3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 3rd Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 8 , 1861 under the command of Colonel Thomas Elliott Bramlette . The regiment was attached to Thomas ' Command to November 1861 . 11th Brigade , Army of the Ohio , to December 1861 . Unattached , London , Kentucky , Army of the Ohio , to March 1862 . 15th Brigade , 4th Division , Army of the Ohio , March 1862 . 20th Brigade , 6th Division , Army of the Ohio , March 1862 . 15th Brigade , 6th Division , Army of the Ohio , to September 1862 . 15th Brigade , 6th Division , II Corps , Army of the Ohio , to November 1862 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , Left Wing , XIV Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , XXI Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , XXI Corps , to October 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 2nd Division , IV Corps , to January 1865 . The 3rd Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville , Kentucky by company beginning October 13 , 1864 and ending January 10 , 1865 . Detailed service . Moved to Lexington , Ky . , September 1861 , and duty there until October 1 . Moved to Camp Dick Robinson , Ky . , October 1 . Duty there , at Round Stone Creek , Crab Orchard , Somerset and Columbia until January , 1862 . Moved to Renick ' s Creek , near Burkesville , January 7 , and to mouth of Greasy Creek January 17 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , March 18 – 25 ; thence march to Savannah , Tenn . , and to Shiloh March 29 - April 7 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . Pursuit to Booneville May 30 - June 6 . Buell ' s Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August . March to Nashville , Tenn . , and Louisville , Ky . , in pursuit of Bragg , August 19 - September 26 . Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1 – 18 . Battle of Perryville October 8 . Nelson ' s Cross Roads , Ky . , October 18 . March to Nashville , Tenn . , October 18 - November 7 , and duty there until December 26 . Advance on Murfreesboro December 26 – 30 . Stewart ' s Creek December 29 . Battle of Stones River December 30 – 31 , 1862 and January 1 – 3 , 1863 . Duty at Murfreesboro until June . Reconnaissance to Nolensville and Versailles January 13 – 15 . Tullahoma Campaign June 23 - July 7 . Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16 . Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16 - September 22 . Reconnaissance toward Chattanooga September 7 . Lookout Valley September 7 – 8 . Occupation of Chattanooga September 9 . Lee and Gordon ' s Mills September 11 – 13 . Near Lafayette September 14 . Battle of Chickamauga September 19 – 20 . Siege of Chattanooga September 24 - October 26 Reopening Tennessee River October 26 – 29 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Orchard Knob November 23 – 24 . Missionary Ridge November 25 . Pursuit to Graysville November 26 – 27 . March to relief of Knoxville November 28 - December 8 . Campaign in eastern Tennessee until April 1864 . March to Charleston April 18 – 26 . Atlanta Campaign May to September . Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 5 – 13 . Tunnel Hill May 6 – 7 . Buzzard ' s Roost Gap May 8 – 9 . Rocky Faced Ridge May 8 – 11 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Near Calhoun May 16 . Adairsville May 17 . Near Kingston May 18 – 19 . Near Cassville May 19 . Advance on Dallas May 22 – 25 . 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 . Pine Hill June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s Station , Smyrna Camp Ground , July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Buckhead , Nancy ' s Creek , July 18 . 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 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , September 9 – 12 ; thence to Louisville , Ky . , October 6 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 301 men during service ; 6 officers and 103 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 192 enlisted men died of disease .