Country United States Branch Cavalry | Allegiance Union | |
Active April 25, 1865, to September 20, 1865 | ||
The 17th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
The 17th Kentucky Cavalry 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
References
17th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA