| 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry | |
|---|---|
| 100px Illinois flag | |
| Active | November 25, 1861 to November 22, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
The 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 10th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on November 25, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on November 22, 1865.
Total strength and casualties[]
The regiment suffered 1 officers and 24 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 262 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 290 fatalities.[1]
Commanders[]
- Colonel James A. Barrett - resigned May 12, 1862.
- Colonel Dudley Wickersham - resigned May 10, 1864.[2]
See also[]
- List of Illinois Civil War Units
- Illinois in the American Civil War
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilcav2.htm#10th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ↑ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/cav009-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
References[]
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