24th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 24th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 24th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Lexington , Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 31 , 1861 . The regiment was attached to 21st Brigade , Army of the Ohio , to January 1862 . 21st Brigade , 6th Division , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . 21st Brigade , 6th Division , II Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , Left Wing , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to December 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , Army of Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , District of Central Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to June 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to July 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to August 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , XXIII Corps , to December 1864 . Louisa , Kentucky , Military District of Kentucky , to January 1865 . The 24th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service at Lexington , Kentucky January 31 , 1865 . Detailed service . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , January 1 , 1862 ; thence to Bardstown , Spring Garden ( on Salt River ) , Lebanon and Munfordville , Ky . March to Nashville , Tenn . , February 17 – 25 . March to Savannah , Tenn . , March 21 - April 6 . Battle of Shiloh April 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 . March to Nashville , Tenn . ; thence to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg , August 21 - September 20 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 22 . Battle of Perryville , Ky . , October 8 . March to Nashville , Tenn . , October 22 - November 7 . Ordered to Frankfort , Ky . , November 24 and duty there until January 1863 . Moved to Louisville , Ky . : thence to Nashville , Tenn . Owing to smallpox breaking out on boat , the regiment was quarantined above Nashville until February ; then moved to Winchester , Ky . , and duty there until March . At Mt . Vernon and Wild Cat engaged in outpost duty until June . Moved to Lancaster , thence to Camp Nelson , Ky . Burnside ' s March over Cumberland Mountains and campaign in eastern Tennessee August 16 - October 17 . Carter ' s Depot September 20 – 21 . Jonesboro September 21 . Watauga September 25 . Knoxville Campaign November 4 - December 23 . Siege of Knoxville November 17 - December 5 . Armstrong ' s Hill November 25 . Longstreet ' s assault on Fort Saunders November 29 . Blain ' s Cross Roads December 17 . Operations about Dandridge January 16 – 17 . 1864 . Strawberry Plains January 22 . Operations in eastern Tennessee until April . Moved to Cleveland , Tenn . , and Red Clay , Ga . Atlanta Campaign May to September . Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8 – 13 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Cartersville May 20 . Battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Near Marietta June 1 – 9 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Muddy Creek June 17 . Noyes ' Creek June 20 . Cheyney ' s Farm June 22 . Olley ' s Creek June 26 – 27 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Chattahoochie River July 6 – 17 . Isham ' s Ford , Chattahoochie River , July 8 . Decatur July 19 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Utoy Creek August 5 – 7 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Near Rough and Ready August 31 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy ' s Station September 2 – 6 . At Decatur until October . Ordered to Lexington , Ky . , and duty there until January 1865 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 207 men during service ; 2 officers and 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 3 officers and 174 enlisted men died of disease .