The 10th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an

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in the Union Army during the

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. The regiment was also known as the Montgomery Regiment, and the Bloody Tenth. The 10th Ohio Infantry was predominantly recruited from

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s, but had two companies consisting of

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Service

Three-month regiment

The 10th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Harrison near

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, and assembled for three months' service on May 7, 1861, under

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William Haines Lytle. This was in response to President Lincoln's call for

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. The regiment moved to

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on May 12 and performed duty there until June 3, 1861. The 10th Ohio Infantry discharged on August 21, 1861.

Three-years regiment

The 10th Ohio Infantry was reorganized at Camp Dennison on June 3, 1861, and assembled for three years of service under the command of Colonel William Haines Lytle. Through September 1861, the regiment was attached to the 2nd Brigade, Army of Occupation, Western Virginia. It was subsequently assigned to Benham's Brigade, Kanawha Division, Western Virginia, and stayed there through October 1861; the 1st Brigade, Kanawha Division, Western Virginia, to November 1861; the 17th Brigade,

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, to December 1861; the 17th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862; the 17th Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862; the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Center, XIV Corps,

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, to January 1863; the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIV Corps, January 1863; and Headquarters Provost Guard, Department of the Cumberland, to May 1864. The 10th Ohio Infantry disassembled on June 3, 1864. Seventy-five enlisted men whose terms of enlistment had not expired were left unassigned within the Army of the Cumberland until September, then were assigned to the

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Detailed service

1861

Operations by the 10th Ohio Regiment began quickly. After working up in Ohio, it marched to western Virginia on June 24. Operations ensued in Grafton, Clarksburg and Buckhannon until August. After that, it served in the

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from July to September 1861, seeing action at the

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on September 10. After some rest, the 10th moved to the

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and New River Region, where it saw action from October 19 to November 24. It participated in the pursuit of Confederate Brig. Gen.

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from November 10 to 15 after reaching

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on November 10. It was at Cotton Mountain from November 10 to 11. After that, the division moved to

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, where it was in action from November 24 to December 2. From there, the 10th moved to Elizabethtown and then on to Bacon Creek on December 26, where it waited out the winter.

1862

The 10th began the year on station at Bacon Creek. It stayed there until February 1862. It marched to

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, on February 10–15, and occupied Bowling Green from February 15 to 22. After that, the division was ordered to advance on Nashville, Tennessee, which it did on February 22 – March 2. After a brief rest, it participated in the advance on

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, from March 17 to 19. From there, it occupied Shelbyville, Fayetteville, and then advanced on

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, from March 28 to April 11. This resulted in the capture of Huntsville on April 11. The division saw no rest, immediately marching on Decatur from April 11 to 14. It saw action at West Bridge, near Bridgeport, on April 29. After that, the division had a breather. It was stationed at Huntsville until August. The division then participated in the march to Louisville, Kentucky, in pursuit of Confederate General

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from August 27 to September 26. This turned into a pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky from October 1 to 15. The division saw action at the

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on October eighth. There followed a march to Nashville from October 16 to November 7. It then was assigned to Provost duty at the headquarters of General William S. Rosecrans, Commanding Army of the Cumberland, which occupied the division for the remainder of the year. While serving General Rosecrans, the division participated in the advance on

, from December 26 to 30, 1862. It saw action at the

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, December 30–31, 1862 and January 1 to 3, 1863, including Stewart's Creek, January 1, 1863.

1863

The 10th remained on Provost Duty for almost all of 1863. In December, it was transferred to similar duty at the headquarters of General George H. Thomas, Commanding Army and Department of the Cumberland. The division saw duty at Murfreesboro until June 1863. It then participated in the Tullahoma Campaign from June 23 to July 7, 1863. It was one of the divisions participating in the occupation of middle Tennessee until August 16. The division then marched over the

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and

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as part of the preliminaries to the Chickamauga Campaign, where it formed part of the line from August 16 to September 22, 1863. It was in the line for the

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, September 19 to 21. After that, it participated in the siege of Chattanooga, September 24 – November 23, 1863. It was at the battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, and then at

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, November 24–25, 1863.

1864

The 10th continued performing its Provost duty for General Thomas until May 1864. During this time, it participated in the reconnaissance of

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, from February 22 to 27, 1864. There followed the Atlanta Campaign led by General

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, May 1–27. The 10th made a demonstration attack on Rocky Faced Ridge from May 8 to 11. After the

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, May 14–15, the division was ordered to the rear for muster out on May 27, 1864.

Casualties

The regiment lost a total of 168 men during its service; three officers and 86 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, two officers and 77 enlisted men died of disease.

Commanders

* Colonel William Haines Lytle * Lieutenant Colonel Joseph W. Burke – commanded at the battles of Perryville and Stones River * Lieutenant Colonel William M. Ward – commanded at the Battle of Chickamauga

Notable members

* Thomas J. Kelly: First Sergeant, Company C (1861–1862); Captain, Chief Signal Officer, Company I :File:Headstone TJKelly 3May1908.jpg (1863–1864); Chief Organizer (1867–1869), Colonel, Committee Secretary (1871–),

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* Stephen Joseph McGroarty, Irish American soldier * Rev. William T. O'Higgins (1829–1874), Catholic

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External links

Ohio in the Civil War: 10th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens

National flag of the 10th Ohio Infantry

Regimental flag of the 10th Ohio Infantry

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