Kentucky 45th Mounted Volunteer Infantry (Union)
1863-10-01
Organized - Kentucky 45th Mounted Volunteer Infantry - Kentucky
1864-06-09
Battle - Mount Sterling - Mount Sterling, Kentucky
1864-06-11
Battle - Cynthiana - Cynthiana, Kentucky
1864-10-01
Battle - First Saltville - Smyth County, Virginia
Salt was a crucial resource during the Civil War. It not only preserved food in the days before refrigeration, but was also vital in the curing of leather. Control or destruction of the South's most important salt production facilities was critical to the Union war effort. In early October 1864, coincident with Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan's burning of the Shenandoah Valley, Union cavalry and infantry raiders led by Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge attempted to destroy the Confederate saltworks near Saltville in…READ MORE
1864-10-02
Battle - Saltville - Saltville, Virginia
Salt was a crucial resource during the Civil War. It not only preserved food in the days before refrigeration, but was also vital in the curing of leather. Control or destruction of the South's most important salt production facilities was critical to the Union war effort. In early October 1864, coincident with Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan's burning of the Shenandoah Valley, Union cavalry and infantry raiders led by Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge attempted to destroy the Confederate saltworks near Saltville in…READ MORE
1864-12-17
Battle - Marion - Smyth County, Virginia
1864-12-20
Battle - Second Saltville - Saltville, Virginia
1865-02-14
Mustered Out - Kentucky 45th Mounted Volunteer Infantry - Kentucky
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