1st Brigade, Defenses of Nashville, Tennessee, January 1864. It was originally recruited and designated as the 1st Middle Tennessee Infantry, largely from Irish-Americans. After reassembling the remnants of the division, Bate reported they crossed the Tennessee River December 25, 1864 on the retreat into Mississippi. Search MNHS websites, as well as Collections Online, Finding Aids and other resources. 70 vols. FIELD OFFICERS. The letters shown in the list below are those used after the reorganization, with former letters indicated. colonel of the 10th Tenn. volunteers, May 13, 1862, was pro-. In January, 1863, in the organization of the XIV Corps, the regiment was reported as unattached to any brigade. http://www.mnopedia.org/group/tenth-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment (accessed May 1, 2023). 10th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Manuscript Notebooks Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul Boyd M. Cheatham, William Sweeney, Bartley J. Dorsey, Co. D. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1865. Men from Nashville. Fort Donelson was surrendered February 16, 1862, and the enlisted men in the 10th were sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois. Also called 5th East Tennessee Infantry Regiment Organized at Barboursville, Kentucky, with six companies, March 28, 1862; mustered out at Nashville, March 29 through June 30, 1865. . Mustered in July 4, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXII Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 2nd Brigade, 7th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. On June 14, 1862, Colonel Stanley Matthews, at Nashville, reported there were no troops in Nashville except the Provost Guard and the unorganized First Middle Tennessee Regiment (Governors Guards).. Enrolled at Memphis, Shelby County, by Lieutenant Louis R. Mandazy; mustered in July 21, 1862. His wife Philena writes to him from Minnesota and Wisconsin regarding social events, their children, and family matters. MNHS call number:See the finding aid in the library (P1481). Copyrighted 1964 by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee and is published here with their permission. A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history. The regiment was reported at Fort Henry in July, 1861, with 720 men, armed with flintlock muskets. Many other Confederate regiments contained individual companies that were made up solely of Irishmen, like Co. C "Irish Volunteers" of the 5th Georgia Infantry or Co. St. Paul: Pioneer Press Company, 1891. United States War Department. of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. No attention was paid, on the grounds that the regiment was not in U.S. Service and not liable to the United States authorities. He had previously served with the Second Minnesota Infantry and would prove an able leader. We are Camp # 1713 of the Tennessee Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans. On June 6, 1864, Major General George H. Thomas directed the regiment be dropped from the returns of the Army of the Cumberland and transferred to Governor Andrew Johnson as a Governors Guard. This regiment was surrendered and paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865. "10th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment ('National Zouaves'), 1861-1865." Military Collector & Historian. The Tenth helped defeat him and his men in a series of engagements, and at the end of November, the Sixteenth Corps moved to Nashville, Tennessee. I Saw the Ravages of an Indian War: A Diary Written by Amos E. Galnville, Sr., Co. "F" 10th Minnesota Volunteers, August 25, 1863 to July 29, 1863. ; copied and edited by John K. Glanville and Carrol G. Glanville. A little later, March 19, at Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois there was published a list of Confederate prisoners who desired to join the Federal forces, but there were only five men from the 10th, 50 Mulligan seems to have exaggerated. 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Organized in the summer and fall of 1862, the 10th Regiment saw much of its initial service on the frontier, including General Sibley's 1863 campaign into Dakota Territory in 1863. . Also called 1st Middle Tennessee Infantry Regiment: 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. Men from Nashville. After garrison duty in Missouri and Kentucky, the regiment joined the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the 16th Army corps in Memphis, Tennessee in June of 1864. Men from McEwen, Humphreys County. A letter from Captain Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, dated July 17, 1862, gives some indication of the circumstances under which the regiment