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40th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry

Excerpt from The Union Regiments of Kentucky, pub. Under the Auspices of the

Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument Assoc., 1887

It may be seen by reference to the account of the 30th Ky. Infantry that in 1863

the governor of Kentucky was authorized to raise 20,000 troops for the defense

of the state. The conditions rendering this necessary may also be seen in that

account. Under this authority, Col. Clinton J. True, who had been an officer in

the 20th Ky. Infantry, recruited the 40th Ky. Infantry.

The men were from the eastern part of the state and the regiment was mustered

into the service at Grayson, Carter county, Ky., in September, 1863, to serve

for twelve months. It went at once into active duty, and in November was

officially reported as one of the regiments on duty in Kentucky. In the

organization of the Department of the Ohio, December 31, 1863, it was in Gen.

Speed S. Fry's division of Northern Central Kentucky. During the winter it was

employed in scouting through the eastern part of the state. In April Gen. Hobson

reported Confederate Col. Ferguson coming into Kentucky by way of Pound Gap. At

that time the 40th was with Col. True, who also had under him the 11th Mich.

beyond West Liberty. This force cooperating with Col. Gallup met and routed

Ferguson near Paintsville, April 14th. May 30, 1854, the 40th was in Hobson's

division in the 2d Brigade commanded by Col. Tue, and the regiment was in charge

of its lieutenant-colonel, Matthew Mullins. In June, Gen. Morgan appeared on the

Virginia side near Pound Gap. The Union troops in that section under Colonels

Hanson, Gallup, John Mason Brown, and True were on the alert. But Morgan passed

them and reached Mt. Sterling June 11th, near which place he overcame the forces

then under Gen. Hobson, but on June 12th, the regiments under the officers just

named, which had followed hard on Morgan's tracks, fought him at Cynthiana,

routing him completely, and pursued him through the mountains out of the state.

In this the 40th bore its part most handsomely, as the official reports show.

Its effective strength on the field at that time was four hundred and fifty.

Col. Charles S. Hanson in his report expressed his most grateful thanks to the

40th Ky, along with the 39th, 37th and 52d, which were in his brigade and were

with him as he says "in the fight at Cynthiana, for their bravery on the field,

and efficient services rendered in the most trying hours of battle."

He especially compliments the conduct of Lieut. Col. Mullins and Maj. Bierbower

of the 40th. After the rout of Morgan at Cynthiana the 40th Ky. with the brigade

under Col. Hanson pursued the escaping enemy with remarkable rapidity, passing

through Richmond, Irvine, Booneville, and up the south fork of Kentucky river,

then crossing Pine mountain, reaching Cumberland river near Mt. Pleasant. Col.

Hanson says in his report: The march of four hundred and seventy miles from

Cynthiana to Cumberland river and back to Lexington in eleven days, is perhaps

the most rapid and trying known in this war, especially that from Irvine to the

Cumberland, a distance of one hundred and twenty miles, in less that sixty

hours, with stock, the most of which had already traveled nearly one thousand

miles. This route passed over the roughest road known in the Kentucky mountains,

many parts of it so rough that we have to move by single file leading the

horses.

In September, 1864, the 40th went with the expedition under Gen. Burbridge to

Saltville, Va. The command moved through Mt. Sterling to Prestonburg, Ky., and

up Louisa Fork. The mark to Saltville was attended with constant skirmishing,

and as the movement became well understood by the enemy, the troops were at the

salt works in sufficient number to frustrate the object of the expedition.

The place was unsuccessfully attacked October 3d, and after a severe fight

Burbridge withdrew and marched all night toward Kentucky. His force consisted

almost wholly of Kentucky regiments: the 40th, 13th, 35th, 45th, 26th, 30th,

11th, 37th, and 39th. Burbridge's loss in the battle of Saltville, as reported

by Surg. James G Hatchitt, U.S.A., was fifty-four killed and one hundred and

ninety wounded. After the return from Saltville expedition the 40th remained on

duty in Eastern Kentucky until December 30, 1864, when it was mustered out of

service.

