16th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)

Brief History
The 16th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Paducah, Kentucky, September, 1863. The regiment was near Rheatown, Duvall's Ford, Watauga River, September 30. It was consolidated with the 12th Kentucky Cavalry per Special Order No. 127, War Department October 15, 1864.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 16th Regiment Cavalry, (accessed 29 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 16th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, (accessed 29 June 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The 16th Kentucky Cavalry was consolidated with the 12th Kentucky Cavalry, per Special Order No. 127, War Department March 25th, 1864.

The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. 1-1861-1866.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 455 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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.