10th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment

10th Kansas Infantry Regiment (Militia)
Active	October 9–29, 1864
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Type	Militia
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Price's Raid Battle of Byram's Ford Battle of Westport Battle of Mine Creek Battle of Marais des Cygnes Second Battle of Newtonia
Disbanded	October 29, 1864
Commanders
Colonel	William Pennock

The 10th Kansas Infantry Regiment was a militia infantry regiment from Kansas that served in the Union Army between October 9 and October 29, 1864, during the American Civil War.

Service

The regiment was called into service on October 9, 1864, to defend Kansas from Major General Sterling Price and his men.^[1] It saw action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, Westport, Mine Creek, Little Osage River and Marias des Cygnes after pursuing Price. On October 29, 1864, it was disbanded.^[1]

References

1 2 Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,188.

Bibliography

Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.

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