Pulaski, Tennessee June and September. Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski is a city and county seat of Giles County, located on the southern border of Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2010 census. It was named to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pułaski. During early years of Reconstruction, in late 1865, it was the site of Confederate veterans organizing the first chapter of what became known as the Ku Klux Klan, a secret, white supremacist group. In 1870 Martin Methodist College was founded in Pulaski for white students in the area. Pulaski was founded in 1809. During the
12th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry 24. King's Gap, near Pulaski, December 25. At Gravelly Springs, Ala., until February 1865. At Eastport, Miss., until May. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., May 15–17, thence to Rolla, Mo., June 20–26, and to Fort Riley, Kan., June 29-July 8. The regiment lost a total of 226 men during service; 5 officers and 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 191 enlisted men died of disease. 12th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry The 12th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 12th Tennessee Cavalry was