17th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 17th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 17th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Hartford and Calhoun , Kentucky and mustered in for a three - year enlistment in December 1861 under the command of Colonel John Hardin McHenry , Jr . Colonel McHenry was relieved of command on December 4 , 1862 for issuing an order to his men to return runaway slaves to their masters , which was contrary to standing orders . The regiment was attached to 13th Brigade , Army of the Ohio , to December 1861 . 13th Brigade , 5th Division , Army of the Ohio , to February 1862 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , Army of the Tennessee , to March 1862 . 3rd Brigade , 4th Division , Army of the Tennessee , to April 1862 . 10th Brigade , 4th Division , Army of the Ohio , to July 1862 . 9th Brigade , 3rd Division , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . District of Western Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to November 1862 . Post of Clarksville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to March 1863 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , XXI Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , IV Corps , to January 1865 . The 17th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville , Kentucky on January 23 , 1865 . Detailed service . Duty at Calhoun , Ky . , until February 1862 . Action at Woodbury , Ky . , October 29 , 1861 . Morgantown October 31 . Moved to Fort Donelson , Tenn . , February 11 – 13 . Investment and capture of Fort Donelson , Tenn . , February 13 – 16 . Expedition to Crump ' s Landing , Tenn . , March 14 – 17 . Battle of Shiloh , Tenn . , April 6 – 7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Bridge Creek before Corinth May 28 . Pursuit to Booneville May 31 - June 12 . Buell ' s Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August . March to Nashville , Tenn . , thence to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg August 21 - September 26 . Moved to Bowling Green , Ky . , thence to Russellsville , Ky . , and duty there until December . Ordered to Clarksville , Tenn . , and duty there until March 1863 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , thence to Murfreesboro , Tenn . , and duty there until June . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . At McMinnville until August 16 . Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 22 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 20 . Siege of Chattanooga , September 24 - November 23 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Orchard Knob November 23 – 24 . Missionary Ridge November 25 , March to relief of Knoxville November 28 - December 8 . Operations in eastern Tennessee December 1863 to April 1864 . Moved to Cleveland , Tenn . Atlanta Campaign May to September . Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Adairsville May 17 . Near Kingston May 18 – 19 . Near Cassville May 19 . Advance on Dallas May 22 – 25 . Operations on Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Pickett ' s Mills May 27 . Ackworth June 6 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Hill June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Assault on Kennesaw June 26 . Ruff ' s Station July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Peachtree Creek July 19 – 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 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 . Moved to Nashville and Pulaski , Tenn . Columbia , Duck River , November 24 – 27 . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Ordered to Louisville , Ky . , December . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 298 men during service ; 7 officers and 128 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 5 officers and 158 enlisted men died of disease .