5th Kentucky Cavalry
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- ~September 9, 1862 - Organized
- October 8, 1862 -
Battle of Perryville, Kentucky - December 31, 1862-January 3, 1863 - Murfreesboro
- March 20, 1862 - Milton
- July 2-26, 1863 - Morgan's Ohio Raid
- July 1863 - Regiment captured during Morgan's Ohio raid
DESIGNATIONS
- September-November 1862 - Department #2 / Army of the Mississippi / Buford's Cavalry Brigade
- November-December 1862 - Army of Tennessee / Buford's Cavalry Brigade
- December 1862-March 1863 - Army of Tennessee / Wheeler's Cavalry Division / Buford's Brigade
- March 1863 - Army of Tennessee / Morgan's Cavalry Division / Duke's Brigade
- March-July 1863 - Army of Tennessee / Wheeler's Cavalry Corps / Morgan's Division / Duke's Brigade
Regimental Roster
- First Commander: D. Howard Smith (Colonel)
- Thomas Y. Brent (Jr.) (Major)
- Churchill G. Campbell (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Preston Thompson (Lieutenant Colonel)
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Legacy
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Notes
Sources
- Duke, William Basil. History of Morgan's Cavalry
- Smith, Sidney K., Army Record, and Public Services of D. Howard Smith
- Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Page 18)
