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UNION Military Units Formed in Kentucky



UNION UNITS: ~ CONFEDERATE UNITS:


1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (3 months, 1861) - 195 men
1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 2660 men
1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1668 men
2nd Regiment, Kentucky Heavy Artillery - 65 men
2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1704 men
2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (3 months, 1861) - 152 men
2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1772 men
3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 2089 men
3rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1545 men
4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry - 2958 men
4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 2175 men
5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1654 men
5th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1797 men
6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 2777 men
6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1363 men
7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 2048 men
7th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2308 men
8th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1505 men
8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1851 men
9th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1907 men
9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1697 men
Independent Battery A, Kentucky Light Artillery - 618 men
Independent Battery B, Kentucky Light Artillery - 261 men
Independent Battery C, Kentucky Light Artillery - 215 men
Independent Battery E, Kentucky Light Artillery - 283 men
10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1491 men
10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1561 men
11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 2487 men
11th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1541 men
12th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2129 men
12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 2680 men
13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1713 men
13th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1430 men
14th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2035 men
14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1750 men
15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1617 men
15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 863 men
16th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1820 men
16th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 455 men
17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 1943 men
17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2195 men
18th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1966 men
19th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1478 men
19th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 10 men
20th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1548 men
21st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2118 men
21st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - 19 men
22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1632 men
22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia) - 103 men
23rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2002 men
24th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1638 men
25th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 825 men
26th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2122 men
27th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1180 men
28th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1452 men
29th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 6 men
30th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1240 men
31st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 6 men
32nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1167 men
33rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 552 men
34th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1466 men
35th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1185 men
36th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry
37th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1219 men
39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 2448 men
40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1560 men
45th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1427 men
47th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1526 men
48th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry - 1236 men
49th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
50th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
53rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
55th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
56th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
57th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
58th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
63rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
68th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)
1st Battalion, Louisville Provost Guard, Kentucky Volunteers
Patterson's Independent Company, Kentucky Infantry - 530 men
Rockcastle and Lincoln County Home Guards, Kentucky
Simmonds' Battery, Kentucky Light Artillery
Unassigned Kentucky Colored
Unassigned Kentucky Volunteers
Unassigned Drafted Men, Kentucky
Ward's Independent Company, Kentucky Cavalry


The exact number of military units which were formed in Kentucky is unknown. Some units changed names and / or were consolidated or reorganized during the war and a few were disbanded without seeing service.

This list contains 182 known discreet units and is based on the inventory made by the National Archives of the various rosters and service records.






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