HISTORICAL SKETCH:
Men of the 10th fought at Olustee under the 1st and 2nd Infantry Battalions. Following Olustee these two units were combined into the 10th Florida Infantry Regiment in Virginia. The regiment was active at Cold Harbor, then participated in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and in the Appomattox Campaign. It surrendered with the Army of Northern Virginia.
OFFICERS: Colonel:
• Charles F. Hopkins Lieutenant Colonel:
• William W. Scott Major:
• John Westcott ASSIGNMENTS:
Jun 64 - Apr 65 - Perry’s-Finegan’s Brigade, Anderson’s-Mahone’s Division, 3d Corps,
Army of Northern Virginia
BATTLES:
St. John’s Bluff, Florida (one Co.) Sep. 11, 1862
Olustee - Feb. 20, 1864
Cold Harbor, VA – May 12–21, 1864, June 1-3, 1864
Petersburg Siege
Reames Station, VA – Aug. 21, 1864
Green Station
Cross Roads, VA – Aug. 10, 1864
Bellfield, VA Dec. 9, 1864,
Weldon Railroad, VA – Aug. 21, 1864
Hatcher’s Run, VA – Feb. 1865
Turkey Ridge, VA – Apr. 9, 1865
Appomattox Court House, VA – Apr. 9, 1865
ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 2238 men.
Some of the men were from Alachua and Putnam counties.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Clark, James S. 'General Lyon and the Fight for Missouri.' In War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, IA, Vol. 2). Des Moines, IA: Kenyon, 1897. pp. 274-92 (10 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v56.
Ritner, Jacob B. Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner. [Ed by Charles F. Larimer] Western Springs, IL: Signourney, 2000. 453 p. E507.5.1st.L68.
Wilkie, Franc B. Pen and Powder. Boston: Ticknor, 1888. 383 p. E601W69.
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