The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster »

Dennis W. Belcher has a Ph. D. from Mississippi State University and is a descendent of the 10th Kentucky Infantry. He has been working on the history of the 10th Kentucky Infantry for eight years and operates the Web site www.tenthkentuckyinfantry.com.

The 10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry waged battle for the Union for three years during the Civil War, ranging from its home state to Atlanta. This thorough history is filled with personal accounts, including 25 wartime letters written by the men of the regiment and official records of the regiment's activities, which included action at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. The regiment began the war with 867 men, suffered a 40 percent casualty rate at Chickamauga, and helped break Confederate lines at Jonesboro. At the end of the war only 140 men staggered home in victory. Features more than 60 photos, 14 maps, rosters and descriptions of the unit's soldiers.

Preface 1

1 Organizing the 10th Kentucky 3

2 10th Kentucky Infantry 1862 23

3 1863 Through Tullahoma 57

4 Chickamauga 73

5 Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge 98

6 Atlanta Campaign 116

Epilogue: Postwar Biographical Information for the Officers 145

Appendices

A 10th Kentucky Roster from the Kentucky Adjutant General's Report. 1866 161

B 10th Kentucky Information from the Regimental Record Book 177

C 10th Kentucky Men Buried at National and Soldiers' Cemeteries (Rolls of Honor) 194

D Letters Written by the Men of the 10th Kentucky Infantry 197

Chapter Notes 213

Bibliography 219

Index 223