14th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry - Confederate

Brief History
"Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit.

Organized by the consolidation of Garland’s Mississippi Cavalry Battalion (three companies), the Cavalry Battalion, Miles’ Louisiana Legion (three companies) Rhodes’ Mississippi Partisan rangers Company and Mullen’s Louisiana Scouts and Sharpshooters Company an September 14, 1863. However, Company A, Cavalry Battalion, Miles’ Louisiana Legion refused to recognize its assignment to this regiment as Company E and maintained its independence.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Prestonsburg, Floyd County,Virginia. Company B - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky. Company C - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Pike County, Kentucky and Buchanan County, Virginia. Company D - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Piketon, Pike County, Kentucky. Company E - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Wolfe County, Kentucky. Company F - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Buchanan County, Virginia. Company G - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Buchanan County, Virginia. Company H - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Buchanan County, Virginia. Company I - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Buchanan County, Virginia. Company I was organized on November 25, 1863. Company K - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Liberty Hill, Carroll County and Jeffersonville, Tazewell County, Virginia. Company K was organized on January 22, 1864. Regiment disbanded in early 1865. Company L - Many men from Kentucky mustered in from Alexandria, Carroll County, and Pike County, Kentucky.

The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. II, Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65. (U/S CAN 976.9 M2rc)

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 517 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * John Kennedy Street papers, 1858-1899, by John Kennedy Street, 1837-1914, 1858, Online at:Internet Archive

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Kentucky in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.