52nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry
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The 52nd Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment was a mounted infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
and Scottsville, Kentucky
. Companies A, B, C, and E mustered in at Scottsville on October 16, 1863. Company D mustered in on October 17, 1863. Company F mustered in on November 12, 1863. Company G mustered in on December 21, 1863. Companies H, I, and K mustered in at Franklin on March 3, 1864. All were mustered in for one year under the command of Colonel
John H. Grider.
The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio
, to July 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to October 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to January 1865.
The 52nd Kentucky Mounted Infantry mustered out of service January 17, 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
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...
.
Service
The 52nd Kentucky Mounted Infantry was organized at FranklinFranklin, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,996 people, 3,251 households, and 2,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,074.7 people per square mile . There were 3,609 housing units at an average density of 485.1 per square mile...
and Scottsville, Kentucky
Scottsville, Kentucky
Scottsville is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,327 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scottsville is located at ....
. Companies A, B, C, and E mustered in at Scottsville on October 16, 1863. Company D mustered in on October 17, 1863. Company F mustered in on November 12, 1863. Company G mustered in on December 21, 1863. Companies H, I, and K mustered in at Franklin on March 3, 1864. All were mustered in for one year 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...
John H. Grider.
The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky, 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 July 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to October 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Kentucky, 5th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to January 1865.
The 52nd Kentucky Mounted Infantry mustered out of service January 17, 1865.
Detailed service
Operations against guerrillas in southern and central Kentucky, guarding and protecting public property, and protecting lines of communication with the army operating at the front until March 1864. Operations against Forrest's Raid into Kentucky March 23-April 19, and against Morgan in eastern Kentucky May 31-June 20. Action at New Hope March 28. Mt. Sterling June 9. Cynthiana June 12. Operations in western Kentucky July-August. Action at Bell Mines July 13. Operations in Webster and Union Counties July 14–18. Morganfield July 14. Geiger's Lake July 15. Operations against Adam Johnson about Uniontown August. Grubb's Cross Roads August 21. Canton and Roaring Springs August 22. Moved to Lexington August 27, thence to Bowling Green August 30, and to Nashville, Tennessee. Scottsville December 8 (1 company).Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 59 men during service; 1 officer and 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 48 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...