was organized. Alvan C. Gillem was appointed colonel of this regiment May 13, 1862, at which time only three companies had been mustered into service. Originally K, then G. R. Weitmuller, David Floerke, Co. D. Randall W.. MacGavock, William Ford, Robert Joynt, A. L. Berrie, Co. F. In early 1863, the Tenth occupied posts throughout the state. White died of wounds received in the battle of Nashville. The Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment is mustered out of service at Fort Snelling. A letter from Captain Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, dated July 17, 1862, gives some indication of the circumstances under which the regiment was organized. Mustered in August 26, 1862. His Excellency ABRAHAM LINCOLN: I hope my telegram of 8th instant, by courier, in regard to ordering Tennessee regiments here, and requesting the appointment of Col. Alvan C. Gillem, of the army, commanding First Middle Tennessee Infantry, as brigadier-general, has been received and favorably acted upon. William M. Marr, John L. Prendergast, Co. I. 1st Tennessee National Guard Union Volunteers, Co. A, of 1863, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery , Co. A, CSA, 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Sumner County, Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications Sumner Co. TN, Confederate Prisoners of War at Alton, IL, Pardons & Petitions, Sumner Co., Tennessee, 5th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company A, 7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company F, 24th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company A, 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company C, 23rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company K, 50th Tennessee Confederate Infantry, Tennessee Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans, Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy 1976-1978, Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts, Ezekiel Cheever and some of his Descendants, Early Records and Notes of the Brown Family, Company G, 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. On April 24, it was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 4th Division, stationed at Greeneville. I "O'Connell Guards" of the 17th Virginia Infantry. Patrick W. Halloran, John Phillips, Co. C; mustered in April 29, 1862; mustered out at Greeneville, May 25, 1865. The question was raised as to whether they should be treated as prisoners of war, or traitors to the Union. The 10th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized December 16, 1862 from Humphreys County. Search for books, pamphlets, maps, A/V materials, and archival and manuscript collections in our Library Catalog. His wife Philena writes to him from Minnesota and Wisconsin regarding social events, their children, and family matters. In December, 1862, the brigade was at Chickasaw Bayou, where it met General Shermans forces in an engagement. 10th Minnesota national battle flag, c.18611865. No further changes in the composition of the brigade were shown until after the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. Peter Engels, Co. K. Ordered to Greenville April 24, 1865, and duty in District of East Tennessee until June. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 18801901. On April 14, the XI and XII Corps were consolidated to form the XX Corps, and the regiment assigned to the 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XX Corps, and on April 23, was reported with 775 effectives. The 10th Tennessee Infantry mustered out of service at Nashville, Tennessee April 2-May 17, 1865. Charles Johnson, a son of President Andrew Johnson who enlisted as assistant surgeon in the 10th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry in the Fall of 1862 [1] The 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In July, the regiment began its journey home. Schroeder-Lein, Glenna R., and Richard Zuczek. On October 19, 1863, two companies were at Camp Rosecrans, with the 2nd U. S. Colored Infantry, guarding the construction of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, 30 miles from Nashville. P. M. Pryor, James II. The Tenth Minnesota Volunteers, 1862-1865: A History of Action in the Sioux Uprising and the Civil War, With a Regimental Roster,by Michael A. Eggleston. Details of the service of James R Hart,in the 10th Minnesota Infantry, Company D, during the Dakota Conflict, including wagon train guard duty between St. Paul and Fort Abercrombie (Oct. 1862), stockade construction at Fort Goodhue (Sibley County, Minn.), and experiences on the Sibley Expedition. Copyright 1999-2020, AccessGenealogy. Of the field officers, Colonel Heiman died in November 1862. Defenses of