The Wild Riders
Of The
First Kentucky Cavalry (US)
A History of the Regiment,
In the Great War of the Rebellion
Telling of its Origin and Organization; A Description of
The Material of which it was composed; Its rapid and 
Severe Marches, Hard Service, and Fierce
Conflicts on Many A Bloody Field
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Pathetic Scenes, Amusing Incidents, and 
Thrilling Episodes
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A Regimental Roster.
By Sergeant E. Tarrant, HQ clerk, 1894
503 pages, indexed, searchable
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.—Introduction 1

CHAPTER II.Origin of the Regiment—Organization

of Companies A, B, and C 8

CHAPTER III.Arrival at Camp Dick Robinson—

Scenes in Camp 11

CHAPTER IV.—Companies D, E, F, H, I, J, K, and L

join the Regiment—Organization of Regiment 17

CHAPTER V.Arrival of Gen. Nelson—Expedition

to Lexington—Visit of Andrew Johnson and

Gen. Robert Anderson 24

CHAPTER VI.—Gen. Geo. H. Thomas in Command-

Scouting Expeditions to various points—Organization

of First Brigade 33

CHAPTER VII.—Battle of Camp Wild Cat—Notes.. 41

CHAPTER VIII.Movements to various points—Condition

of Affairs in Kentucky—Arrival of

Gen. Thomas—Note 49

CHAPTER IX.—Battle of Mill Springs—Death of

ZOLLICOFFER SCENES AND INCIDENTS NOTES 57

CHAPTER X.Wolford moves to Camp Rigney,

thence to bardstown and glasgow lleut. col.

Letcher's services on the Big Sandy 66

CHAPTER XLOrdered to Nashville—Incidents on

the Way 74

CHAPTER XII.Battle of Lebanon—Notes 81

CHAPTER XIII.Service in Tennessee—Incidents.. 92

CHAPTER XIV.March to Reynold's Station and

to murfreesboro starting for louisville Notes 101

CHAPTER XV.The March from Murfreesboro,

Tenn., to Elizabethtown, Ky.—Notes and Incidents 107

CHAPTER XVI.Battle of Perryville and Pursuit of Bragg 116

CHAPTER XVII. Ordered to Nashville—Buell relieved

BY ROSECRANS THE REGIMENT RETURNS to Kentucky 125

CHAPTER XVIIL—Pegram's Raid in Central Kentucky—

Boone's charge through the enemy's Camp—Mrs. Jackman

and Vaughn—Notes 133

CHAPTER XIX.Guarding the Cumberland—various

adventures 155

CHAPTER XX— Gen. Burnside in Command —Sanders's

Raid into East Tennessee—Notes 165

CHAPTER XXL—Morgan's Raid through Kentucky,

Indiana, and Ohio—the Pursuit and Capture—

Notes 178

CHAPTER XXII.Capt. Drye captures one of Morgan's

SQUADS THE SCOTT RAID—A HUNDRED-MILE

CHASE 189

CHAPTER XXIII.Burnside's movement into East

Tennessee—Wolford commands the Brigade

and Adams the Regiment 196

CHAPTER XXIV.—The Advance to Connect with

Rosecrans 209

CHAPTER XXV.—On Outpost Duty South of Tennessee

River—Adams rescues the wagon-train—Notes 222

CHAPTER XXVI.Guarding approaches to Knoxville

—Scouting South of the Holston—Heavy

Fighting—Escape of Roberts and Carr 235

CHAPTER XXVII.—Burnside Concentrates at Knoxville

—Gallant Fighting—Death of Gen. Sanders 245

CHAPTER XXVIII.—Siege of Knoxville—Changes

in Officers—Sherman to the Rescue—Notes 250

CHAPTER XXIX.—Ffom Knoxville to Bean's Station

and Back 269

CHAPTER XXX.Scouting and Fighting between

the Holston and French Broad 277

CHAPTER XXXI.—South of the French Broad—Ordered

Back to Kentucky—at Mt. Sterling 285

CHAPTER XXXII.—Thrilling Adventure of Chaplain

Honnell—Refitting and Reorganizing in Kentucky 295

CHAPTER XXXIII.—Wolford's Arrest—Scouting—

the Regiment unites at Nicholasville—Farewell

OF WOLFORD 303

CHAPTER XXXIV.—Stoneman in Command of the

Cavalry—the March to Georgia 314

CHAPTER XXXV.Changes in Commanders—Sherman

Moves on Johnston—from Dalton to the

Etowah—Marching and Fighting 320

CHAPTER XXXVI.—From the Etowah to Atlanta-

Battles and Marches 333

CHAPTER XXXVIL—Stoneman's Raid to Macon-

Adams Brings off the Brigade—Huffman's Narrative—-

Sufferings and Adventures of Hellard,

Rigney, Smith and Others 357

CHAPTER XXXVIII.—Back to Kentucky—Expedition

to Saltville—Scouting—the Furlough

Home—Anecdote of Major Keen 381

CHAPTER XXXIX.—Roster of the First Kentucky

Volunteer Cavalry 891

Field and Staff 392

Company A 395

Company B 403

Company C 410

Company D 418

Company E 424

Company F 429

Company G 435

Company H 441

Company I 447

Company J 453

Company K 459

Company L 463

CHAPTER XL.—The Muster Out 470

ADDENDA

Prison Life, Adventures and Escapes—

Capt. Irvine Burton 478

James E. King and Others 475

Serg. James E . Gillespie 484

Dr. I.C. Dye 488

Alexander C. Carman 495

 

 

 

 

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