Roster of the Fortieth Kentucky Volunteer Mounted InfantryRoster of the Fortieth Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry

Name Rank Company Final disposition	Abbott, Wm. H Corporal Company H Mustered out with company	Abernathay, George H Sergeant Company F Mustered out with company	Adams, Jesse Corporal Company C Transferred
Adams, Robert D 1st Lieutenant Company C Mustered out with company	Adams, Sylvester Corporal Company C Transferred	Addis, Edmund Private Company F Mustered out with company	Adkins, Christian Private Company E Mustered out with company
Adkins, George M Private Company C Mustered out with company	Adkins, Hawkins Private Company C Died	Adkins, Lindsey Private Company C Mustered out with company	Agee, Thomas Private Company F Died
Akers, Thomas Private Company D Died	Alexander, Alex. B. Private Company A Mustered out with company	Alexander, Wm. T Private Company E Mustered out with company	Allen, Alexander Private Company A Mustered out with company
Allen, Charles Private Company A Mustered out with company	Allen, Samuel Corporal Company I Mustered out with company	Anness, Charles J Private Company H Mustered out with company	Anness, Henry C Corporal Company H Mustered out with company
Antis, John Private Company D Mustered out with company	Antrobus, James C Private Company G Mustered out with company	Arnold, Samuel Private Company G Mustered out with company	Arnold, William E 1st Lieutenant Company F Mustered out with company
Asberry, George W Private Company G Died	Asbery, John C Private Company G Mustered out with company	Atchison, William Corporal Company G Mustered out with company	Atfield, John Private Company F Deserted
Atherton, Onescimus G Private Company A Mustered out with company	Bailey, Francis M Private Company G Mustered out with company	Bailey, James T Private Company H Mustered out with company	Bailey, John C Private Company C Mustered out with company
Bailey, Seth Private Company F Mustered out with company	Bailey, Vivion F Private Company B Mustered out with company	Bailey, Wiley Private Company C Mustered out with company	Bailey, William B Private Company B Mustered out with company
Baker, George W Private Company K Mustered out with company	Balckburn, Amos Private Company F Mustered out with company	Ball, John C Quarter-Master Field Staff Mustered out with company	Ball, Thomas S 1st Sergeant Company C Mustered out with company
Ball, William C Private Company D Mustered out with company	Ball, William D Private Company D Mustered out with company	Ballard, William Private Company H Mustered out with company	Ballinger, Martin J Private Company B Mustered out with company
Bandfield, James Private Company C Mustered out with company	Banfield, Thomas W Corporal Company E Mustered out with company	Barker, Harvey Private Company D Died	Barlow, Edward C Captain Company B Mustered out with company
Barlow, Edward C Adjutant Field Staff Mustered out with company	Barlow, Jesse Private Company H Died	Barlow, Milton Sergeant Company H Mustered out with company	Barnett, James Private Company C Died
Barnette, Benjmain Private Company K Mustered out with company	Barnette, William Private Company K Mustered out with company	Barroughs, Johns W Private Company H Mustered out with company	Bates, Andrew J Corporal Company G Deserted
Baxter, John Private Company B Mustered out with company	Bays, Samuel L Private Company C Mustered out with company	Bays, William Private Company C Died	Bayse, John H Sergeant Company E Mustered out with company
Bayse, Pleasant B Private Company K Mustered out with company	Bayse, Robert Private Company E Died	Beagle, Joel Private Company G Mustered out with company	Beckett, Archibald Corporal Company G Died
Beckett, John W Corporal Company G Mustered out with company	Beckett, William Private Company G Mustered out with company	Belfrey, Joseph Private Company K Mustered out with company	Bell, Charles Corporal Company B Mustered out with company
Bell, James D Private Company G Mustered out with company	Bell, John T Private Company F Mustered out with company	Bennett, John Private Company I Transferred	Berry, Daniel Private Company A Died
