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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 10th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating [[Cox's_Battalion,_Tennessee_Cavalry|Cox's]] and [[Napier's_Battalion,_Tennessee_Cavalry|Napier's Tennessee Cavalry Battalions]]. The unit ended the war in Alabama and surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana. <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> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
<br> | *Company A - Captain W.H. Bass - Men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]] and [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys County]]. | ||
*Company B - Captain William H. Lewis - Men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]]. | |||
*Company C - Captain Willis H. Whitwell - Men from [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur County]] and [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman County]]. | |||
*Company D - Captain William I. Robinson - Men from [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]]. | |||
*Company E - Captain John Minor, Charles W. Tyler, Harmon F. Johnson - From [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery County]]. | |||
*Company F - Captain W.W. Hobbs - Men from [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys County]]. | |||
*Company G - Captain Thomas S. Easley, W.G. McAuley - Men from [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman County]]. | |||
*Company H - Captain B.G. Rickman - Men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]]. | |||
*Company I - Captain D.F. Alexander, Thomas L. Fletcher - Many men from [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry County]]. | |||
*Company K - Captain S.D.H. Whitfield - Men from [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys County]] and [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]]. | |||
*2nd Company K - Captain J.B. Algre, T.M. Hutchison (or Hutchinson)(Hutcherson) - Some men from [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry County]]. | |||
*Company L - Captain John Huggans - | |||
*2nd Company A - Captain S.D.H. Whitfield, W.I. Halt | |||
*2nd Company I - Captain Thomas L. Fletcher | |||
The information about the companies is from[http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csa10cav.html Tennesseans in the Civil War], (accessed 19 Nov 2011).<br> | |||
Company A (Captain Bass) - many men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]] | |||
Company B (Captain Elisha Stephens) - many men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]] | |||
Company C (Captain W. H. Whitwell) - many men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]] | |||
Company H (Captain B. G. Rickman - many men from [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry County]] | |||
(The information above is from ''The Goodspeed Histories'', Vol. 9.)<br> | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,283 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CAL0001B002 Roster]. | |||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers'' . United States: NARA, 1960. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/compiledservicav0056unit Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. | ||
*[[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include 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. | *[[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. | ||
*Lindsley, John Berrien, ''The Military Annals of Tennessee – Confederate First Series, Embracing A Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources'', (Nashville: J.M. Lindsley & Co. Publishers; 1886).Online at [https://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924032778700#page/609/mode/1up Internet Archive], (accessed 3 Sep 2011). A brief history of the Tenth Tennessee Cavalry begins on page 682. | |||
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/csacav/csa10cav.html 10th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment], Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 19 Nov 2011). Brief history and organization. | |||
*[http://www.researchonline.net/tncw/unit59.htm Tennessee 10th Cavalry Regiment (DeMoss)], The War for Southern Independence Tennessee, (accessed 19 Nov 2011). Organization, officers and assignments. | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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