55th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry

55th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
Active	November 1864 to September 19, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Mounted infantry
Engagements	Second Battle of Saltville

The 55th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment was a mounted infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 55th Kentucky Mounted Infantry was organized at Covington, Kentucky and mustered in September 1864 under the command of Colonel Weden O'Neal.

The regiment was attached to Military District of Kentucky and Department of Kentucky, to September 1865.

The 55th Kentucky Mounted Infantry mustered out of service on September 19, 1865.

Detailed service

Regiment mounted and assigned to duty in counties bordering on the Kentucky Central Railroad until December 1864. Stoneman's Raid into southwest Virginia December 10–29. Near Marion December 17–18. Saltville December 20–21. Capture and destruction of salt works. Operating against guerrillas in counties west of the Kentucky Central Railroad and the counties of Campbell, Bracken, Mason, Fleming, Nicholas, Harrison and Pendleton, east of the Kentucky Central Railroad until September 1865.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 38 men during service; 7 enlisted men killed, 2 officers and 29 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

Colonel Weden O'Neal

References

Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.

Attribution

This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.

External links

Alphabetical roster of the 55th Kentucky Mounted Infantry taken from Thomas Speed's Union Regiments of Kentucky

Kentucky in the American Civil War

Pre-War	History of slavery in Kentucky Calvin Fairbank

1861	Confederate government of Kentucky Battle of Barbourville Battle of Camp Wildcat Battle of Ivy Mountain Battle of Rowlett's Station Battle of Sacramento

1862	Battle of Middle Creek Battle of Lucas Bend Battle of Mill Springs Battle of Richmond Battle of Munfordville Battle of Perryville Battle of New Haven General Order No. 11

1863	Battle of Somerset Morgan's Raid Battle of Tebbs Bend Battle of Lebanon Battle of Cumberland Gap Camp Nelson

1864	Battle of Paducah Battle of Salyersville Battle of Mount Sterling Battle of Cynthiana American Civil War fortifications in Louisville

Post-War	Monuments Cave Hill Cemetery Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery

See also Timeline Lexington Louisville

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