2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)

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The 2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate) was a renowned Confederate cavalry regiment from Kentucky, best known for its daring raids in the Western Theater under the command of General John Hunt Morgan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Army cavalry regiment ⓘ
activityPeriod 1860s ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (CSA) ⓘ
Morgan’s Cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Morgan's cavalry
associatedWith John Hunt Morgan’s command ⓘ
branch Cavalry ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Buffington Island ⓘ
Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
Battle of Hartsville ⓘ
Battle of Lebanon (Kentucky) ⓘ
Battle of Salineville ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
Battle of Stones River ⓘ
Battle of Tebbs Bend ⓘ
Morgan’s Ohio Raid ⓘ
Morgan’s Raids ⓘ
formedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
garrisonOrBase Kentucky (various locations) ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the most famous Confederate cavalry units in the Western Theater ⓘ
militaryUnitType regiment ⓘ
notableCommander Basil W. Duke ⓘ
John Hunt Morgan ⓘ
linked to: John H. Morgan
notableFor daring long‑range cavalry raids ⓘ
operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Ohio ⓘ
partOf Morgan’s Cavalry Brigade ⓘ
recruitmentArea Kentucky ⓘ
role conducted cavalry raids behind Union lines ⓘ
screened Confederate infantry movements in the Western Theater ⓘ
side Confederacy ⓘ
stateOfOrigin Kentucky ⓘ
subordinateTo Army of Tennessee ⓘ
Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
usedTactics disruption of Union supply lines ⓘ
hit‑and‑run raids ⓘ

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John H. Morgan → militaryUnit → 2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate) ⓘ
2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate) → alsoKnownAs → 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment (CSA) ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate)