12th KY Cavalry
Organized: on 4/1/63
Mustered Out: 5/10/65 at Gainesville, AL
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J. Perry, Private, Company C, Faulkner's Regiment Kentucky Cavalry,** enlisted September 15, 1863 in West Tennessee by Col. W. W. Faulkner for the duration of the war, last shown present on the May & June, 1864*** muster roll, no further records
** This company subsequently became Company C, 12th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry.
*** This is the last surviving muster roll for Company C, hence, we have no intelligence as to his subsequent activities
Faulkner's Regiment Kentucky Cavalry was also known as 1st Regiment Kentucky Cavalry, and subsequently became 12th Regiment Kentucky Cavalry
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J. T. Perry, Private, Company C, 12th Kentucky Cavalry, enlisted March 15, 1863 in West Tennessee for the war, "Old soldier returned to his command May 23, 1864, Transferred," no further records
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B. F. Perry, Private, Company C, 12th Kentucky Cavalry, enlisted October 1, 1863 in West Tennessee, deserted February 15, 1864 near West Point, Mississippi, no further records
M319: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldier Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky
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12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
12th Cavalry Regiment [also called 1st Kentucky and Tennessee Regiment] was organized and mustered into Confederate service at Verona, Mississippi, in September, 1863. The unit was assigned to General Lyon's Brigade and sustained 55 casualties in the expedition from Memphis into Mississippi and 94 in the fight at Harrisburg. Later it saw action in Alabama and during March, 1865, merged into the 8th Kentucky Infantry (Mounted) Regiment. It was commanded by Colonel W.W. Faulkner, Lieutenant Colonel W.D. Lannom, and Majors John M. Malone and Thomas S. Tate, Jr.
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