A Union Army camp during the Civil War
A Union Army camp during the Civil WarLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-cwpb-02637
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Kentucky in the Civil War

Kentucky was a divided border state that sent men to both armies. Of the 163 regiments recorded in Kentucky, 86 served the Union and 77 the Confederacy, a division that split families and communities across the state.

On the ground

Battles and engagements fought in Kentucky

Aubrey maps 341 documented Civil War engagements fought on Kentucky’s soil between 1861 and 1865, from decisive battles to the raids and skirmishes that filled the years between. The surviving records account for more than 6,000 Union casualties across them.

Every point below is placed from the source record, with the date, the units engaged, and the casualties reported exactly as the compiled histories give them.

1862 · Union victory
Battle of Perryville

The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive (Kentucky Campaign) during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi initially won a tactical victory against primarily a single corps of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Union Army of the Ohio. The battle is considered a strategic Union victory, sometimes called the Battle for Kentucky, since Bragg withdrew to Tennessee soon thereafter. The Union retained control of the critical border state of Kentucky for the remainder of the war. On October 7, Buell's army, in pursuit of Bragg, converged on the small crossroads town of Perryville in three columns. Union forces first skirmished with Confederate cavalry on the Springfield Pike before the fighting became more general, on Peters Hill, when the Confederate infantry arrived. Both sides were desperate to get access to fresh water. The next day, at dawn, fighting began again around Peters Hill as a Union division advanced up the pike, halting just before the Confederate line. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank-the I Corps of Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook-and forced it to fall back. When more Confederate divisions joined the fray, the Union line made a stubborn stand, counterattacked, but finally fell back with some units routed. Buell, several miles behind the action, was unaware that a major battle was taking place and did not send any reserves to the front until late in the afternoon. The Union troops on the left flank, reinforced by two brigades, stabilized their line, and the Confederate attack sputtered to a halt. Later, three Confederate regiments assaulted the Union division on the Springfield Pike but were repulsed and fell back into Perryville. Union troops pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets until dark. By that time, Union reinforcements were threatening the Confederate left flank. Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night, and continued the Confederate retreat by way of Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee. Considering the casualties relative to the engaged strengths of the armies, the Battle of Perryville was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. It was the largest battle fought in the state of Kentucky.

1862 · Union victory
Middle Creek

More than a month after Confederate Col. John S. Williams left Kentucky, following the fight at Ivy Mountain, Brig. Gen. Humphrey Marshall led another force into southeast Kentucky to continue recruiting activities. From his headquarters in Paintsville, on the Big Sandy River, northwest of Prestonsburg, Marshall recruited volunteers and had a force of more than 2,000 men by early January, but could only partially equip them. Union Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell directed Col. James Garfield to force Marshall to retreat back into Virginia. Leaving Louisa, Garfield took command of the 18th Brigade and began his march south on Paintsville. He compelled the Confederates to abandon Paintsville and retreat to the vicinity of Prestonsburg. Garfield slowly headed south, but swampy areas and numerous streams slowed his movements, and he arrived in the vicinity of Marshall on the 9th. Heading out at 4:00 am on January 10, Garfield marched a mile south to the mouth of Middle Creek, fought off some Rebel cavalry and turned west to attack Marshall. Marshall had put his men in line of battle west and south of the creek near its forks. Garfield attacked shortly after noon, and the fighting continued for most of the afternoon until Union reinforcements arrived in time to dissuade the Confederates from assailing the Federal left. Instead, the Rebels retired south and were ordered back to Virginia on the 24th. Garfield's force moved to Prestonsburg after the fight and then retired to Paintsville. Union forces had halted the Confederate 1861 offensive in Kentucky, and Middle Creek demonstrated that their strength had not diminished. This victory, along with Mill Springs a little more than a week later, cemented Union control of eastern Kentucky until Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg launched his offensive in the summer and fall. Following these two January victories in Kentucky, the Federals carried the war into Tennessee in February.

