10th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry
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The 10th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
by consolidating the 3rd Kansas Infantry and 4th Kansas Infantry, which had recruits, but were never organized. Some members of the 5th Kansas Infantry
were also consolidated into the 10th Kansas Infantry. The regiment mustered in on April 3, 1862 for three years under the command of Colonel
William F. Cloud.
The regiment was attached to Dept. of Kansas to August 1862. 2nd Brigade, Department of Kansas, to October 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier
, Department of Missouri, to February 1863. District of Rolla, Department of Missouri, to June 1863. District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri, to August 1863. District of Kansas, Department of Missouri, to January 1864. Alton, Illinois, to August 1864. District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri, to November 1864. Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to December 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division (detachment), Army of the Tennessee
, to February 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to August 1865.
The 10th Kansas Infantry mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on August 20, 1865 and discharged on September 20, 1865.
June 13-August 15. Locust Grove, Cherokee Nation, July 3. Reconnaissance from Grand River to Fort Gibson, Tahlequah and Park Hill, and skirmishes July 14–17. Campaign against Coffey and Cockrell in Missouri August. Jackson County, Mo., September 15. Newtonia September 30. Occupation of Newtonia October 4. Old Fort Wayne or Beattie's Prairie near Maysville October 22. Cane Hill October 28. Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., December 7. Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren December 27–31. Moved to Springfield, Mo., January 1863, and duty there until February 27. Near Mount Vernon until March 15. Operations against Shelby until April. Moved to Rolla, Mo., April 27, thence to St. Louis, Mo., June 4–8. Moved to Indianapolis, Ind., and return to St. Louis July 18. Moved to Kansas City, Mo., August, and duty there until January 1864. Skirmish with Quantrill at Paola August 21, 1863 (detachment). Company I detached at St. Louis, Mo., as provost guard July and August 1863, rejoining at Kansas City. Company K at Topeka, Kan., September to November 1863. Regiment moved to St. Louis, Mo., January 1864, thence to Alton, Ill., and guard military prison there until August 1864. Non-veterans moved to St. Louis, Mo., and mustered out August 19–20, 1864. Veterans and recruits consolidated to a battalion of four companies August 15, 1864. On duty at St. Louis, Mo., until October 20. Moved to Pilot Knob October 20–24, thence to Paducah, Ky., November 2–12, and to Nashville, Tenn., November 28–29. Temporarily attached to IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Moved to Eastport, Miss., January 4–7, 1865. Reconnaissance to Iuka, Miss., January 9. Moved to New Orleans, La., February 8–21. Campaign against Mobile, Ala., and its defenses March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. March to Montgomery April 13–25. Duty there and in the District of Alabama until August.
Infantry
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regiment
Regiment
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
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during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 10th Kansas Infantry was organized at Paola, KansasPaola, Kansas
Paola is a city in and the county seat of Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,602.-History:...
by consolidating the 3rd Kansas Infantry and 4th Kansas Infantry, which had recruits, but were never organized. Some members of the 5th Kansas Infantry
5th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry
The 5th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:Two companies of the 5th Kansas Infantry were organized at Fort Scott, Kansas....
were also consolidated into the 10th Kansas Infantry. The regiment mustered in on April 3, 1862 for three years under the command of Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
William F. Cloud.
The regiment was attached to Dept. of Kansas to August 1862. 2nd Brigade, Department of Kansas, to October 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Frontier
Army of the Frontier
The Army of the Frontier was a Union army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the Civil War. It fought in several minor engagements in Arkansas, Indian Territory, and Kansas...
, Department of Missouri, to February 1863. District of Rolla, Department of Missouri, to June 1863. District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri, to August 1863. District of Kansas, Department of Missouri, to January 1864. Alton, Illinois, to August 1864. District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri, to November 1864. Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to December 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division (detachment), Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
, to February 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVI Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, to August 1865.
The 10th Kansas Infantry mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on August 20, 1865 and discharged on September 20, 1865.
Detailed service
Moved to Fort Scott, Kan., April 1862, and duty there until June 4. Companies on expedition into Indian Territory with the 2nd Ohio Cavalry2nd Ohio Cavalry
The 2nd Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Ohio Cavalry was organized in Cleveland, Ohio and at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio from August to October 1861, and mustered in for a three years under the command of...
June 13-August 15. Locust Grove, Cherokee Nation, July 3. Reconnaissance from Grand River to Fort Gibson, Tahlequah and Park Hill, and skirmishes July 14–17. Campaign against Coffey and Cockrell in Missouri August. Jackson County, Mo., September 15. Newtonia September 30. Occupation of Newtonia October 4. Old Fort Wayne or Beattie's Prairie near Maysville October 22. Cane Hill October 28. Battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., December 7. Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren December 27–31. Moved to Springfield, Mo., January 1863, and duty there until February 27. Near Mount Vernon until March 15. Operations against Shelby until April. Moved to Rolla, Mo., April 27, thence to St. Louis, Mo., June 4–8. Moved to Indianapolis, Ind., and return to St. Louis July 18. Moved to Kansas City, Mo., August, and duty there until January 1864. Skirmish with Quantrill at Paola August 21, 1863 (detachment). Company I detached at St. Louis, Mo., as provost guard July and August 1863, rejoining at Kansas City. Company K at Topeka, Kan., September to November 1863. Regiment moved to St. Louis, Mo., January 1864, thence to Alton, Ill., and guard military prison there until August 1864. Non-veterans moved to St. Louis, Mo., and mustered out August 19–20, 1864. Veterans and recruits consolidated to a battalion of four companies August 15, 1864. On duty at St. Louis, Mo., until October 20. Moved to Pilot Knob October 20–24, thence to Paducah, Ky., November 2–12, and to Nashville, Tenn., November 28–29. Temporarily attached to IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Cumberland
The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Moved to Eastport, Miss., January 4–7, 1865. Reconnaissance to Iuka, Miss., January 9. Moved to New Orleans, La., February 8–21. Campaign against Mobile, Ala., and its defenses March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. March to Montgomery April 13–25. Duty there and in the District of Alabama until August.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 146 men during service; 2 officers and 26 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 114 enlisted men died of disease.Notable members
- Captain James Madison HarveyJames M. HarveyJames Madison Harvey was a United States Senator from Kansas and fifth Governor of Kansas.-Biography:...
, Company G - governor of Kansas (1869–1873) - Private David Lewis PayneDavid L. PayneDavid Lewis Payne was an American soldier and pioneer. Payne is considered by some to be the "Father of Oklahoma" for his work in opening the state to settlement....
, Company F - "Father of OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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See also
- List of Kansas Civil War Units
- Kansas in the Civil WarKansas in the Civil WarEven before the outbreak of the American Civil War, the territory of Kansas had been the scene of fighting between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces...