9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Kentucky 9th Cavalry Regiment [also called 4th Mounted Rifles] was organized in December, 1862, by consolidating Breckinridge's and Stoner's Kentucky Cavalry Battalions. The regiment served in J.W. Grigsby's, J.S. Williams', and J.H. Lewis' Brigade, skirmished in Kentucky and Tennessee, and fought in the Atlanta Campaign. It continued the conflict by sharing in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. A detachment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee, but the main part of the unit escorted President Davis southward and surrendered in May, 1865.
OFFICERS:
Colonel William C.P. Breckinridge, Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Stoner, and Majors John P. Austin and William E. Jones
ASSIGNMENTS:
J.W. Grigsby's, J.S. Williams', and J.H. Lewis' Brigade
SERVICE:
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Baton Rouge
Battle of Hartsville
Battle of Stones River
Vicksburg Campaign
Siege of Jackson
Battle of Chickamauga
Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Dallas
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Peachtree Creek
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Utoy Creek
Battle of Jonesboro
Sherman's March to the Sea
Carolinas Campaign
Roster:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1578 men.
Notable members:
Private Jacob Blackshear, Company B - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Stones River
Private Nathan Berryman Board, Company G - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battles of Stones River and Chickamauga; mortally wounded at Chickamauga
Corporal John W. Carroll, Company D - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Chickamauga
Private James Luther "Lute" Collins, Company C - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Stones River
Captain Joseph Desha, Company I - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battles of Stones River and Chickamauga; named to the roll by his company after Stones River
Corporal John Lewis Dunn, Company A - Confederate Roll of Honor, killed in action at the battle of Chickamauga
Sergeant Drakeford Gray, Company I - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Stones River
Private Norborn Galt Gray, Company B - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Chickamauga
Sergeant William K. Kinman, Company H - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Stones River
Private Andrew J. Kirtley, Company C - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Chickamauga
Captain James T. Morehead, Company G - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Stones River
Private H. B. Roberts, Company K - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Stones River
Private Euclid C. Shull, Company C - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Ranney's Crossroads
Private J. G. Wakefield, Company A - Confederate Roll of Honor, for action at the battle of Stones River
Bibliography for Research:
U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.
Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Kentucky. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.
Rigdon, John C. - Editor Kentucky Civil War Soldiers Index. 1996. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.
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