11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 11th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 11th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Calhoun in Calhoun , Kentucky and mustered in for a three - year enlistment on December 9 , 1861 under the command of Colonel Pierce Butler Hawkins . The regiment was attached to 14th Brigade , Army of the Ohio , December 1861 . 14th Brigade , 5th Division , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . 14th Brigade , 5th Division , II Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , Left Wing , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , XXI Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April 1863 . District of Western Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , to June 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , XXIII Corps , Army of the Ohio , to August 1863 . Unattached , Bowling Green , Kentucky , 1st Division , XXIII Corps , to October 1863 . 1st Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to November 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , Cavalry Corps , Department of the Ohio , to April 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to June 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , XXIII Corps , to August 1864 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , XXIII Corps , to December 1864 . The 11th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service on December 16 , 1864 . Detailed service . Duty at Calhoun , Ky . , until February 1862 . Advance on Bowling Green , Ky . , and Nashville , Tenn . , February 10 – 25 . Occupation of Nashville February 25 . March to Savannah , Tenn . , March 17 - April 6 . Battle of Shiloh April 7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Buell ' s Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August . March to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg August 21 - September 26 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 20 . Battle of Perryville , Ky . , October 8 ( reserve ) . Nelson ' s Cross Roads and Rural Hill October 18 . March to Nashville , Tenn . , October 20 - November 7 , and duty there until December 26 . Advance on Murfreesboro December 26 – 30 . Nolensville December 26 – 27 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Ordered to Kentucky January 8 , 1863 . Duty at Bowling Green , Ky . , until July . Regiment mounted and operating against guerrillas . Expedition to Tennessee state line May 2 – 6 . Woodburn and South Union May 13 . At Glasgow , Ky . , July to September . March to Knoxville , Tenn . , and Burnside ' s Campaign in eastern Tennessee September to November . Philadelphia October 24 . Leiper ' s Ferry , Holston River , October 27 . Knoxville Campaign November 4 to December 23 . Rockford and near Loudon November 14 . Lenoir Station , Stock Creek and Holston River November 15 . Near Knoxville November 16 . Siege of Knoxville November 17 - December 5 . About Bean ' s Station December 9 – 13 . Russellville December 10 . Bean ' s Station December 13 , 14 and 15 . Rutledge December 16 . Blain ' s Cross Roads December 16 – 19 . Scout to Bean ' s Station December 29 – 30 . About Dandridge January 26 – 28 , 1864 . Fair Garden January 27 . Moved to Mt . Sterling , Ky . , February 1864 . Dismounted and marched to Knoxville , Tenn . Duty there and at crossing of the Hiawassee operating against Wheeler and guarding Sherman ' s communications until June . Joined Sherman at Kingston , Ga . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Muddy Creek June 17 . Noyes Creek June 19 . 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 . Peachtree Creek July 19 – 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Utoy Creek August 5 – 7 . 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 October 1 – 26 . Moved to Nashville , thence to Pulaski , Tenn . Ordered to Louisville , Ky . , November 14 ; thence to Bowling Green , Ky . , and duty there until December . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 264 men during service ; 2 officers and 45 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 3 officers and 214 enlisted men died of disease .