10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
The 10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | November 21, 1861 – December 6, 1864 |
Disbanded | December 6, 1864 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | American Civil War
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Service
The 10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Lebanon, Kentucky, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on November 21, 1861.
The regiment was attached to:
- 1861
- 2nd Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December 1861.
- 1862
- 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862.
- 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, III Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862.
- 1863
- 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Center, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863.
- 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIV Corps, to October 1863.
- 1864
- 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIV Corps, to December 1864.
The 10th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service on December 6, 1864.
Detailed service
- 1862
- Advance on Camp Hamilton, Ky., January 1–15, 1862.
- Action at Logan's Cross Roads on Fishing Creek January 19.
- Battle of Mill Springs January 19–20.
- Duty at Mill Springs until February 11.
- Moved to Louisville, thence to Nashville, Tenn. February 11-March 2.
- March to Savannah, Tenn. March 20-April 7.
- Expedition to Bear Creek, Ala. April 12–13.
- Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss. April 29-May 30.
- Buell's Campaign in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee June to August.
- Courtland Bridge July 25 (Companies A and H).
- Decatur August 7.
- March to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., In pursuit of Bragg August 20-September 26.
- Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–16.
- Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8.
- 1863
- March to Gallatin, Tenn., and duty there until January 13, 1863.
- Operations against Morgan December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863.
- Moved to Nashville, Tenn., January 13, 1863; thence to Murfreesboro and duty there until June.
- Expedition toward Columbia March 4–14.
- Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24–26.
- Occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16.
- Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22.
- Battle of Chickamauga September 19–21.
- Before Chattanooga September 22–26.
- Siege of Chattanooga September 26-November 23.
- Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23–27.
- Orchard Knob November 23–24.
- Missionary Ridge November 25.
- 1864
- Reconnaissance of Dalton, Ga., February 22–27, 1864.
- Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23–25.
- Atlanta Campaign May 1-September 8.
- Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8–13.
- Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8–9. Battle of Resaca May 14–15.
- Advance on Dallas May 18–25.
- Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.
- Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
- Pine Hill June 11–14.
- Lost Mountain June 15–17.
- Near Marietta June 19.
- Assault on Kennesaw June 27.
- Ruff's Station July 4.
- Chattahoochie River July 5–17.
- Vining Station July 9–11.
- Peachtree Creek July 19–20.
- Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
- Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30.
- Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
- Moved to Ringgold, Ga., thence to Chattanooga, Tenn., and duty there until November.
- Ordered to Kentucky November 14.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 221 men during service; 2 officers and 70 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 144 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
- Colonel John Marshall Harlan, who raised the regiment[1] and would later serve as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Colonel William Hercules Hays
- Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Caldwell Wharton
Notable members
- Private Henry B. Mattingly, Company B - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Jonesboro, September 1, 1864
See also
- List of Kentucky Civil War Units
- Kentucky in the Civil War
References
- "Tenth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry - Regimental Histories". Tenth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Sagamore Press, Inc. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. New York. LCCN 59-12963
External links
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