1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (Confederate)

1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment
1st (3rd) Kentucky Cavalry
3rd (Butler's) Kentucky Cavalry Regiment
ActiveOctober 28, 1861–April 26, 1865 (1st)
Summer 1862–April 26, 1865 (3rd)
Country Confederate States of America
AllegianceKentucky
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeRegiment
RoleCavalry
Size698 (1st, total)
1.515 (3rd, total)
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Benjamin Hardin Helm
Col. John Adams
Col. J. Russell Butler
Private Thomas McCreary of Co. E, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment
Carolus J. Peddicord, Company A, 1st Kentucky Cavalry[1]

The 1st Kentucky Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War; serving mostly in the Army of Tennessee. In late 1862 it was consolidated to constitute the 1st (3rd) Kentucky Cavalry, usually known as 3rd (Butler's) Kentucky Cavalry. The 3rd continued to serve for the duration of the war.