Enlisted on 2/1/1863 at Williamsport, TN as a Private.
On 2/1/1863 he mustered into "G" Co. KY 2nd & 15th Cavalry
Promotions:
* Corpl 5/1/1863
Private Marion C. Lane/Layne of Christian Co., Kentucky , enlisted February 8, 1863 at Williamsburg, Tennessee in Co. I, 2nd Regiment Kentucky Cavalry, subsequently Company I, 2nd (Woodward's) Kentucky Cavalry, and later Company G, on detached service as Teamster with Army of Tennessee July 10, 1864, swore Oath of Allegiance to the U. S. May 20, 1875 at Nashville, Tenn [this latter document provides his physical description]
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2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Woodward's)
2nd (Woodward's) Cavalry Regiment was organized in December, 1862, using Woodward's Kentucky Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit served in F.C. Armstrong's, J.W. Grigsby's, and J.S. Williams', and J.H. Lewis' Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was involved in many conflicts in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky, then took an active part in the Atlanta Campaign. The regiment went on to aid in the defense of Savannah and the campaign of the Carolinas. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. Its commanders were Colonel Thomas G. Woodward and Major Thomas W. Lewis
You may procure his service records files at: http://history-sites.com/research/index.html
George Martin