The 53rd Kentucky Mounted Infantry Regiment was a mounted infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Guard duty along the Kentucky Central Railroad between Lexington and Cincinnati.
Scouting in central Kentucky and operating against guerrillas until November 1864.
Moved to Crab Orchard, Kentucky, November 24, and joined General Stoneman.
Operating against guerrillas at various points in Kentucky by detachments until September 1865.