25th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
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The 25th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on January 1, 1862.
The regiment was attached to 13th Brigade, Army of the Ohio
, to December 1861. 13th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to February 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee
, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April 1862.
The 25th Kentucky Infantry ceased to exist on April 13, 1862 when its members were consolidated with the 17th Kentucky Infantry
.
.
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 25th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Joe Anderson near Hopkinsville, KentuckyHopkinsville, Kentucky
Hopkinsville is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 31,577 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Christian County.- History :...
and mustered in for a three year enlistment on January 1, 1862.
The regiment was attached to 13th Brigade, Army of the Ohio
Army of the Ohio
The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
, to December 1861. 13th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to February 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April 1862.
The 25th Kentucky Infantry ceased to exist on April 13, 1862 when its members were consolidated with the 17th Kentucky Infantry
17th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 17th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 17th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Hartford and Calhoun, Kentucky and mustered in for a three-year enlistment in December 1861 under the command of...
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Detailed service
Duty at Calhoun, Kentucky, until February 1862. Moved to Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 11–13. Investment and capture of Fort Donelson, February 13–16. Expedition to Crump's Landing, Tennessee, March 14–17. Battle of Shiloh, April 6–7.Casualties
The regiment lost so many men to disease, that it was consolidated with the 17th Kentucky Infantry17th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 17th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 17th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Hartford and Calhoun, Kentucky and mustered in for a three-year enlistment in December 1861 under the command of...
.
Notable members
- Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin BristowBenjamin BristowBenjamin Helm Bristow was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as the first Solicitor General of the United States and as a U.S. Treasury Secretary. Fighting for the Union, Bristow served in the army during the American Civil War and was promoted to Colonel...
- United States Secretary of the TreasuryUnited States Secretary of the TreasuryThe Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
(1874–1876)
See also
- List of Kentucky Civil War Units
- Kentucky in the Civil WarKentucky in the Civil WarKentucky was a border state of key importance in the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln recognized the importance of the Commonwealth when he declared "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." In a September 1861 letter to Orville Browning, Lincoln wrote "I think to lose...