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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

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First Saltville

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

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Saltville

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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