The Army of Kentucky was a Confederate army during the American Civil War.
| Army of Kentucky | |
|---|---|
| Active | August 25, 1862–October 8, 1862[1] |
| Disbanded | Incorporated into Army of Tennessee |
| Country |  Confederate States |
| Branch |  Confederate army |
| Garrison/HQ | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Edmund Kirby Smith |
The designation "Army of Kentucky" was given August 25, 1862 to the field army Kirby Smith led into eastern Kentucky during the Confederate Heartland Offensive.[2] The army was drawn from troops of the Confederate Department of Eastern Tennessee, which had been created with Smith as commander in February 1862.[1]
The army consisted of the infantry divisions of Henry Heth, Patrick Cleburne, Thomas J. Churchill and Carter L. Stevenson and two small cavalry brigades under John Hunt Morgan and John S. Scott.[1] After the Battle of Perryville, Kirby Smith was promoted and given command of the Department of Trans-Mississippi, and the army was incorporated into the Army of Tennessee.[1]
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editReferences
edit- Boatner, Mark Mayo, III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: McKay, 1959; revised 1988. ISBN 0-8129-1726-X.
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