5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
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Title
5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
Allegiance
Confederate States of America
Description
5th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men recruited in the central section of Kentucky. It was attached to Buford's Brigade and skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky. Later it fought with J.H. Morgan, and many of its members were captured at Buffington Island on July 19 and the remaining part at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The regiment was not reorganized. Its commanders were Colonel D. Howard Smith, Lieutenant Colonels Churchill G. Campbell and Preston Thomson, and Major Thomas Y. Brent, Jr. --From 'Battle Unit Details,' National Park Service
Some members of the unit also rode in Morgan's Cavalry Division.
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Began
1862
Ended
26 Jul 1863
Years duration
1862-1863
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 Terrill, George Washington |
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| Gaines, Clinton | Military service | Person |
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| Terrill, Joshua Cornelius | Military service | Person |
| Botts, William Rowland | Military service | Person |
| Berkshire, John William | Military service | Person |
| Terrill, Simeon F. | Military service | Person |
| Allphin, J.D. | Military service | Person |
| Bennett, Bill | Military service | Person |
| Carson, Marion | Military service | Person |
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| Morgan’s Cavalry Division | Linked to | Organization |