CONFEDERATE KENTUCKY TROOPS
3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
- Overview:
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3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862. In October the 1st
Kentucky Cavalry Regiment merged into this command and at times was called the 1st (3rd)
Kentucky Cavalry. It was assigned to Buford's, T.Harrison's, J.W. Grigsby's, J.S. Williams', and
J.H. Lewis' Brigade, and skirmished in numerous actions in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia.
Later the unit was active in the Atlanta Campaign, the defense of
Savannah, and the campaign of the Carolinas. It surrendered with the Army of Tennessee in
April, 1865. The field commanders were Colonel J.R. Butler, Lieutenant Colonels Jack Allen and
Jacob W. Griffith, and Major J.Q. Chenoweth.
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