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Union Regimental Histories
2nd Regiment Cavalry
Organized at Camp Joe Holt and Muldraugh's Hill, Ky., September 9, 1861; to February 13, 1862. Attached to Rousseau's Brigade, McCook's Command, Army of the Ohio, October, 1861, to December, 1861. 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. Unattached Cavalry, 1st Corps, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. Cavalry, 1st Division, Center 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, M.D. M., to July, 1865.
SERVICE
1861-1862
At Bacon Creek and Green River, Ky., until February, 1862. March to Nashville, Tenn., February 10-25, thence to Savannah, Tenn., March 31-April 7. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 7-8. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Duty at Corinth until June 10. Buell's Campaign in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Woodburn, Ky., September 10. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-22. Near Bardstown October 4. Battle of Perryville October 8. Pursuit to Loudon October 10-22. Bloomfield October 18. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 7. Duty there until December 26. Nolensville December 20. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. At Murfreesboro until June. Expedition to McMinnville April 20-30. Wartrace Road June 13. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 24-July 7. Near Hillsborough June 29. Tullahoma July 1. Bob's Cross Roads July 1. Moore's Ford and Rock Creek Ford, Elk River, July 2. Boiling Fork, near Winchester, July 3. Expedition to Huntsville July 13-22. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River, and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Alpine, Ga., September 3 and 8. Reconnaissance toward LaFayette September 10. Neal's Gap September 17. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Near Philadelphia September 27. Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 30-October 17. Pitt's Cross Roads, Sequatchie Valley, October 2. Hill's Gap, Thompson's Cove, October 3. Murfreesboro Road, near McMinnville, October 4. McMinnville October 4. Farmington October 7. Sim's Farm, near Shelbyville, October 7. Lookout Mountain November 24 (Detachment). Mission Ridge November 25 (Detachment). March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 8. At Bridgeport, Ala., until May, 1864. Scouts to Caperton's Ferry March 28 (Detachment). Atlanta Campaign May to September. Near Resaca May 13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Kingston May 24. Dalton May 27. Rousseau's Raid from Decatur on West Point & Montgomery Railroad July 10-22. Ten Island Ford, Coosa River, July 14. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. McCook's Raid on Atlanta and West Point and Macon & Western Railroad July 27-31. Lovejoy Station and Smith's Cross Roads July 29. Clear Creek and near Newman's July 30. Kilpatrick's Raid around Atlanta August 18-22. Camp Creek August 18. Jonesboro August 19. Lovejoy Station August 20. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Flint River Station August 30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy's Station September 2-6. Operations against Hood in North Carolina and North Alabama September 29-November 3. Camp Creek September 30. Sweetwater and Noyes Creek, near Powder Springs, October 1-3. Van Wert October 9-10. Marietta November 6. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Lovejoy Station November 16. Griswoldsville November 22. Sylvan Grove and near Waynesboro November 27. Waynesboro November 27-28. Near Waynesboro November 28. Near Louisville November 30. Millen or Shady Grove December 1. Waynesboro December 4. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Blackville, S.C., February 7. Williston February 8. Johnson's Station February 10. Phillips Cross Roads, N. C., March 4. Monroe's Cross Roads March 8. Averysboro, Taylor's Hole Creek, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Raleigh and Moresville April 13. Chapel Hill April 15. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Mt. Olive, Lexington and Durham, N. C., until July. Mustered out at Camp Joe Holt, Ky., July 9-27, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 51 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 122 Enlisted men by disease. Total 179.
From Ancestry.com:
Regiment: 2nd Cavalry Regiment KY
Date Mustered: 17 July 1865
Regiment Type: Cavalry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 5
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 51
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 1
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Second Cavalry
KENTUCKY
(3-YEARS)
Second Cavalry. -- Cols., Buckner Board, Thomas P. Nicholas; Lieut.- Cols., Thomas B. Cochran, Elijah S. Watts, William H. Eifort, Owen Starr, Majs., Henry E. Collins, Jesse J. Craddock, Joseph T. Foreman, Robert M. Gilmore, William H. Lower.
This regiment was mustered into service Sept. 9, 1861, at Camp Jo. Holt, Ind., and at once took the field, where it remained on constant active duty, always at the front for almost full four years.
Some weeks were spent at Muldraugh's Hill, guarding the trestles on the Louisville & Nashville railroad south of Colesburg, and in the advance to Elizabethtown, Camp Nevin and Camp Wood. In February and March, 1862, it was employed in scouting and on guard duty along the railroad, being assigned to McCook's division of Buell's army.
