The 1st Battalion Mounted Rifles was organized in Eastern Kentucky during the winter of 1861-1862 and served in the Army of Eastern Kentucky and the Department of East Tennessee. The unit fought in Kentucky and Tennessee under Gen. John Morgan, then disbanded in August, 1863. Some of its members joined other Kentucky commands. Companies Men were recruited from southeastern Kentucky and western Virginia. - Company A - Prestonburg, Floyd County. - Company B - Prestonburg, Floyd County and Owen County - Company C - ...
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The 1st Battalion Mounted Rifles was organized in Eastern Kentucky during the winter of 1861-1862 and served in the Army of Eastern Kentucky and the Department of East Tennessee. The unit fought in Kentucky and Tennessee under Gen. John Morgan, then disbanded in August, 1863. Some of its members joined other Kentucky commands. Companies Men were recruited from southeastern Kentucky and western Virginia. - Company A - Prestonburg, Floyd County. - Company B - Prestonburg, Floyd County and Owen County - Company C - Prestonburg, Floyd County. - Company D - Prestonburg, Floyd County. - Company E - Cumberland Ford, Middlesborough, Bell County, Kentucky. Battles Perryville (October 8, 1862) Green River/Tebb's Bend Ky 4 July 1863 Lebanon Ky 5 July 1863 Shepherdsville Ky 6 July 1863 Brandenburg Ky 6 July 1863 St. Mary's Ky 6 July 1863 Brandenburg, Ky 8-9 July 1863 Corydon Ind 9 July 1863 Salem, Ind. 10 July 1863 Madison, Ind 11 July 1863
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