4th Kentucky Cavalry
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- September 10, 1862 - Organized at Mosgrove, near Owenton
- October 10, 1863 - Blue Springs
- November 6, 1863 - Rogersville
- October 1, 1864 - Laurel Gap
- October 2, 1864 - Saltville
- April 30, 1865 - Surrendered at Mount Sterling
DESIGNATIONS
- February-July 1863 - Department of East Tennessee / 1st Brigade [Abingdon]
- July-August 1863 - Department of Tennessee / Army of East Tennessee / Preston's Brigade
- October-November 1863 - Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee / Ransom's Division / Williams' Cavalry Brigade
- November 1863-February 1864 - Department of Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee / Ransom's Division / Williams'/Giltner's/Carter's Cavalry Brigade
- February-March 1864 - Department of East Tennessee / Cavalry / Giltner's Brigade
- March-April 1864 - Department of East Tennessee / Ransom's Cavalry Corps / Vaughn's Division / Giltner's Brigade
- April-June 1864 - Department of East Tennessee / Cavalry / Giltner's Brigade
- June 1864-April 1865 - Department Southwestern Virginia and East Tennessee / Giltner's Cavalry Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: Henry L. Giltner (Colonel)
- Nathan Parker (Major)
- Moses T. Pryor (Lieutenant Colonel)
- William R. Ray (Major)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Mosgrove, George Dalas, Cavaliers in Dixie; Reminiscences of a Confederate Cavalryman
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 17-18)