Are the KY Mounted Rifles and KY Mounted Infantry different >units or are they the same? The KY Mounted Rifles was mustered in 1862. The 30th KY Mounted Infantry was mustered in 1864. It was organized as a result of an act of Congress 7 Feb. 1863:"That the governor of Kentucky, by the consent and under the direction of the President of the United States, shall have power to raise and organize into regiments a voluneer force, not exceeding 20,000 rank and file, to be raised within the State of Kentucky, to serve for the term of twelve months, to be employed within the limits of Kentucky im repelling invasion, suppressing insurrection and guarding and protecting the public property. Provided that at any time it may be necessary, in the discretion of the President of the United States, these troops may be employed outside of the limits of Kentucky against the enemies of the United States." Due to the endangered military supplies and railroad and road supply lines through KY this law was enacted and eleven regiments were organized - although I only find ten. "Companies A, B, E and F were mustered in at Frankfort, KY., February 19, 1864, and Company G March 29, 1864, by Capt. Charles H. Fletcher, 1st United States Infantry, and Companies C, D, H, I and were mustered in at Camp Burnside, Ky., April 5, 1864, by Maj. J.C. Henderson, 45th Ky. Infantry." The 30th KY Mounted Infantry "participated in the following battles and skirmishes, viz.: Lexington, Ky., Cynthiana, Ky., Shelby county, Ky., Saltville, Va., October 2, 1864; Saltville, Va., December, 1864; Marion, Va., New Market, Ky., Laurel Gap, Clinch Mountain, Seven-Mile Ford, Va.; OWEN COUNTY, KY., Kingsport, Tenn., Brush Creek, Tenn., Chaplintown, Ky., Bradfordsville, Ky., Marion county, Ky., and Albany, Ky." from THE UNION REGIMENTS OF KENTUCKY, 1897, p. 576-578 Fred Westcott fredwes@planet.net