10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
| 10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 8, 1862 to September 17, 1863 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Defense of Cincinnati |
The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 10th Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Covington, Lexington, and Crab Orchard, Kentucky from September 8 through November 11, 1862. It mustered in for one year under the command of Colonel Joshua Tevis.
| Attached to | Dates |
|---|---|
| Cavalry, 1st Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio | to November 1862 |
| Unattached, Army of Kentucky | November 1862 |
| District of Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio | to April 1863 |
| 2nd Brigade, District Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio | to June 1863 |
| 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio | to July 1863 |
| 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps | to August 1863 |
| Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, 1st Division, XXIII Corps | to September 1863 |
| 2nd Battalion Only | |
| District of Eastern Kentucky | to June 1863 |
| 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps | to August 1863 |
The 10th Kentucky Cavalry mustered out of service on September 17, 1863.
Detailed service
| Dates | Actions or events | |
|---|---|---|
| 1862 | ||
| until September | Duty about Mt. Sterling, Ky., and in the District of Central Kentucky, scouting and operating against guerrillas and protecting that part of the State | |
| September 8 | Skirmish near Florence, Ky. | |
| December 24 to January 1, 1863 | Expedition to eastern Tennessee | |
| December 28 | Parker's Mills, on Elk Fork | |
| 1863 | ||
| February 18-March 5 | Operations against Cluke's forces | |
| February 22 | Coomb's Ferry | |
| February 24 | Slate Creek, near Mt. Sterling, and Stoner's Bridge | |
| March 2 | Slate Creek, near Mt. Sterling | |
| March 22-April 1 | Operations against Pegram | |
| March 22 | Mt. Sterling | |
| June 13–23 | Operations against Everett's Raid in eastern Kentucky | |
| June 16 | Triplett's Bridge, Flemming County | |
| July 25-August 6 | Operations against Scott's forces | |
| July 28 | Richmond | |
| July 31-August 1 | Lancaster and Paint Creek Bridge | |
| August 1 | Smith's Shoals, Cumberland River | |
| until September | Duty at Mt. Sterling (2nd Battalion served detached in District of Eastern Kentucky) | |
| July 3–11 | Expedition from Beaver Creek into Southwest Virginia | |
| July 7 | Gladesville, Va. | |
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 75 men during service; 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 61 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
- Colonel Joshua Tevis
- Colonel Charles J. Walker
Notable members
- Private William Louis Marshall, Company A - brigadier general & Chief of Engineers (1908–1910)
Private Levi Ishmael, Company C. Grandson of Benjamin Ishmael, patriarch of the "Ben Ishmael Tribe" aka "The Worst Family in America"
See also
- List of Kentucky Civil War Units
- Kentucky in the Civil War
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- Attribution
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This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
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