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 | |
|---|---|
| Active | November 21, 1861 – December 6, 1864 |
| Disbanded | December 6, 1864 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
Service
The 10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Lebanon, Kentucky, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on November 21, 1861 under the command of Colonel John Marshall Harlan.
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, Kentucky, 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, then to Nashville, Tennessee February 11-March 2.
- March to Savannah, Tennessee March 20-April 7.
- Expedition to Bear Creek, Alabama April 12–13.
- Advance on and siege of Corinth, Mississippi 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, Tennessee, then to Louisville, Kentucky, in pursuit of Bragg August 20-September 26.
- Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1–16.
- Battle of Perryville, October 8.
1863
- March to Gallatin, Tennessee, and duty there until January 13, 1863.
- Operations against Morgan December 22, 1862 to January 2, 1863.
- Moved to Nashville, Tennessee, January 13, 1863; then 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, Georgia, 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, Georgia, then to Chattanooga, Tennessee, 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[1]
- Colonel William Hercules Hays
- Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Caldwell Wharton
Notable members
- Colonel John Marshall Harlan - associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Private Henry B. Mattingly, Company B - Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Jonesboro, September 1, 1864
Notes/references
- "Tenth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry - Regimental Histories". Tenth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
Bibliography
- Dyer, Frederick Henry (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (PDF). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. pp. 1215–1216. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- Harrison, Lowell H. (1975). The Civil War in Kentucky (PDF). The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf (Paperback 2009 ed.). Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. p. 144. ISBN 9780813129433. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- Kissel, Tim & Spruill, Matt (2018). Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga (pdf). The U.S. Army War College guides to Civil War battles (Second edition, revised and expanded ed.). Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700626953. OCLC 1061311565. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- Speed, Thomas; Pirtle, Alfred & Kelly, Robert Morrow (1897). The Union Regiments of Kentucky (PDF) (1st ed.). Louisville, KY: Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association; Courier-Journal Job Printing Co. pp. 367–379. OCLC 674367477. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1882). Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, and W. Virginia. Nov. 19, 1861-Mar 4, 1862. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. VII–XVII. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 900475952. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1884). Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. Mar 4-Jun 10, 1862. Part I -- Reports. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. X-XXII-I. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 907005027. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1884). Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. Mar 4-Jun 10, 1862. Part II -- Correspondence, etc. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. X-XXII-II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 907005027. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1887). Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. Jun 10-Oct 31, 1862. Part I -- Reports. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XX - XXXII - I. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 907005027. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1887). Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. Jun 10-Oct 31, 1862. Part II -- Correspondence, etc. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XX - XXXII - II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 907005027. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1887). Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. Nov. 1, 1862-Jan. 20, 1863. – Reports. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XX-XXXII-I. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1887). Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. Nov. 1, 1862-Jan. 20, 1863. – Correspondence, etc. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XX-XXXII-II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1889). Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. January 21 – August 10, 1863. – Reports. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XXIII-XXXV-I. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1889). Operations in Kentucky, Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. January 21 – August 10, 1863. – Correspondence, etc. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XXIII-XXXV-II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1899). Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, and North Georgia. August 11-October 19, 1863. – Part I Reports. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XXX-XLII-I. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1899). Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, and North Georgia. August 11-October 19, 1863. – Part II Reports. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XXX-XLII-II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- U.S. War Department (1899). Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, and North Georgia. August 11-October 19, 1863. – Part III Union Correspondence, etc. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XXX-XLII-III. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
External links
- Alphabetical roster of the 10th Kentucky taken from Thomas Speed's Union Regiments of Kentucky
- Site dedicated to the history of the 10th Kentucky Infantry Archived 2010-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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