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Kentucky 4th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)

1861-12-24

Organized - Kentucky 4th Volunteer Cavalry - Kentucky

1862-05-05

Battle - Lebanon (1862) - Lebanon, Tennessee

1862-12-31

Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Stones River

After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE

1863-04-10

Battle - Franklin (1863) - Williamson County, Tennessee

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Franklin (1863)

The Battle of Franklin fought on April 10 1863, was a mere skirmish fought at the same location that the major Battle of Franklin would be fought in 1864.READ MORE

1863-06-11

Battle - Triune, Tennessee

1863-08-28

Battle - MAYsville, Alabama

1863-09-19

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Wickliffe Cooper

1863-09-19

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Louis D. Watkins

1863-09-19

Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Edward M. McCook

1863-09-19

Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia

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Chickamauga

After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE

1865-04-12

Battle - Montgomery, Alabama

1865-08-21

Mustered Out - Kentucky 4th Volunteer Cavalry - Kentucky

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