6th Kentucky Infantry | Regimental History

A general intro to the 6th Kentucky Regiment Infantry in the American Civil War coming soon.

Organization

   
  • Organized at Sigel, Muldraugh's Hill and Shepherdsville, Ky., September 9 to December 24, 1861.
  • Attached to Rousseau's 1st Brigade, McCook's Command, at Nolin, Ky., to November, 1861.
  • 12th Brigade, Army of Ohio, to December, 1861.
  • 12th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Ohio, to January, 1862.
  • 19th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of Ohio, to September, 1862.
  • 19th Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Ohio, to November, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 21st Army Corps, to October, 1863.
  • 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, to August, 1864.
  • 1st Brigade, Defences of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, to September, 1864.
  • Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, to November, 1864.
  • District of Kentucky to January, 1865.

Service

   
  • Engaged in the Defence of Eastern Kentucky before muster.
  • Moved to Lebanon, Ky., November 28, 1861.
  • Skirmish at Bagdad, Selby County, Ky., December 12, 1861.
  • At Camp Wyckliffe, Ky., till February, 1862.
  • Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 14-25.
  • Occupation of Nashville February 25-March 18.
  • March to Savannah, Tenn., March 18-April 6.
  • Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 7.
  • Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.
  • Occupation of Corinth May 30, and pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12.
  • Buell's Campaign in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August.
  • Flat Lick, Tenn., August 17 (Detachment).
  • March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 17-September 26.
  • Pursuit of Bragg to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22.
  • Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8.
  • Danville October 11.
  • Near Crab Orchard October 15.
  • Wild Cat Mountain, near Crab Orchard, and Big Rockcastle River, near Mt. Vernon, October 18.
  • Pittman's Cross Roads October 19.
  • March to Nashville, Tenn., October 23-November 6, and duty there till December 26.
  • Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Springfield, Ky., December 30 (Detachment).
  • Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863.
  • At Murfreesboro till June.
  • Woodbury January 24.
  • Expedition to Woodbury April 2.
  • Snow Hill, Woodbury, April 3.
  • Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 24-July 7.
  • Liberty Gap June 24-27.
  • Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16.
  • Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22.
  • Lee and Gordon's Mills, Ga., September 11-13.
  • Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-20, Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23.
  • Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
  • Brown's Ferry October 27.
  • Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
  • Orchard Knob November 23-24.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 8.
  • Operations in East Tennessee December, 1863, to April, 1864.
  • Atlanta Campaign May 1 to August 19, 1864.
  • Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14-15.
  • Adairsville May 17.
  • Near Kingston May 18-19.
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.
  • Pickett's Mills May 27.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11-14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
  • Pace's Ferry July 5.
  • Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 19.
  • Ordered to Chattanooga, Tenn., August 19.
  • Garrison duty there and at Bridgeport, Ala., till November 2.
  • Moved to Nashville, Tenn.; thence ordered to Louisville, Ky.
  • Mustered out September 23, 1864, to January 2, 1865.

Casualties

   
  • Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 105 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 96 Enlisted men by disease. Total 216.