10th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
{{short description|Union Army infantry regiment}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 10th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
| image = 10th Wisconsin Infantry 1863 battle flag.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = National colors of the 10th Wisconsin, 1863
| dates = October 14, 1861{{spaced ndash}}October 25, 1864
| country = United States
| allegiance = Union
| branch = Infantry
| size = Regiment
| battles = American Civil War
| commander1 = Alfred R. Chapin
| commander1_label = Colonel
| commander2 = John G. McMynn
| commander2_label = Colonel
| commander3 = John H. Ely
| commander3_label = Lt. Col.
| commander4 = Jacob W. Roby
| commander4_label = Lt. Col.
| commander5 = Joshua James Guppey
| commander5_label = Lt. Col.
}}
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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.{{Cite web |title=Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UWI0010RI |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}{{source-attribution}}
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.
Commanders
- Colonel Alfred R. Chapin (October 14, 1861{{spaced ndash}}January 1863) resigned.
- Colonel John G. McMynn (January 1863{{spaced ndash}}June 16, 1863) resigned.
- Lt. Col. John H. Ely (June 16, 1863{{spaced ndash}}September 20, 1863) was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga.
- Lt. Col. Jacob W. Roby (September 20, 1863{{spaced ndash}}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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070326062654/http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Blue1907/1907-5-WICW.html]
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.[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiinf1.htm#10th]
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
{{portal|American Civil War}}
References
- [http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionwi.htm The Civil War Archive]
Category:Military units and formations established in 1861
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1864
Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Wisconsin
Category:1861 establishments in Wisconsin
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