The regiment accompanied Buell from Nashville to Pittsburg landing, took part in the second day's battle of Shiloh and followed in pursuit of the Confederates to Corinth. When Buell's army entered upon its march to Kentucky, the regiment moved with it, being engaged in scouting, reconnoitering and skirmishing with the enemy.
It led the way from Louisville out the Bardstown pike and soon began skirmishing with the enemy's cavalry. One of these skirmishes was at Hay's spring, 10 miles from Louisville, and another at Mt. Washington. On the march to Perryville it had several encounters. Near Bardstown in a charge upon the enemy it suffered in killed and wounded, and in a counter charge Maj. Watts, Capt. Bateman and Lieut. Arthur were captured.
Reaching Perryville, it participated in that battle and its services are honorably mentioned in the reports, particularly those of Gens. McCook and Rousseau. From Perryville the regiment engaged in the pursuit of Bragg, scouting and skirmishing. It then marched to Nashville, performing guard duty on the way. It was severely engaged at the battle of Murfreesboro, and suffered serious losses.
In the months following it was constantly at the front, moving from place to place in Tennessee and Alabama. In Gen. Crook's report of the operation of his cavalry division during the month of Sept., 1863, his force at Crawfish springs, he says, consisted of Col. Eli Long's brigade only, and in the severe fight which occurred he states the loss of the 2nd Ky. cavalry at 11 killed and 50 wounded, among the latter being Adjt. Griffith, Lieut. E. B. Agers, Capt. Charles A. Zackary and Lieut. B. P. Brooks.
In Long's brigade, the regiment led the advance of Sherman's relieving column and approached Knoxville from the direction of Maryville. After the siege was raised it returned and spent the winter at Bridgeport, Ala., Lieut.-Col. Watts being in command.
At that place the regiment reenlisted and was assigned to Kilpatrick's division of Gen. Elliott's cavalry corps, organized for the opening of the Atlanta campaign of 1864. It entered upon the first stages of that campaign, taking part in the advance to Rocky Face Ridge, Ringgold, Buzzard Roost, Taylor's Ridge and Dalton.
It was then ordered to Nashville, where it reported to Gen. Rousseau. With a force of cavalry, including the 2nd Ky., then commanded by Maj. Owen Starr, Rousseau proceeded to Decatur, Ala., and starting from there July 10, 1864, he traversed 300 miles in 9 days, going as far south as Montgomery, destroying many miles of railroad, large military stores and depots of supplies.
He proceeded 100 miles south of Johnston's army and safely joined Sherman in Georgia. With the cavalry the regiment led the way through to Savannah fighting and skirmishing at many points. In Sherman's march across tie Carolinas it was engaged in many encounters, notably at Sister's ferry, Bentonville and Averasboro.
On July 17, 1865, four years from the time it had first organized at Camp Jo. Holt, the regiment was mustered out at Lexington, N. C.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 345
Battles Fought
Fought at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 17 December 1861.
Fought on 07 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
Fought on 05 September 1862 at McMinnville, TN.
Fought on 04 October 1862.
Fought on 04 October 1862 at Bardstown, KY.
Fought on 07 October 1862.
Fought on 31 December 1862.
Fought on 29 June 1863.
Fought on 09 September 1863.
Fought on 20 September 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.
Fought on 01 October 1863 at Washington, TN.
Fought on 04 October 1863.
Fought on 17 October 1863.
Fought on 18 October 1863.
Fought on 14 November 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.
Fought on 15 February 1864.
Fought on 14 July 1864 at Cartersville, GA.
Fought on 29 July 1864.
Fought on 30 July 1864.
Fought on 30 July 1864 at Georgia.
Fought on 30 July 1864 at Newnan, GA.
Fought on 31 July 1864.
Fought on 31 July 1864 at Newnan, GA.
Fought on 02 September 1864.
Fought on 04 September 1864.
Fought on 10 September 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 30 September 1864.
Fought on 23 October 1864 at Milledgeville, GA.
Fought on 23 November 1864.
Fought on 27 November 1864 at Waynesborough, GA.
Fought on 28 November 1864.
Fought on 28 November 1864 at Buck Head Church.
Fought on 28 November 1864 at Buckhead Church, GA.
Fought on 28 November 1864 at Georgia.
Fought on 28 November 1864 at Waynesborough, GA.
Fought on 04 March 1865 at South Carolina.
Fought on 05 March 1865.
Fought on 05 March 1865 at North Carolina.
Fought on 10 March 1865 at Fayetteville, NC.
Fought on 15 March 1865.
Fought on 16 March 1865 at Averysboro, NC.
Fought on 19 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 13 April 1865.
Fought on 02 May 1865 at Buzzard Roost, GA
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