13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry

Historical Notes:
There appears to be several sites with conflicting information about this unit. I believe this is correct.

The Kentucky 13th Cavalry Regiment [also called 10th and 11th Regiment Mounted Infantry] was assembled at Abingdon, Virginia. The unit confronted the Federals in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, and on April 27, 1865, surrendered at Louisa, Kentucky. Officers:
  • Colonel Benjamin E. Caudill
  • Lieutenant Colonel D.J. Caudill
  • Major John T. Chenoweth.
    • Assignments:
    Assigned to the Department of East Tennessee and later the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee. Battles:
    Roster:
    The roster of this unit contains the names of 1693 men.

  • Company A - Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Company B - Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Company C - Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Company D - Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Company E - Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Company F - Floyd County , and Whitesburg, Letcher County , Kentucky.
  • Company G - Breathitt County Perry County and Whitesburg, Letcher County , Kentucky.
  • Company H - Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Company I - Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky.
  • Company K - Virginia, (no counties listed).
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