3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 3rd Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Calhoun , Kentucky and McLean County , Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 13 , 1861 under the command of Colonel James Streshly Jackson . The regiment was attached to 5th Division , Army of the Ohio , to June 1862 . Cavalry Brigade , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . 1st Brigade , Cavalry Division , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 1st Brigade , Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , Army of the Cumberland , to March 1863 . District of Western Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to June 1863 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , XXIII Corps , Department of the Ohio , to August 1863 . Unattached , Hopkinsville , Kentucky , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , to October 1863 . District of South Central Kentucky , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , to November 1863 . District of Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to April 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , Cavalry Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1864 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division of Mississippi , to July 1865 . The 3rd Kentucky Cavalry mustered out of service on July 15 , 1865 . Detailed service . Action at Woodbury , Ky . , October 29 ; 1861 . Brownsville , Ky . , November 21 . Sacramento December 28 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , February 15 - March 8 , 1862 , and to Savannah , Tenn . , March 18 - April 6 . Battle of Shiloh April 6 – 7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Pursuit to Booneville May 31 - June 12 . Buell ' s Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August . Columbia and Kinderhook August 11 ( detachment ) . Mt . Pleasant August 14 . March to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg August 21 - September 26 . Mumfordville , Ky . , September 22 . Ashbysburg September 25 . New Haven September 29 . Capture of 3rd Georgia Cavalry . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 22 . Near Perryville October 6 – 7 . Near Mountain Gap October 14 and 16 . Expedition to Big Hill and Richmond October 21 . March to Nashville , Tenn . , October 25 - November 7 . Duty there until December 26 . Reconnaissance to Franklin December 11 – 12 . Wilson ' s Creek Pike December 11 . Franklin December 12 . Advance on Murfreesboro December 26 – 30 . Lavergne December 26 – 27 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Overall ' s Creek and Wilkinson ' s Cross Roads December 31 . Lytle ' s Creek , Manchester Pike , January 5 , 1863 . Expedition to Franklin January 31 - February 13 . Unionville and Rover January 31 . Rover February 13 . Ordered to Kentucky February . Duty at Hopkinsville and Russellville and in District of West Kentucky until December , 1863 . Action at Russellville June 28 . Pursuit of Morgan July 2 – 26 . Buffington Island , Ohio , July 19 . Near Volney October 22 . Lafayette November 27 ( detachment ) . Ordered to Nashville December 17 . Smith ' s Expedition from Nashville , Tenn . , to Corinth , Miss . , December 28 , 1863 to January 18 , 1864 . Ringgold , Ga . , April 27 . Reconnaissance from Ringgold , Ga . , toward Tunnel Hill April 29 . Atlanta Campaign May 1 - September 8 . Near Tunnel Hill and Ringgold Gap May 2 . Near Nickajack Gap May 7 . Near Resaca May 13 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Calhoun May 15 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . On line of the Chattahoochie River July 2 – 12 . Adairsville July 7 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Expedition to Pickens County July . Fairburn and Sandtown August 15 . Kilpatrick ' s Raid around Atlanta August 18 – 22 . Lovejoy ' s 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 northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29 - November 3 . Camp Creek and near Atlanta September 30 . Sweetwater and Noyes Creek near Powder Springs October 1 – 3 . Van Wert October 9 – 10 . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . East Macon November 20 . Griswoldsville November 22 . Sylvan Grove November 27 . Waynesboro November 27 – 28 . Near Waynesboro November 28 . Near Louisville November 30 . Millen or Shady Grove December 1 . Rocky Creek Church December 2 . Waynesboro December 4 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April , 1865 . Blacksville , S . C . , February 7 . Williston February 8 . Johnston ' s Station February 10 . About Columbia February 15 – 17 . Lancaster February 27 . Phillips ' Cross Roads , N . C . , March 4 . Rockingham March 7 . Monroe ' s Cross Roads March 10 . Averysboro , Taylor ' s Hole Creek March 16 . Battle of Bentonville March 19 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro March 24 . Morrisville and occupation of Raleigh April 13 . Chapel Hill April 15 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . Duty at Lexington , N . C . , and in the Dept . of North Carolina until July . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 215 men during service ; 3 officers and 41 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 3 officers and 168 enlisted men died of disease .