10th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky
The Tenth Kentucky Infantry at Chickamauga
After the Battle of Stones River, General William Rosecrans out-positioned and maneuvered the Army
of Tennessee out of central Tennessee through Chattanooga. On September 18, 1863, Gen Braxton Bragg
decided to take the offensive and the result was one of the dramatic battles of the Civil War.
The organization of the Army of the Cumberland in September 1863 in regard to the 10th Kentucky
Infantry is as follows
General William S. Rosecrans Major General Army of the Cumberland
General George H. Thomas Major General 14th Corps
Brig General John H. Brannan 3rd Division
Col. John T. Croxton Second Brigade
Col. William H. Hays, Lieut. Col. G. C. Wharton 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
Along with the 10th Kentucky, the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division was made up of the:
4th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Lieut. Col. P. Burgress Hunt, Major Robert Kelly
14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Lieut. Col. Henry D. Kingsbury
10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Col. William B. Carroll, Lt. Col. Marsh Taylor
74th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Col. Myron Baker
American Civil War Regiments
Regiment: 10th Cavalry Regiment KY
Date Mustered: 17 Sep 1863
Regiment Type: Cavalry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 13
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 1
Regimental History
Tenth Cavalry
KENTUCKY
(3-YEARS)
Tenth Cavalry. -- Cols., Joshua Tevis, Charles J. Walker;
Lieut.Col. Ralph R. Maltby; Majs., James L. Foley, William A.
Doniphan, John Mason Brown, James M. Taylor.
This regiment was raised by Col. Tevis and organized at
Maysville during the summer of 1862.
In July, August and
September it was at Covington, and did not encounter the enemy
until the battle of Perryville.
It remained in Kentucky during the principal part of its
service, though in the work of driving the enemy from the
state it once entered Tennessee and was once in Virginia. On
Dec. 25, 1862, one battalion under Maj. Brown went on an
expedition through London and Barboursville to Big Creek gap,
and engaged numerous skirmishes. Another battalion proceeded
on to Perkins' Mill, Tenn., where it encountered the enemy and
had a sharp fight with complete success, capturing 51
prisoners, 80 horses and 200 muskets.
In March, 1863, Col. Cluke's command crossed Cumberland River
at Stigall's ferry below Somerset and made its way to
Richmond, Winchester, Mt. Sterling and other points. The 10th
cavalry engaged in opposing Cluke, advanced from Crab Orchard
and skirmished at Lancaster. Then, pursuing on, it
encountered Cluke's men at a great many points, among them a
fight about half way from Winchester to Mt. Sterling, where
Maj. Brown checked a fierce attack, and the 44th Ohio coming
up the enemy fled.
Cluke was charged and driven out of Winchester, then by
feigning to go to Paris he directed the Federal forces in that
direction, and returned to Mt. Sterling where he fell upon a
portion of the 10th under Capt. Ratcliffe, who defended
himself from houses. Cluke resorted to the torch and after
burning the place captured Ratcliffe and paroled him and his
men. Finally the regiment cooperating with a force under Col.
Sanders, of the 5th KY cavalry succeeded in driving Cluke to
Virginia.
It was a portion of the 10th under Maj. Brown, which captured
Gen. Humphrey Marshall's "artillery". The regiment was
mustered out Sept. 17 1863, at Maysville Ky.
Regiment lost during service 13 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
1 officer and 61 enlisted men by disease. Total 75.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 352
SERVICE
- Duty about Mt. Sterling, Ky., and in the District of Central Kentucky, scouting and operating
against guerrillas and protecting that part of the State, till September, 1863.
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- Skirmish near Florence, Ky., September 8, 1862.
- Expedition to East Tennessee December 24, 1862, to January 1, 1863.
- Parker's Mills, on Elk Fork, December 28, 1862.
- Operations against Cluke's forces February 18-March 5, 1863.
- Comb's Ferry February 22.
- Slate Creek, near Mt. Sterling, and Stoner's Bridge, February 24.
- Slate Creek, near Mt. Sterling, March 2.
- Operations against Pegram March 22-April 1.
- Mt. Sterling March 22.
- Operations against Everett's Raid in Eastern Kentucky June 13-23.
- Triplett's Bridge, Fleming County, June 16.
- Operations against Scott's forces July 25-August 6.
- Richmond July 28.
- Lancaster and Paint Creek Bridge July 31-August 1.
- Smith's Shoals, Cumberland River, August 1.
- Duty at Mt. Sterling till September. (2nd Battalion served detached in District Eastern
Kentucky. Expedition from Beaver Creek into Southwest Virginia July 3-11, 1863. Gladesville,
Va., July 7.)
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- Regiment mustered out September 17, 1863.
Battles Fought
Fought on 17 September 1862.
Fought on 25 December 1862 at Barbourville, KY.
Fought on 27 December 1862 in Tennessee.
Fought on 22 March 1863 at Mount Sterling, KY.
Fought on 16 June 1863 at Triplett's Bridge, KY.
Fought on 28 July 1863 at Richmond, KY.
LIST OF SOLDIERS
Submitted by: Sandra Ramey Griffett
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