Nashville & Northwestern Railroad to January 1864. Miles Joyce, Co. B. The soldiers that did reenlist became the . Originally E then D. The Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment begins organizing in response to President Lincoln's calls for more troops to join the Union armies. Tales of the Tenth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteersby Two Soldiers. Entries are scattered and brief, describing weather, health and troop movements. [2], The regiment was attached to Post and District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1863. He refused to obey the order. The "Tenth Minnesota." The Tenth Minnesota claimed the capture of two cannons and more than one hundred prisoners. Frank Maney, (to major) Hugh M. McAdoo, Co. "A". On January 2, 1864, the regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, District of Nashville, of the XII Corps. The letters are addressed to Annie in Faribault, Minnesota, whom he married circa 1863. Charles L. Davis Civil War Papers, 1862-1865. Companies of the Tenth served at the defense of New Ulm and Fort Ridgely in late August, shortly after the fighting began. The Civil War Diary of a Minnesota Volunteer, Henry Ahsenmacher. In February, 1862, Colonel Heiman was in command of a brigade at Fort Henry, composed of the 27th Alabama, 1Oth and 48th (Voorhies) Tennessee Infantry Regiments, Culbertsons Battery, and Gantts Cavalry Battalion. Peter Engels, Co. K. MNHS call number:E83.86 .G53 1988. In my present location I am able to accomplish something and at the same time protect loyal men of the neighborhood, who are kept harrassed by bands of rebel guerrillas that congregate in the vicinity. By the summer of 1862, it was clear that the Civil War would not be over quickly. Lieutenant Colonel Grace was promoted to colonel, Major Thompson to lieutenant colonel, and Captain Johu G. ONeill became major. Ord's campaign against Mobile, Alabama. There now follows a curious note. Post and garrison duty at Nashville, Tennessee, until September 1863. 10th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment. I found it was, and verbally directed Major Thurneck that he must live with his men. Historical Reminiscences of Services in Dakota and Minnesota The 10th Tennessee Infantry was organized at Nashville, Tennessee, from May until August 1862, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel Alvan Cullem Gillem. This page was last edited on 14 June 2022, at 10:55. of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. Last modified: March 4, 2022, Board of Commissioners. That fall, the Tenth experienced hard marching through Arkansas and Missouri. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to June 1865.[3]. of the Cumberland, to September, 1863. Typescript narrative detailing the activities of this Ellington (Dodge County) farmer during the siege of New Ulm, his service with the 10th Minnesota Infantry, Company B, at the Winnebago Indian Agency and as commander of a platoon of skirmishers on the Sibley Expedition, and his Civil War experiences. Finding that many other officers of the same regiment were making preparations to bring their families to live in houses under the same circumstances, and recognizing the injury to the service which must arise, I directed the provost marshal to cause the house to be vacated, as also other houses occupied by soldiers and officers without authority from these headquarters. 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John H. Anderson, Lewis R. Clark, Co. K. On March 31, 1863 Greggs Brigade was composed of the ~h Louisiana Battalion, 3rd/l0th/30th Tennessee Infantry Regiments, all commanded by Colonel R. W. MacGavock, 41st/50th/51st Regiments and 1st Tennessee Infantry Battalion, all under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T. W. Beaumont, 7th Texas Infantry Regiment, the Brookhaven Artillery and Bledsoes Missouri Battery. Eli K. Pickett Correspondence, 1861-1865. Meridian, MS, 1865. Although Tennessee was officially a Confederate state in the conflict, the state would furnish the most units of soldiers for the Union Army than any other state within the Confederacy, totaling . The l0th, commanded by Major John ONeill, reported only 69 effectives. a few sent to guard engineers who survey the road 6 or 8 miles in our front and the necessary foraging guards to procure forage for our animals. It was originally recruited and designated as the 1st Middle Tennessee Infantry, largely from Irish-Americans. With the outbreak of the U.S.Dakota War of 1862 in August, the Tenth's services were retained for state defense. Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865. On February 6, 1862, Fort Henry fell, but all but about 80 men were evacuated prior to the surrender and sent to Fort Donelson, with Colonel Heiman to assume command until the arrival of Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow. On July 10, 1864, the 2nd (Robisons) Tennessee Infantry was added to the brigade. 10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was organized at Nashville, Tenn., May to August, 1862. Minnesota Historical Society 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 (Map) 651-259-3000 var now = new Date();document.write(now.getFullYear()); MNHS. Diary (January 1-August 19, 1865) of a musician with Company A, Tenth Minnesota, while he was stationed in Mississippi and Alabama and continuing through his journey to and discharge from Fort Snelling. General R. S. Granger reports from Nashville, November 2, that Upon his report of the facts I directed Colonel Campbell to have him ejected as occupying a house in possession of the United States without civil authority. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Mustered in at Nashville, April 26 to August 27, 1862; of the Cumberland, to June, 1863. . Pickett comments on camp life, his fellow soldiers, the hanging of Dakota prisoners at Mankato (Dec. 1862), General Henry H. Sibleys punitive expedition against the Dakota (1863), and military campaigns and destruction in the South (1864-1865). Mustered in July 4, 1862. On May 3, 1863, Major General W. S. Rosecrans wrote the Adjutant General, U. S. Army: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from the Secretary of War to the General in Chief, directing that Colonel Gillems First Tennessee Infantry be detached from general service and placed under the command of Governor Johnson, and indorsed by General Halleck for me to carry it into execution. mustered out at Greeneville, Tennessee, May 25, and at Knoxville, June, 1865. Historical Reminiscences of Services in Dakota and Minnesota. He finally obtained an appointment from the Governor of Tennessee and was enrolled on April 1st, 1862, for three years service, and mustered into service as Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment on June 5th, 1862. Cuthbert B. This page has been viewed 4,924 times (0 via redirect). With the outbreak of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 in August, the Tenth's services were retained for state defense. An inspection report November 1, 1861 spoke of the 10th as being in fine condition, saying it was the only regiment at Fort Henry ready for service. See the finding aid in the library (P1749). Companies of the Tenth served at the defense of New Ulm and Fort Ridgely in late August, shortly after the fighting began. Lewis C. Waggoner, John H. Handy, W. L. McConnico, Co. E. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to September 1863. St. Clair M. Morgan, Clarence C. Malone, Co. C. R. Weitmuller, David Floerke, Co. D. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XII Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. Hancock, R: "Hancock's Diary: or, A History of the Second Tennessee Cavalry C.S.A. Tales of the Tenth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteersby Two Soldiers. I am sure that if any officer in the department not directly interested had examined the matter and reported, my action would have been approved. By way of footnote, it might be added that Major Thurneck resigned in September, 1862, and Governor Johnson requested that Captain Greene be ordered elsewhere. On April 9, 1865 the Fourth Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Anderson Searcy, composed of the 2nd, 3rd Volunteers, 10th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 26th, 30th, 32nd, 37th, and 45th Regiments, and the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion formed one regiment in Brigadier General Joseph B. Palmers Brigade of Major General Cheathams Division which was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865. Civil War Diary and Miscellaneous Papers, 1864 by Asa Sylvester Haynes. MNHS call number:E515.5 10th .S65 1996 On April 9, 1865 the Fourth Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Anderson Searcy, composed of the 2nd, 3rd Volunteers, 10th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 26th, 30th, 32nd, 37th, and 45th Regiments, and the 23rd Tennessee Infantry Battalion formed one regiment in Brigadier General Joseph B. Palmer's Brigade of Major General . In March, the corps embarked on General E.O.C. Following those Union victories, the Tenth occupied Montgomery, Alabama and then moved to Meridian, Mississippi. 10th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Robertson Garrett, Co. "B". tions in Tennessee during the first half of the year 1863, and. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Originally B, then H. John B. Leo Letters, 18631865, 1884 MNHS call number:See the finding aid in the library (P1749). Edward D. R. Bladen, Henry N. Lee, Co. A. Alexander Lynch, John Feudge, Michael Fogarty, Co. H. Men from Pulaski, Giles County. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. 10th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Overview: Organized at Nashville, Tenn., May to August, 1862. Also add the 6th and 10th Louisiana Infantry, which both contained a large number of Irish immigrants. Description: Diary of a musician of Company A, Tenth Minnesota Infantry, while stationed in Mississippi and Alabama and continuing through his journey to and discharge from Fort Snelling. On August 18, the officers and men of the Tenth Minnesota Infantry were discharged from service at Fort Snelling. to Richmond, Va., as that city had fallen into the hands of Union troops upon the Surrender of General Lee. Seven letters and one photograph of John B. Leo, an Irish immigrant who enlisted in Company H, Tenth Regiment, Minnesota Infantry at the start of the U.S.-Dakota War (Aug. 1862) and served, there and in the Civil War, until 1865. It mustered out June 23, 1865. On October 7, 1863, Colonel James H. Baker and his Tenth Minnesota departed Fort Snelling for St. Louis. The house you inquire about belonged to Colonel Heiman, of the rebel army and was taken possession of by the military authorities for sequestration under act of Congress August 6, 1861. It continued to serve in this capacity until April 1865, when it was sent to Knoxville, to form part of the 4th Division, Army of the Cumberland. By June of 1864, the Tenth had relocated to Memphis, Tennessee. It became part of the First Brigade, First Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, commanded by Major General A.J. 1st Brigade, Defenses of Nashville, Tenn., January, 1864. Mustered in April 26, 1862; mustered out at Greeneville, May 25, 1865. INFANTRY REGIMENT, U.S.A. Transcripts of two diaries kept by Pettie while on the Sibley Expedition (1863) into Dakota Territory and while later serving with the Union Army (1864-1865) in Kentucky and Indiana, as well as a folder of genealogical information about Pettie and his descendants compiled by Petties great-grandson, Norbert McCrady. This page is incomplete! Queen, Middleton L. Moore, William W. Mount, Co. I. By February 20, 1864 General Bate had assumed command of the division, and the brigade was known as Tylers Brigade, with the same units, except that the 1st Tennessee Battalion was gone. In response, the Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment formed between August and November of that year. The regiment departs Fort Snelling for St. Louis, Missouri and garrisons the latter post until the following April. Organized at Fort Henry, May, 1861; Confederate service September 1, 1861; reorganized October 2, 1862; merged into 4th Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment April, 1865; paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865. St. Paul: Minnesota Genealogical Society, 1990. Military Governor of Tennessee. Edward D. R. Bladen, Henry N. Lee, Co. A. The following afternoon, Colonel William L. McMillen's brigade, which included the Tenth Minnesota, attacked Confederate fortifications on a prominent hill. Nashville, TN: W.E. * * *Major Thurneck held on to his house by false representations-that his children and wife were so sick that removal would be at the risk of their lives. P1749 Diary (January 1-August 19, 1865) of a musician with Company A, Tenth Minnesota, while he was stationed in Mississippi and Alabama and continuing through his journey to and discharge from Fort Snelling. Henry A. McConnell Papers, 1862-1865. Henderson, MN: Joseph R. Brown Heritage Society, 1996. : See the finding aid in the library (P2735). This unit history was extracted from Tennesseans in the Civil War, Vol 1. Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Minnesota People Records Search (Birth, Death, etc. Rebel loss from 15 to 20 killed and 6 prisoners; our loss 1 severely and several slightly wounded. Elisha Chastain, William W. Phillips, James A. Castile, Otto Jacobi, Co. C. MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. Jefferson, N.C.; London: MacFarland & Co., c2012. Made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Ordered to Bridgeport, Alabama, September 24, 1863. Composition of the brigade was the 14th Mississippi, 3rd,10th, 30th, 41st, and 50th Tennessee Regiments, 1st Tennessee Infantry Battalion, 7th Texas Infantry, and Bledsoes Battery. After spending the next month in a series of marches pursuing General Forrest, Major General Smith's forces returned to Memphis at the end of August.
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