1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry

Title: 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Allegiance: Confederate States of America
Description: 1st Infantry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1861 for a one year term of enlistment. In August the 1st (Duncan's) Kentucky Battalion merged into the regiment, and in December totalled 800 effectives. Ordered to Virginia it fought at Dranesville under J.E.B. Stuart, then in March, 1862, was assigned to provost duty at Orange Court House. In April, with 496 men, it was placed in D.R. Jones' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. However, its term of service soon ended and the unit disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Thomas H. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonels Edward Crossland and William P. Johnston, and Major Benjamin Anderson. --From 'Battle Unit Details,' National Park Service
Began: 1861
Ended: Apr 1862
Years duration: 1861-1862
Participant in: Civil War, 1861-1865
Source: Battle Unit Details: 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry

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