30th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry
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The 30th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment was a mounted infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
and Frankfort, Kentucky
and mustered in for a three year enlistment at Frankfort on February 19, 1864. Company G was mustered on March 29, 1864. Companies C, D, H, I and K were mustered in at Camp Burnside, Kentucky on April 5, 1864. It was mustered in under the command of Colonel
Francis N. Alexander.
The regiment was attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio
, to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to April 1865.
The 30th Kentucky Mounted Infantry mustered out of service on December 14, 1865.
Mounted infantry
Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot . The original dragoons were essentially mounted infantry...
regiment
Regiment
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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
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Service
Companies A, B, E, & F of the 30th Kentucky Mounted Infantry were organized at SomersetSomerset, Kentucky
The major demographic differences between the city and the micropolitan area relate to income, housing composition and age. The micropolitan area, as compared to the incorporated city, is more suburban in flavor and has a significantly younger housing stock, a higher income, and contains most of...
and Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the state capital and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 27,741 at the 2000 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States...
and mustered in for a three year enlistment at Frankfort on February 19, 1864. Company G was mustered on March 29, 1864. Companies C, D, H, I and K were mustered in at Camp Burnside, Kentucky on April 5, 1864. It was mustered in under the command of Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Francis N. Alexander.
The regiment was attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio
Department of the Ohio
The Department of the Ohio was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Northern states near the Ohio River.General Orders No...
, to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to April 1865.
The 30th Kentucky Mounted Infantry mustered out of service on December 14, 1865.
Detailed service
Operating against guerrillas in Kentucky until April 1865. Action at Lexington, Ky., June 10, 1864. Cynthiana June 12. Shelby County, Ky., September 3. Burbridge's Expedition to southwest Virginia September 20-October 17. Laurel Creek Gap and Clinch Mountain October 1. Saltsville, Va., October 2. Kingsport, Tenn., October 6. Ordered to Paris, Ky., October 25. Owen County, Ky., November 15. Stoneman's Expedition to southwest Virginia December 10–29. Brush Creek, Tenn., December 12. Kingsport, Tenn., December 13. Marion, Va., December 17–18. New Market December 18. Saltsville December 20–21. At Louisa, Ky., December 31. At Camp Nelson, Ky., January 6, 1865. Duty in Green, Taylor and Barren Counties operating against guerrillas until April. Action at Charleston January 30. Bradfordsville February 8. Mustered out April 18, 1865.Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 94 men during service; 2 officers and 21 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 71 enlisted men died of disease.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...