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Thirteenth Kentucky Cavalry By Paul Patton The article on the 13th. Ky. Cavalry by Chris Bennett was interesting and has prompted me to add a bit of family history of my own. My great, great grandfather, Rev. Robert F. Mills served as a chaplain in the 13th. Ky. From the Pellyton area of Adair County, he enlisted as a private but was later commissioned as chaplain by Governor Robinson. Specifically, he was chaplain of Company B and served with distinction throughout the existence of the 13th. Ky Cavalry. Also, enlisting in this company was my great grandfather, John H. Patton, a young man of 19 who traveled from Crossville, TN. to enlist in the Union Army and later married the chaplain's daughter Mary Jane. The primary reason for this regiment being formed was to give some protection to the people living in Southern Kentucky from the Green River to the Tennessee border. The people in this part of Kentucky were largely Unionist and they were made prey of bands of Confederate raiders as well as suffering from the movements of the larger Confederate organizations. The 13th. Ky Cavalry was frequently found in Lebanon, Campbellsville, Columbia, Creelsboro and Burkesville. On a few occasions they were in Celina and Livingston, TN. The one battle outside Kentucky that they were engaged in was in Saltville, VA. In that battle four men from the regiment were killed and thirteen wounded. Following this battle they returned to Mt Sterling, KY, then on to Lexington, Crab Orchard and Camp Nelson where they were mustered out in l865. The 13th. Ky Cavalry was active throughout the entire time of its enlistment, engaged in numberless skirmishes and some severe engagements. It never failed to perform every duty required. There were a total of 1,241 who served in the cavalry and of this number there were 13 who were killed during the war. Chaplain Mills spent the remainder of his life in South Central Kentucky as a Methodist Minister and died in Albany in 1918. John H. Patton became a minister in the United Brethren Church and at the time of his death in Casey County in 1936 he was one of two surviving Civil War Veterans in the county. I agree that it would be appropriate to erect a monument in Adair County in honor of the men who served in the 13th. Ky Cavalry and I would be pleased to participate in such a project. I was privileged to contribute toward the monument for the First Kentucky Cavalry and was honored to have a part in its dedication. --Paul Patton This story was posted on 2012-01-24 09:52:07
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