1862 · Union victory
Mill Springs

Although Brig. Gen. Felix K. Zollicoffer's main responsibility was to guard Cumberland Gap, in November 1861 he advanced west into Kentucky to strengthen control in the area around Somerset. He found a strong defensive position at Mill Springs and decided to make it his winter quarters. He fortified the area, especially both sides of the Cumberland River. Union Brig. Gen. George Thomas received orders to drive the Rebels across the Cumberland River and break up Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden's army. He left Lebanon and slowly marched through rain-soaked country, arriving at Logan's Crossroads on January 17, where he waited for Brig. Gen. A. Schoepf's troops from Somerset to join him. Maj. Gen. George Crittenden, Zollicoffer's superior, had arrived at Mill Springs and taken command of the Confederate troops. He knew that Thomas was in the vicinity and decided that his best defense was to attack the Yankees. The Rebels attacked Thomas at Logan's Crossroads at dawn on January 19. Unbeknownst to the Confederates, some of Schoepf's troops had arrived and reinforced the Union force. Initially, the Rebel attack forced the first unit it hit to retire, but stiff resistance followed and Zollicoffer was killed. The Rebels made another attack but were repulsed. Union counterattacks on the Confederate right and left were successful, forcing them from the field in a retreat that ended in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mill Springs, along with Middle Creek, broke whatever Confederate strength there was in eastern Kentucky. Confederate fortunes did not rise again until summer when Gen. Braxton Bragg launched his offensive into Kentucky. Mill Springs was the larger of the two Union Kentucky victories in January 1862. With these victories, the Federals carried the war into Middle Tennessee in February.

1862 · Union victory
Perryville

Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's autumn 1862 invasion of Kentucky had reached the outskirts of Louisville and Cincinnati, but he was forced to retreat and regroup. On October 7, the Federal army of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell, numbering nearly 55,000, converged on the small crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky, in three columns. Union forces first skirmished with Rebel cavalry on the Springfield Pike before the fighting became more general, on Peters Hill, as the grayclad infantry arrived. The next day, at dawn, fighting began again around Peters Hill as a Union division advanced up the pike, halting just before the Confederate line. The fighting then stopped for a time. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank and forced it to fall back. When more Confederate divisions joined the fray, the Union line made a stubborn stand, counterattacked, but finally fell back with some troops routed. Buell did not know of the happenings on the field, or he would have sent forward some reserves. Even so, the Union troops on the left flank, reinforced by two brigades, stabilized their line, and the Rebel attack sputtered to a halt. Later, a Rebel brigade assaulted the Union division on the Springfield Pike but was repulsed and fell back into Perryville. The Yankees pursued, and skirmishing occurred in the streets in the evening before dark. Union reinforcements were threatening the Rebel left flank by now. Bragg, short of men and supplies, withdrew during the night, and, after pausing at Harrodsburg, continued the Confederate retrograde by way of Cumberland Gap into East Tennessee. The Confederate offensive was over, and the Union controlled Kentucky.

1862 · Confederate victory
Richmond

In Maj. Gen. Kirby Smith's 1862 Confederate offensive into Kentucky, Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne led the advance with Col. John S. Scott's cavalry out in front. The Rebel cavalry, while moving north from Big Hill on the road to Richmond, Kentucky, on August 29, encountered Union troopers and began skirmishing. After noon, Union artillery and infantry joined the fray, forcing the Confederate cavalry to retreat to Big Hill. At that time, Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson, who commanded Union forces in the area, ordered a brigade to march to Rogersville, toward the Rebels. Fighting for the day stopped after pursuing Union forces briefly skirmished with Cleburne's men in late afternoon. That night, Manson informed his superior, Maj. Gen. William Nelson, of his situation, and he ordered another brigade to be ready to march in support, when required. Kirby Smith ordered Cleburne to attack in the morning and promised to hurry reinforcements (Churchill's division). Cleburne started early, marching north, passed through Kinston, dispersed Union skirmishers, and approached Manson's battle line near Zion Church. As the day progressed, additional troops joined both sides. Following an artillery duel, the battle began, and after a concerted Rebel attack on the Union right, the Yankees gave way. Retreating into Rogersville, the Yankees made another futile stand at their old bivouac. By now, Smith and Nelson had arrived and taken command of their respective armies. Nelson rallied some troops in the cemetery outside Richmond, but they were routed. Nelson and some men escaped but the Rebels captured approximately 4,000 Yankees. The way north was open.

1861 · Inconclusive victory
Rowlett's Station

After Brig. Gen. Don Carlos Buell took command of the Department of the Ohio in early November, he attempted to consolidate control by organizing and sending troops into the field. He ordered Brig. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook, commanding the 2nd Division, to Nolin, Kentucky. In the meantime, the Confederates had established a defensive line along the Green River near Munfordville. McCook launched a movement towards the enemy lines on December 10, which the Rebels countered by partially destroying the Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge over the Green River. As a result, the Union sent two companies of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment across the river to prevent a surprise and began constructing a pontoon bridge for the passage of trains and artillery. When the bridge was completed on December 17, four more of the 32nd Indiana companies crossed the river. The combined force advanced to a hill south of Woodsonville where, in the afternoon, they spotted enemy troops in the woods fronting them. Two companies advanced toward the enemy in the woods, which fell back until Confederate cavalry attacked. A general engagement ensued as eight Yankee companies fought a much larger Confederate force. Fearing that the enemy might roll up his right flank, Col. August Willich, commanding the regiment, ordered a withdrawal to a stronger position in the rear. Knowing of McCook's approach, the Rebels also withdrew from the field. Although the results of the battle were indecisive, Union troops did occupy the area and insured the movement of their men and supplies on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.

