10th Regiment Infantry


Organized at Lebanon, KY., November 21, 1861.  Attached to 2nd Brigade, Army of Ohio to December, 1861.  3nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Ohio, to November, 1862.  2nd Brigade, 3rd Division (Center), 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863.  2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps to December 1864.

SERVICE-- 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-March2.  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 (Cos. "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.  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.  Middle Tennessee (or 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 (GA) 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.  Mission Ridge November 25.  Reconnaissance of Dalton, GA.  February 22-27, 1864.  Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge Febraury 23-25.  Atlanta (GA) 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 Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.  Pine Hill June 11-14.  Lost Mountain June 15-17.  Near Marietta June 19.  Assault on Kenesaw June 27.  Ruff's Station July 4.  Chattahoocie River July 5-17.  Vining Station July 9-11.  Peach Tree 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.  Mustered out December 6, 1864.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 70 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 144 Enlisted men by disease.  Total 221.

Note:  This History (compressed) provided by M. Dean Hunt

The 10th Kentucky Volunteer infantry was organized at Lebanon, Marion Co., KY under Col. John M. Harland.  In November 1861, it was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the Army of the Ohio .  Commander of the brigade was Col. M. D. Manson.  Commander of the Division was Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas.

The 10th participated in the following:
     Went to Pittsburg Landing and took part in the siege of Cornith.
     A few days after the Battle of Shiloh, the brigade was sent by Gen. Grant up the Tennessee River on transports guarded by gunboat.  The forces landed at Chickasaw, the object of the expedition being to penetrate the country from Chickasaw and destroy the large railroad bridge east of Corinth and near Iuka.  The expedition was successful. 
     In July 1862, Co. A and Co. H of the 10th was on duty in Courtland, AL where they were surrounded by an overwhelming force of enemy and captured.
     On December 25, 1862, the 2nd Brigade started from Gallatin under the command of Col. John M. Harlan in puruit of rebel Gen. John H. Morgan, and to protect the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.  Morgan was over taken on December 29th at Rolling Fork and driven from the line of the railraod.  Gen. Duke of Morgan's command was dangerously wounded there.
     The 10th also was with Rosecrans in the summer campaign from Murfreesboro to Chickamauga, participated in action at Hoover's Gap, Fairfield, Tullahoma, Compton's Creek, and Chickamauga, returning with the army to Chattanooga.
     The 10th mustered out of service on December 6, 1864 at Louisville, KY

CREDIT: Taken from Adjutant General's Report, Federal Kentucky Volunteers-War 1861-1866, Vol. 1, Page 823

Attached is a 30 page pdf file that is a history of the 10th KY US written by their Col. some years after the war.  It is very good and a great source:  Col. Harlan Letters