10th Illinois Cavalry Regiment

10th Illinois Cavalry Regiment Flag of the United States (1863-1865).svg Flag of the United States (1863–1865) 1861–1865 United States (Union) Illinois Volunteers Cavalry Regiment American Civil War Battle of Bayou Fourche Battles November 22, 1865 Illinois U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiments 1861-1865 9th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment 11th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, known informally as "Lincoln's Own", was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment http://www.10thillinoisvolcavalry.com/ 2021-02-06 www.10thillinoisvolcavalry.com Service in the War thumb|right|Sketch of Engagement at Bayou Fourche, Arkansas, September 10, 1863. To accompany report of Col. John M. Glover, Third Missouri Cavalry. The 10th Illinois Cavalry was mustered in for 3 years' service at Camp Butler, Illinois on November 25, 1861. In January 1862, the regiment moved to Quincy, where they underwent additional training.10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry; 10th Cavalry online; accessed January 2014. In December 1862, the unit saw its first major action, outside Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Some member battalions of the 10th aided with the taking of Arkansas Post and Little Rock the following summer.UNION ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS 10th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIL0010RC live https://web.archive.org/web/20140809101549/http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIL0010RC 2014-08-09 National Park Service Members of the regiment were required to obtain their own mounts, which were owned by the individual members until 1864, when the government bought them from the men. The personnel of the 10th Regiment were reorganized into nine companies in January 1865, and consolidated with the 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry (which had reorganized into three companies). The 10th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Cavalry (Consolidated) mustered out on November 22, 1865, with members receiving their final pay and discharge on January 6, 1866, at Camp Butler. Post war activities The regiment was ordered into New Orleans in a police action following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in April 1865. The regiment spent much of the latter part of that year fighting Native Americans outside San Antonio, Texas. Strength and casualties The regiment was equipped with six two-pound howitzers upon its arrival in Springfield, Missouri in April 1862, after which the regiment was almost constantly on duty. The 10th Illinois was made part of the Army of the Frontier and was stationed at Wilson Creek, Missouri. During the war, the regiment lost one officer and 24 enlisted men in combat. Three officers and 262 enlisted men died of disease, for a total of 290 fatalities over the course of the war.The 10th Illinois Cavalry Volunteers; Civil War Archive website; Frederick Henry Dyer; "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion;" 3 volume set; New York; Thomas Yoseloff; 1959. Commanders Colonel James A. Barrett – November 25, 1861 - May 15, 1862 (resigned). Colonel Dudley Wickersham – May 15, 1862 - May 10, 1864 (resigned). Colonel James Stuart – mustered out with regiment, November 22, 1865. See also List of Illinois Civil War Units Illinois in the American Civil War References External links The Civil War Archive 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Living History Organization American Civil War Illinois Category:1861 establishments in Illinois Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Illinois