Federally recognized battlefieldDocumented engagement341 of 341 placed on the map
EngagementYear ▲TypeResultUnion losses
Skirmish, Woodbury1861Skirmish-1 wounded
Skirmish, Bagdad, Shelby Co1861Skirmish-1 wounded
Occupation of Bowling Green1861Skirmish--
Skirmish, Brownsville1861Skirmish--
Occupation of Paducah1861SkirmishConfederate victory-
Affairs at Albany and Travisville1861Battle--
Skirmish, Eddyville1861Skirmish--
Skirmish, Morgantown1861Skirmish--
Demonstration on Columbus from Paducah1861Skirmish--
Demonstration on Fort Holt1861Skirmish--
Expedition to Camp Beauregard and Viola1861Skirmish--
Skirmish. Fishing Creek near Somerset1861Skirmish-1 killed, 1 wounded, 15 missing/captured
Action, West Liberty1861Skirmish-2 wounded, 2 missing/captured
Scout to Russellville1861Skirmish--
Occupation, Hickman and Columbus1861Skirmish--
Operations about Mill Springs and Somerset1861Skirmish--
Skirmish, Whippoorwill Creek1861Skirmish--
Skirmish, Mayfield Creek1861Skirmish--
Skirmishes near Clintonville and on the Pomme De Terre1861Battle--
Skirmish, Saratoga1861Skirmish-4 wounded
Engagement, Ivy Mountain1861BattleUnion victory-
Rowlett's Station1861BattleInconclusive victory131 total
Ivy Mountain1861BattleUnion victory293 total
Skirmish, Hopkinsville1861Skirmish--
Expedition from Cairo, Ill.,, to Paducah1861Skirmish--
Skirmish, Laurel Creek1861Skirmish--
Action, Rockcastle Hills or Camp Wild Cat1861Skirmish-4 killed, 21 wounded
Capture of Hazel Green1861Skirmish--
Engagements, Hickman and Columbus1861Battle--
Expedition from Columbus to Caseyville1861Skirmish--
Reconnaissance to Mill Springs1861SkirmishUnion victory-
Action, Rowlett's Station1861Skirmish-10 killed, 22 wounded
Expedition from Cumberland Ford to Clay County1861Skirmish--
Skirmish, Fishing Creek1861Skirmish--
Barbourville1861BattleConfederate victory20 total
Action, Sacramento1861Skirmish-1 killed, 8 wounded
Camp Wildcat1861BattleUnion victory78 total
Skirmish, Harrodsburg1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Perryville1862SkirmishUnion victory-
Skirmish, Monterey, Owen Co1862Skirmish-2 wounded
Skirmish, Morganfield1862Skirmish-2 wounded
Skirmish, Garrettsburg1862Skirmish-3 killed, 7 wounded
Action, Bacon Creek1862Skirmish-23 wounded
Skirmish near Tompkinsville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Bardstown1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Danville1862Skirmish--
Action, Madisonville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Springfield1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Glasgow1862Skirmish--
Expedition from Paducah to Tennessee River and operations about Crump's Landing1862SkirmishConfederate victory-
Skirmish, Wireman's Shoals, Big Sandy River1862Skirmish-3 killed, 16 wounded
Skirmish, Lexington1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Brown Hill1862Skirmish--
Reconnaissance from Paducah to Fort Henry, Tenn.1862SkirmishConfederate victory-
Expedition from Cairo, Ill.,, into Kentucky1862Skirmish--
Raid on Henderson1862Raid--
Skirmish, Uniontown1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Geiger's Lake1862Skirmish--
Skirmish near Madisonville1862Skirmish--
Skirmish, Madisonville1862Skirmish--

Sources · Official Records & compiled regimental histories · American Battlefield Protection Program · Aubrey Historical Database

163
Regiments raised
158,820
Men in the records
77
Confederate
86
Union
10
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Kentucky, 10 of the 163 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Kentucky was the 5 Kentucky Mounted Infantry, with 3,065 men in the records.

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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 Perryville, 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 Pittsburg Landing or Shiloh, 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

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