19^th Kentucky Infantry
1862    1863   1864   1865   
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Organized at Camp Harwood, Harrodsburg, KY, mustered in January 2, 1862, were attached to the 20^th Brigade, Army of Ohio and moved to Somerset, KY in January 1862, had duty there until April that year. The Regiment lost during service one officer and 42 enlisted men that were killed or mortally wounded. They additionally lost three officers and 152 enlisted men by disease for a total loss of 198 men.  The chronology below shows their assignments, service, and engagements with the enemy:

      1862 – Assignments and Service   Top

• 20^th Brigade, 6^th Division, Army of Ohio to March 1862

• Cumberland Gap Campaign March 28 to June 18; at Cumberland Ford till June

• Occupation of Cumberland Gap June 18 to September 16

• Evacuation of Cumberland Gap and retreat to Greenup on the Ohio River September 16 to October 3

• 27^th Brigade, 7^th Division, Army of Ohio to October 1862

• Expedition to Charleston, W. VA October 21 – November 10

• Moved on to Memphis, TN November 10 – 15 and duty there till December 20

• 2^nd Brigade, 1^st Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of Ohio to November 1862

• Sherman’s Yazoo Expedition December 10, 1862 to January 3, 1863

• 2^nd Brigade, 10^th Division, Right Wing 18^th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to December 1862

• Chickasaw Bayou December 26 – 28; Chickasaw Bluff December 29

      1863 – Assignments and Service   Top

• 2^nd Brigade, 1^st Division, Sherman’s Yazoo Expedition, to January 1863

• Expedition to Arkansas Post, AR January 3 – 10

• Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post January 10 – 11

• Moved to Young’s Point, LA January 15 – 22 and duty there till March 10

• Expedition to Fort Pemberton and Greenwood March 10 to April 5

• Moved to Milliken’s Bend, LA, April 5 – 8

• Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25 – 30

• Battles of Port Gibson, MS May 1; Champion Hill May 16; Big Black River May 17

• Siege of Vicksburg May 18 – July 4; assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22; surrender of Vicksburg July 4

• Advance on Jackson, MS July 5 to 10; siege of Jackson July 10 – 17

• Camp at Big Black till August 13

• 2^nd Brigade, 10^th Division, 13^th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee to August 1863

• Ordered to New Orleans, LA August 13

• Duty at Carrollton, Brashear City and Berwick till October

• Western Louisiana Campaign October 3 – November 30

• Grand Coteau November 3, 1999 At New Iberia till December 19; moved to New Orleans December 19

      1864 – Assignments and Service   Top

• Moved to Madisonville January 19 and duty there till March

• Red River Campaign March 10 to May 22

• Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14 - 26

• 2^nd Brigade, 4^th Division, 13^th Army Corps, Department of the Gulf to March 1864

• Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8; Bayou de Paul April 8; battle of Pleasant Hill April 9

• Retreat to Morganza April 13 – 20

• Cane River Crossing April 22 – 23

• At Alexandria April 27 to May 13; near Alexandria May 2 – 9; Mansura May 16

• Moved to Baton Rouge, LA May 29 and duty there till January 1865

• 1^st Brigade, 4^th Division, 13^th Army Corps to June 1864

• Defenses of New Orleans, LA, June 1864

      1865 – Assignments and Service   Top

• District of Baton Rouge, LA to January 1865

• Ordered to Louisville, KY and there mustered out January 26, 1865

Source: Regimental Histories, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion.