5th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry The 5th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 5th Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Columbus , Kentucky December 1861 to February 1862 and mustered in for a three year enlistment at Gallatin , Tennessee on March 31 , 1862 under the command of Colonel David Rice Haggard . The regiment was with the unattached cavalry , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . 2nd Brigade , Cavalry Division , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 4th Division , Center , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , Cavalry Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to July 1863 . ( District Central Kentucky , Department of the Ohio , April to June 1863 ; 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XXIII Corps , to July 1863 ; 4 companies ) 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , Cavalry Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Cavalry Division , XVI Corps , Army of the Tennessee , to April 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , Cavalry Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October 1864 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to November 1864 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to January 1865 . 3rd Brigade , 3rd Division , Cavalry Corps , Military Division Mississippi , to May 1865 . The 5th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out of service on May 3 , 1865 . Detailed service . Duty at and near Columbia scouting and operating against guerrillas on border until February 1862 . Gradyville , Ky . , December 12 , 1861 . Moved to Gallatin , Tenn . , February 1862 , and duty there and in Tennessee until September . Lebanon , Tenn . , May 5 . Lamb ' s Ferry May 10 . Expedition to Rodgersville , Ala . , 13 - 14 . Lamb ' s Ferry May 14 . Sweeden ' s Cove June 4 . Chattanooga June 7 . Raid on Louisville & Nashville Railroad August 12 – 21 ( detachment ) . Hartsville Road near Gallatin August 21 ( detachment ) . March to Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg , August 22 - September 26 . Glasgow , Ky . , September 18 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 22 . Burksville November 8 . Kimbrough ' s Mills , Mill Creek , December 6 . Operations against Cluke ' s forces in central Kentucky February 18 - March 5 , 1863 . Duty at Franklin and in middle Tennessee until June . Near Nashville May 4 . University Depot and Cowan July 4 . Expedition to Huntsville July 13 – 22 . Expedition to Athens , Ala . , August 2 – 8 , Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 22 . Reconnaissance from Alpine to Summerville and skirmish September 10 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 21 . Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 30 - October 17 . Smith ' s Expedition from Nashville to Corinth , Miss . , December 28 , 1863 , to January 8 , 1864 . Smith ' s Expedition to Okolona , Miss . , February 11 – 26 . Okolona , Ivey ' s Hill , February 22 . New Albany February 23 . Atlanta Campaign May to September . Scout from Alpine to Summerville May . Near Nickajack Gap May 7 . Near Resaca May 13 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Adairsville May 17 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 4 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . On line of the Nickajack July 2 – 5 . On line of the Chattahoochie July 5 – 17 . Summerville July 7 . Sandtown and Fairburn August 15 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Kilpatrick ' s Raid around Atlanta July 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 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 . Jonesboro November 15 . Towallaga Bridge November 16 . East Macon November 20 . Griswoldsville November 22 . Sylvan Grove and near Waynesboro November 27 . Waynesboro November 27 – 28 . Near Waynesboro November 28 . Near Louisville November 30 . Millen Grove and Louisville December 1 . Rocky Creek Church December 2 . Waynesboro December 4 . Siege of Savanhah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April , 1865 . Blackville , S . C . , February 7 . Near White Post February 8 . Williston February 8 . Johnson ' s Station , February 11 . 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 . Advance on Raleigh April 8 – 13 . Morrisville and occupation of Raleigh April 13 . Chapel Hill April 15 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 213 men during service ; 4 officers and 32 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 5 officers and 172 enlisted men died of disease .