17th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment
Military unit
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The 17th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 17th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | April 25, 1865 - September 20, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
Service
The 17th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was organized at Russellville, Kentucky and mustered in for one year. It mustered in under the command of Colonel Samuel F. Johnson.
The regiment was attached to Military Department of Kentucky and assigned to duty at Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and in southern Kentucky, along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The 17th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out on September 20, 1865.
Casualties
The regiment lost no members during service.
Commanders
- Colonel Samuel F. Johnson
See also
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- Attribution
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
