5th Kentucky Cavalry (U)

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Columbus, Ky., December, 1861, to February, 1862, and mustered in at Gallatin, Tenn., March 31, 1862. Served with Unattached Cavalry, Army Ohio, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army Ohio, to November, 1862. 4th Division, Center 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July, 1863. (District Central Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, April to June, 1863; 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, to July, 1863; 4 Cos.) 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, Army 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.
SERVICE.--Duty at and near Columbia scouting and operating against guerrillas on border until February, 1862. Gradysville, 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. 
* June 7, 1862 - Skirmishes near Chattanooga, Tennessee
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, 
* August 16-September 22, 1863 - The Chickamauga Campaign
** September 10, 1863 - Reconnaissances from Alpine, Georgia 
** Skirmish at Summerville September 10. 
** September 19-September 20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
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. 
 
* May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** May ?, 1864 - Scout to Alpine and Summerville, Georgia
** Near Nickajack Gap May 7. 
** May 13, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
** May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
** May 17, 1864 - Engagement at Adairsville, Georgia 
** May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
** Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw 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. 
** July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
** August 18-22, 1864 - Kilpatrick's Raid around Atlanta, Georgia 
** Lovejoy Station August 20. 
** Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. 
** Flint River Station August 30. 
** Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. 
** Lovejoy Station September 2-6. 
** Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. 
** Camp Creek September 30. 
** Sweetwater and Noyes Creek near Powder Springs October 1-3. 
** Van Wert October 9-10. 
* November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
** 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 or Shady Grove December 1. 
** Rocky Creek Church December 2.
** Waynesboro December 4. 
** December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
* January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
** 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. 
* Mustered out May 3, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 172 Enlisted men by disease. Total 213.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 700, 701, 703, 705, 706, 707, 715, 717, 721, 723, 834, 847, 860, 1192)
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