Bertram, Marshal 1st Sergeant Company K Mustered out with company	Bevey, David 1st Sergeant Company H Mustered out with company	Bierbower, Fred'k H Major Field Staff Mustered out with company	Bierbower, Frederick H Captain Company A Mustered out with company
Bierd, James T Private Company A Mustered out with company	Bishop, John W Private Company H Mustered out with company	Black, Lafayette Private Company E Mustered out with company	Blake, Thomas Private Company I Transferred
Bland, William B Surgeon Field Staff Mustered out with company	Blankenbeckler, Noah Private Company E Mustered out with company	Blankenship, Vincent Sergeant Company K Died	Blanton, Bracken Private Company I Mustered out with company
Blanton, Wayman Private Company I Mustered out with company	Blevens, John C Private Company K Mustered out with company	Blevins, Solomon Private Company E Died	Boatman, James Corporal Company B Mustered out with company
Bocook, Allen Private Company C Mustered out with company	Bocook, Rodolph Sergeant Company C Transferred	Bogas, James Private Company C Deserted	Boggs, James Private Company D Mustered out with company
Boggs, John Private Company D Mustered out with company	Bond, George Private Company A Mustered out with company	Boone, Daniel Private Company A Mustered out with company	Boone, Henry H Private Company A Mustered out with company
Boone, Jacob Private Company A Mustered out with company	Boyd, James W Private Company I Died	Boyd, John J Private Company I Mustered out with company	Boyd, Leroy C 1st Sergeant Company G Mustered out with company
Boyd, Marcus L Private Company E Deserted	Braden, John Private Company K Mustered out with company	Bradford, Thomas Wagoner Company B Mustered out with company	Bradley, John N Private Company G Mustered out with company
Bramble, Thomas Private Company G Mustered out with company?	Brann, John C Private Company F Mustered out with company	Brawner, Joseph Private Company A Mustered out with company	Brawner, William H Corporal Company E Mustered out with company
Bridges, Oscar H Private Company A Mustered out with company	Bright, John Private Company A Mustered out with company	Bromley, John R Private Company B Died	Brooks, James Private Company A Deserted
Brown, Henry W Sergeant Company B Mustered out with company	Brown, Jesse S Sergeant Company E Died	Brown, John Private Company F Mustered out with company	Brownlee, Samuel Private Company K Mustered out with company
Bruce, John Sergeant Company K Transferred	Bryant, Calvin Private Company E Mustered out with company	Bryant, George Private Company A Mustered out with company	Bryant, John W Sergeant Company C Died
Bryant, Lewis Private Company K Mustered out with company	Buckley, William H Private Company E Mustered out with company	Buckner, William Private Company D Mustered out with company	Burchett, Benj. Jr. Private Company D Mustered out with company
Burchett, Francis M Private Company D Died	Burchett, John P Corporal Company D Mustered out with company	Buriss, A B Private Company I Died	Burke, A L Quarter-Master Field Staff Mustered out with company
Burnell, Christopher Corporal Company B Transferred	Burnet, Elijah Private Company A Died	Burton, Aaron Private Company D Mustered out with company	Cahoon, James Private Company E Deserted
Callahan, Anderson Private Company I Mustered out with company	Callahan, Wm W Private Company I Mustered out with company	Calop, George Private Company H Mustered out with company	Calvert, James Private Company I Died
Calvert, Walter C Private Company I Mustered out with company	Campbell, James Private Company K Transferred	Campbell, Jeremiah Private Company D Mustered out with company	Campbell, Joel A Private Company A Mustered out with company
Campbell, Johnson Private Company E Transferred	Campbell, Power Private Company A Mustered out with company	Campbell, William Corporal Company D Mustered out with company	Cane, Joseph Private Company G Mustered out with company
Carlisle, Livingston M Sergeant Company F Mustered out with company	Carpenter, George W Private Company I Mustered out with company