Company B, 8th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 8th Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Russellville, Kentucky and mustered in for one year on August 13, 1862. It mustered in under the command of Colonel James Murrell Shackelford.
The regiment was attached to District of Louisville, Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to November 1862. It was unattached at Bowling Green, District of Western Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863; attached to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, XXIII Corps, Army of the Ohio, to August 1863; unassigned, at Bowling Green, Kentucky; and attached to the 1st Division, XXIII Corps, to September 1863.
The 8th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out of service on September 23, 1863.
Unit history summarized from Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908). Public domain. Roster compiled and submitted by David Gambrel.
Addendum
Company B belonged to the 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry (Union). It was mustered at Henderson on 13 September 1862 under Capt. Isaac Singleton. Most of the company was raised in Lincoln County. The company mustered out at Lebanon on 17 September 1863.
Cite: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, 1861–1866; Dyer, Compendium (1908), for the regiment; roster by David Gambrel.
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| Surname | Given name | Rank | Mustered in | Mustered out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Bonepart | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Adams | Finley | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Adams | Green | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Adams | James | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Adams | Wilson | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Alford | Benjamin G | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Allen | John T | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Armstrong | Amos | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Baker | James G | 1st Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Ballard | Bryant | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Ballard | Green | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Ballard | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Barker | Francis M | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Barker | Silas | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Bedow | James N | Saddler | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Billings | Artemus | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 3/5/1863 | No place li |
| Blankenship | Noah | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Blankenship | Stephen | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Boone | Benjamin | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Brewer | Benjamin | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Cantrell | Riley | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Capel | George | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Carson | Archibald | 2d Lt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Chappel | Thomas | C.S. Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Colbert | Daniel | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Couch | George | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Couch | Jacob | Pvt | 9/13/1863 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Cown | Henderson | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Crow | Joseph | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 4/3/1863 | No place li |
| Davis | Jesse | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Davis | John F | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Delaney | Harrison | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Delaney | Mitchell | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 5/5/1863 | Crab Orchard |
| Dollins | Randall | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Douglas | Alexander | Bugler | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Douthill | James | Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Douthill | Plesant E | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Eads | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Ehlen | Henry | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Ellison | Isom | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Evans | Zachariah | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Fecket | Ithemar | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Fellows | Lewis O | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Ferrill | John | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Fulkerson | James H | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Grayhom | Harvey | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Graynor | James | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Gregg | William | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Hadreth | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Haggard | John | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Hagin | John J | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Hare | Thomas | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Harp | William N | Farrier | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Harrison | Jopsep | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 4/25/1863 | Russellville |
| Huffman | David | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Husk | William J | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Hutchinson | Louis F | Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| James | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 3/11/1863 | Hopkinsville |
| Kidd | Joseph | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Kleems | Green B | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 8/12/1863 | Dishonorable Discharge |
| Lovett | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Lyons | William C | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Marshall | Philander B | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 2/14/1863 | Dishonorable Discharge |
| May | Reece | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 4/27/1863 | Bowling Green |
| McAllister | Gabriel | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| McElmore | Samuel | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| McNamara | John | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Melvin | James | Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Middleton | Martin | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Morris | William C | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Mosley | C Merritt | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Naylor | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | Hopkinsville | |
| Nooks | David | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Oaks | Daniel | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Oliver | James | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Parkins | Thomas | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Petrey | Samuel | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Petrey | Silas | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Petrey | William | Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Pollard | Perry T | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Radford | John | Farrier | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Radford | Tillman | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 4/3/1863 | No place li |
| Randolph | Samuel | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Richmond | James R | Sup.2d Lt | 9/13/1862 | 5/21/1863 | |
| Roberts | William F | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Rolain | James M | Q. M. Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Schifield | George | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Schofield | Isaac R | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 12/8/1862 | Non Com Staff |
| Severance | William | Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Sheridan | Jesse | Corp | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Singleton | Isaac | Capt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Speers | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Strickland | Edward | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Sweeney | Howard | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Sweeney | Stephen | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Taylor | John | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Teasley | William | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| William | Edminsto | Sgt | 9/13/1862 | 5/8/1863 | Crab Orchard |
| Williams | George M | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Williams | Richard | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Woods | John | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| Yantia | Robert | 1st Lt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 | |
| York | Wilson | Pvt | 9/13/1862 | 9/17/1863 |
Submitted by David Gambrel. 103 soldiers.