John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Kentucky Seventh Cavalry Regiment John C Rigdon

The Kentucky 7th Cavalry Regiment was organized in September, 1862, using Gano's Texas Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. The unit skirmished in Tennessee and Kentucky, then fought with J. H. Morgan, Most of its men were captured at Buffington Island on July 19, 1863, and the rest at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The regiment was not reorganized.

In their short term of service, Morgan's Men became legendary for their "Morgan's Raid" behind Union lines into Indiana.

The Battle of Corydon occurred on July 9, 1863 when 450 members of the Harrison County Home Guard attempted to delay General John Hunt Morgan's 2,400 Confederate soldiers from advancing through the North. Morgan's Raid began near Sparta in eastern Tennessee on June 11, 1863 and ended near New Lisbon, Ohio on July 26, 1863 with the capture of Morgan. The intent of the raid was to divert the attention of the Union Army of Ohio from Confederate forces in Tennessee. General Braxton Bragg commanded Morgan to stay in Kentucky and not to cross the Ohio River, but for some reason Morgan defied this command. Morgan led his cavalrymen on a 46 day 1,000 mile raid through Indiana and Ohio.

Battles

Perryville (October 8, 1862)

Tibb's Bend

Buffington Island (July 19, 1863)

New Lisbon (July 26, 1863)

Salineville (July 26, 1863)

Green River/Tebb's Bend Ky 4 July 1863

Lebanon Ky 5 July 1863

Shepherdsville Ky 6 July 1863

Brandenburg Ky 6 July 1863

St. Mary's Ky 6 July 1863

Brandenburg, Ky 8-9 July 1863

Corydon Ind 9 July 1863

Salem, Ind. 10 July 1863

Madison, Ind 11 July 1863

1 July - 11 July 1863