Kentucky 1st Artillery (Confederate)
1861-09-20
Organized - Kentucky 1st Artillery - Kentucky
1862-02-11
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
1862-04-06
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
1862-12-31
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Roger W. Hanson
Brigadier GeneralRoger W. Hanson
1862-12-31
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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
1863-09-19
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Rice E. Graves
MajorRice E. Graves
1863-09-19
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
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
1864-08-31
Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Robert Cobb
MajorRobert Cobb
1864-08-31
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Melancthon Smith
ColonelMelancthon Smith
1864-08-31
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
1865-05-04
Mustered Out - Kentucky 1st Artillery - Kentucky
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