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| On the 9th July, 1864, the 10th had a severe engagement on the north bank of the Chattahoochee River, engaging single-handed and alone, a brigade of the enemy and holding them in check until reinforcements arrived. The 10th performed its whole duty and has at times maintained the proud reputation of its State. It mustered out out of the U.S. service at Louisville, Kentucky, December 6th,1864. <ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), Pg. 823. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9</ref> | | On the 9th July, 1864, the 10th had a severe engagement on the north bank of the Chattahoochee River, engaging single-handed and alone, a brigade of the enemy and holding them in check until reinforcements arrived. The 10th performed its whole duty and has at times maintained the proud reputation of its State. It mustered out out of the U.S. service at Louisville, Kentucky, December 6th,1864. <ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), Pg. 823. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9</ref> |
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| The 10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Lebanon, Kentucky, November 21, 1861. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Army of Ohio, to December, 1861. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Ohio, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division (Centre), 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. The regiment moved to Ringgold, Georgia, thence to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and duty there until November. It was ordered to Kentucky November 14. The regiment mustered out December 6, 1864.(Union)<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | | The 10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was organized at Lebanon, Kentucky, November 21, 1861. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Army of Ohio, to December, 1861. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Ohio, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Ohio, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division (Centre), 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. The regiment moved to Ringgold, Georgia, thence to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and duty there until November. It was ordered to Kentucky November 14. The regiment mustered out December 6, 1864.(Union)<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> |
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| Company A - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]] and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky" Vol. 1-1861-1866. <ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866).pg. pg. 840. {{FHL|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> | | Company A - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company B - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company C - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company D - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company E - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company F - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company G - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company H - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company I - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]], Kentucky.<br>Company K - Many men mustered in from Lebanon, [[Marion County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marion County]] and Louisville, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Jefferson County]], Kentucky.<br>The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky" Vol. 1-1861-1866. <ref>Kentucky. Adjutant General, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky'', Vol. 1, 1861-1866, (Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866).pg. pg. 840. {{FSC|51081|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.9 M2r}}</ref> |
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| For more information on the history of this unit, see: | | For more information on the history of this unit, see: |
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| *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. |
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| *Belcher, Dennis W. ''The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster.'' Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009. {{FHL|1701299|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9 M2bd}}. | | *Belcher, Dennis W. ''The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster.'' Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009. {{FSC|1701299|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9 M2bd}}. |
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| === References === | | === References === |