10th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

10th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
National colors of the 10th Wisconsin, 1863
Active	October 14, 1861 –October 25, 1864
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Perryville Battle of Stone's River Battle of Chickamauga
Commanders
Colonel	Alfred R. Chapin
Colonel	John G. McMynn
Lt. Col.	John H. Ely
Lt. Col.	Jacob W. Roby
Lt. Col.	Joshua James Guppey

The 10th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the western theater of the American Civil War.

Service

The 10th Wisconsin was raised at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 14, 1861. The regiment was mustered out on October 25, 1864, and the re-enlisted veterans and later recruits transferred to the 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. ^[1]

Company	Earliest Moniker	Primary Place of Recruitment	Earliest Captain
A	Walworth County Guards [2]	Walworth County and Lafayette County [3]	Henry O. Johnson †
B	Lyon Guards [2]	Dodge County [4]	Jacob Whitman Roby (WIA)
C	Menasha Guards [2]	Menasha, Winnebago County, and Calumet County [5]	Andrew Jackson Richardson
D	Fremont Rifles [2]	Columbia County and Adams County [6]	James Lambert Coffin
E	Sturdy Oaks [2]	Hartford, Juneau County, Dodge County, and Washington County [7]	John H. Ely
F	Grant County Patriots [2]	Grant County [8]	William H. Palmer
G	Jackson County Rifles [2]	Black River Falls, Jackson County [9]	William Mooer †
H	Juneau County Rifles [2]	Juneau County and Monroe County [10]	Duncan McKurcher
I	Grant County Sixth [2]	Monroe County [11]	Caleb T. Overton
K	Waupun Rifles [2]	Waupun, Dodge County, and Fond du Lac County [12]	Edwin Hillyer

Duty at Bacon Creek, Ky., till February, 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., February 13-15 and on Nashville, Tenn., February 22-25. Duty at Nashville till March 17. Advance on Murfreesboro March 17-19. Occupation of Shelbyville and Fayetteville and advance on Huntsville, Ala., April 5-11. Capture of Huntsville April 11. Paint Rock Bridge April 28 (Co. "H"). Pulaski May 4. Guard duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad till August. Battle Creek June 21. March to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 31-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg to Crab Orchard, Ky., October 1-16. Battle of Perryville , Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 17-November 7, and duty there till December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone¿s River , December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap , June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Davis' Cross Roads near Dug Gap September 11. Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-21. Siege of Chattanooga September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23. Mission Ridge November 25. Pea Vine Creek November 26. Demonstration on Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. At Tyner's Station guarding East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad till May 24. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5. Pickett's Mill , May 27. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill, June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw Mountain June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Buckhead, Nancy's Creek, July 18. Peach Tree Creek , July 19-20. Ordered to Marietta and duty there till October 3. Guard duty near Kenesaw Mountain till October 16. Mustered out October 25, 1864. Veterans and recruits transferred to 21st Wisconsin Infantry. ^[1]

Commanders

• Colonel Alfred R. Chapin (October 14, 1861 –January 1863) resigned.
• Colonel John G. McMynn (January 1863 –June 16, 1863) resigned.
• Lt. Col. John H. Ely (June 16, 1863 –September 20, 1863) was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga.
• Lt. Col. Jacob W. Roby (September 20, 1863 –October 25, 1864) mustered out.

Total enlistments and casualties

The 10th Wisconsin initially mustered 1,029 men and later recruited an additional 601 men, for a total of 1,630 men. The regiment lost 5 officers and 91 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 1 officer and 147 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 244 fatalities.

Notable people

• John A. Barney was enlisted in Co. B and promoted to 1st sergeant. He was lost an arm and was captured at Chickamauga, and was then discharged due to disability. After the war he served as a Wisconsin state senator.
• Joshua James Guppey was the original lieutenant colonel of the regiment and was commissioned colonel of the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in July 1862. After the war he received an honorary brevet to brigadier general and served as a Wisconsin county judge.
• Sophronius S. Landt was enlisted in Co. D and promoted to sergeant. After the war he served as a Wisconsin state legislator.
• Robert Mitchell was 1st assistant surgeon of the regiment and later commissioned surgeon of the 27th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. After the war he served as a Wisconsin state legislator.

See also

• American Civil War portal

• List of Wisconsin Civil War units
• Wisconsin in the American Civil War

References

• The Civil War Archive

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