3rd Kentucky Infantry (U)

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., October 8, 1861. Attached to Thomas' Command to November, 1861. 11th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. Unattached, Loudon, Ky., Army of the Ohio, to March, 1862. 15th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, March, 1862. 20th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio, March, 1862. 15th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 15th Brigade, 6th Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 21st Army Corps, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to January, 1865.

SERVICE.--Moved to Lexington, Ky., September, 1861, and duty there until October 1. Moved to Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., October 1. Duty there, at Round Stone Creek, Crab Orchard, Somerset and Columbia until January, 1862. Moved to Renick's Creek, near Burkesville, January 7, and to mouth of Greasy Creek January 17. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., March 18-25; thence march to Savannah, Tenn., and to Shiloh March 29-April 7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 30-June 6. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Nashville, Tenn., and Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg, August 19-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-18. Battle of Perryville October 8. Nelson's Cross Roads, Ky., October 18. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 18-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Stewart's Creek December 29. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Reconnaissance to Nolensville and Versailles January 13-15. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16.

• August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
  • September 7, 1863 - Reconnoissance toward Chattanooga, Tennessee
    • September 7 - Skirmish at Lookout Valley, Tennessee
  • September 9, 1863 - Occupation of Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Lee and Gordon's Mills September 11-13.
  • Near Lafayette September 14.
  • September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
• September 24-October 27, 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee

Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 8. Campaign in East Tennessee until April, 1864. March to Charleston April 18-26.

• May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • May 8-11, 1864 - Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia
  • May 9-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia
  • Tunnel Hill May 6-7.
  • Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.
  • Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11.
  • May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
  • Near Calhoun May 16.
  • May 17, 1864 - Engagement at Adairsville, Georgia
  • Near Kingston May 18-19.
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
  • May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11-14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
  • Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
• Moved to Nashville, Tenn., September 9-12; thence to Louisville, Ky., October 6.
• September 30, 1864 - Skirmish near Atlanta, Georgia
• Mustered out by Companies October 13, 1864, to January 10, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 103 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 192 Enlisted men by disease. Total 301.

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	6 Officers and 103 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 192 enlisted men killed by disease Total 301	None
Fox	Fox lists this unit as: 172nd on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (4th of the Kentucky troops)	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 701, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 711, 715, 860, 861, 862, 1198-1199)
• Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 11)