10th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry
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The 10th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
George Washington Bridges
.
The regiment was attached to District of North Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio
, to January 1864. Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to October 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to November 1864. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to March 1865. Department of Mississippi to May 1865. District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to August 1865.
The 10th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service on August 1, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.
Throughout its term of service, the 10th Tennessee Cavalry was poorly equipped and greatly under strength. Brigadier General
Richard W. Johnson
, Commanding 6th Division, at Fayetteville, Tennessee, reported on February 8, 1865: "The troops under my command have killed 18 guerrillas and captured 12, since my arrival here, not counting a number of men belonging to the 10th and 12th Tennessee Cavalry Regiments, (U.S.A.) who had deserted and become guerrillas of the worst type, who have been captured and forwarded to their regiments."
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
regiment
Regiment
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that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
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 Tennessee Cavalry was organized August 25, 1863 in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
George Washington Bridges
George Washington Bridges
George Washington Bridges was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:...
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The regiment was attached to District of North Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio
Department of the Ohio
The Department of the Ohio was an administrative military district created by the United States War Department early in the American Civil War to administer the troops in the Northern states near the Ohio River.General Orders No...
, to January 1864. Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to October 1864. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to November 1864. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 7th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to March 1865. Department of Mississippi to May 1865. District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to August 1865.
The 10th Tennessee Cavalry mustered out of service on August 1, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.
Detailed service
Duty in District of North Central Kentucky until January 1864. At Nashville and Pulaski, Tenn., and on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad and Nashville & Northwestern Railroad until November 1864. Scouts in Hickman and Maury Counties May 2–12, 1864. Long's Mill, near Mulberry Creek, July 28. Clifton August 15–16. Skirmish at Rogersville August 21, 1864. Pursuit to Greenville August 21–23. Blue Springs August 23. Operations against Forrest's Raid in northern Alabama and middle Tennessee September 16-October 10. Richland Creek, near Pulaski, September 26. Pulaski September 26–27. Guard Tennessee River October. Florence October 30. On line of Shoal Creek November 5–11. Nashville Campaign November-December. On line of Shoal Creek November 16–20. Near Maysville and near New Market November 17. On front of Columbia November 24–27. Crossing of Duck River November 28. Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Hollow Tree Gap and West Harpeth River December 17. Rutherford Creek December 19. Richland Creek December 24. Pulaski December 25–26. Hillsboro December 29. Leighton December 30. At Gravelly Springs, Ala., until February 1865. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., thence to New Orleans, La., February 6-March 10. Ordered to Natchez, Miss., March, and duty there and at Rodney, Miss., until May 25. Ordered to Nashville, Tenn., May 25. Garrison duty at Johnsonville, Tenn., until August.Throughout its term of service, the 10th Tennessee Cavalry was poorly equipped and greatly under strength. Brigadier General
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
Richard W. Johnson
Richard W. Johnson
Richard W. Johnson was an American soldier, born in Kentucky.-Early career:He graduated at West Point in 1849 and up to the time of the Civil War was employed chiefly on frontier service. In 1861 he was commissioned colonel in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry and soon afterward became a brigadier general...
, Commanding 6th Division, at Fayetteville, Tennessee, reported on February 8, 1865: "The troops under my command have killed 18 guerrillas and captured 12, since my arrival here, not counting a number of men belonging to the 10th and 12th Tennessee Cavalry Regiments, (U.S.A.) who had deserted and become guerrillas of the worst type, who have been captured and forwarded to their regiments."
Commanders
- Lieutenant Colonel George Washington Bridges - arrested for neglect of duty
- Lieutenant Colonel James T. Abernathy
- MajorMajor (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
William P. Story - commanded during the battle of Nashville
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 207 men during service; 1 officer and 24 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 181 enlisted men died of disease.See also
- List of Tennessee Civil War units
- Tennessee in the Civil WarTennessee in the Civil WarTo a large extent, the American Civil War was fought in cities and farms of Tennessee; only Virginia saw more battles. Tennessee was the last of the Southern states to declare secession from the Union, but saw more than its share of the devastation resulting from years of warring armies...