 men
• 4 Battn. Cav. Ky. · Raised in Kentucky · 13 men
• Conscript Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 10 men
• 3 Battn. Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 8 men
• William's Batty Kentucky Arty. · Raised in Kentucky · 8 men
• O'Neal's Battn. Kentucky. · Raised in Kentucky · 4 men
• 10 Regt. Kentucky Mtd. Rifles · Raised in Kentucky · 4 men
• Graves Kentucky Batty. · Raised in Kentucky · 4 men
• Capt. Schofield Co., Kentucky. · Raised in Kentucky · 3 men
• Kentucky Miscellaneous File · Raised in Kentucky · 3 men
• 3 Regt. Engineers · Raised in Kentucky · 3 men
• Patton's Rangers, Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2 men
• 1st. Regt. Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2 men
• 3 Battn. Duke's Brigade Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2 men
• 3 Regt., Kentucky State Guards Miscellaneous File · Raised in Kentucky · 2 men
• King's Reg't. Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 1 men
• 1 Engineer Corps Kentucky · Raised in Kentucky · 1 men
• Ky. Arty. (Miscl.) · Raised in Kentucky · 1 men
• Lyon's Kentucky Brig. Cav. (Miscellaneous File) · Raised in Kentucky · 1 men
• 5 Ky. Battn. (Miscl.) · Raised in Kentucky · 1 men

Union regiments raised in Kentucky

86 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

• 4 Kentucky Mounted Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,960 men
• 6 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,777 men
• 12 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,680 men
• 1 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,660 men
• 11 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,487 men
• 39 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,448 men
• 7 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,308 men
• 17 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,195 men
• 4 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised at Louisville · 2,175 men
• 12 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,129 men
• 26 Kentucky Infantry · Raised at Owensboro · 2,122 men
• 21 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,118 men
• 3 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,089 men
• 7 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,048 men
• 14 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,035 men
• 23 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2,002 men
• 18 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,966 men
• 17 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,943 men
• 9 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,906 men
• 8 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised at Camp Nelson · 1,851 men
• 16 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,820 men
• 5 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,797 men
• 2 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,772 men
• 14 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,750 men
• 13 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,713 men
• 2 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,704 men
• 9 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,698 men
• 1 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,668 men
• 5 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,654 men
• 24 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,638 men
• 22 Kentucky Infantry · Raised at Louisa · 1,632 men
• 15 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,628 men
• 53 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,563 men
• 10 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,561 men
• 40 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,560 men
• 20 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,548 men
• 3 Kentucky Infantry · Raised at Camp Dick Robinson · 1,545 men
• 11 Kentucky Infantry · Raised at Camp Calhoun · 1,541 men
• 47 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,526 men
• 8 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,505 men
• 10 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,491 men
• 19 Kentucky Infantry · Raised at Bath · 1,479 men
• 34 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,466 men
• 28 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,452 men
• 13 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,430 men
• 45 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,427 men
• 55 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,409 men
• 6 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,363 men
• 54 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,281 men
• 52 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,273 men
• 30 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,240 men
• 48 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,236 men
• 49 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,228 men
• 37 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,219 men
• 35 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,185 men
• 27 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,180 men
• 1 Batt'n. Louisville Provost Guard, Ky. Vols. · Raised in Kentucky · 1,176 men
• 32 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 1,167 men
• 15 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 863 men
• 25 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 825 men
• 68 Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia) · Raised in Kentucky · 687 men
• Indpt. Battery A, Kentucky L. Art'y. · Raised in Kentucky · 618 men
• 33 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 552 men
• Simmonds' Indpt. Batt'y., Ky. L. Art'y. · Raised in Kentucky · 530 men
• 16 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised at Paducah · 455 men
• Rockcastle and Lincoln County H.G., Ky. · Raised in Kentucky · 303 men
• Indpt. Battery E, Kentucky Light Art'y. · Raised in Kentucky · 283 men
• Indpt. Battery B, Kentucky Light Art'y. · Raised in Kentucky · 261 men
• Indpt. Battery C, Kentucky Light Art'y. · Raised in Kentucky · 215 men
• 1 Kentucky Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised at Camp Dick Robinson · 195 men
• 2 Kentucky Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised in Kentucky · 152 men
• 22 Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia) · Raised in Kentucky · 103 men
• Ward's Indpt. Co., Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 84 men
• Patterson's Indpt. Co., Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 76 men
• 2 Kentucky H. Art'y. · Raised in Kentucky · 65 men
• 5 Ky. Baty. · Raised in Kentucky · 25 men
• 21 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 19 men
• 19 Kentucky Cavalry · Raised in Kentucky · 10 men
• 31 Ky. Inf. · Raised in Kentucky · 6 men
• 29 Ky. Inf. · Raised in Kentucky · 6 men
• 36 Kentucky Infantry · Raised at Owensboro · 6 men
• 58 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 5 men
• 50 Ky. Inf. · Raised in Kentucky · 5 men
• 63 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 3 men
• 57 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2 men
• 56 Kentucky Infantry · Raised in Kentucky · 2 men