Illinois 10th Infantry Regiment (3 months)

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The 10th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861) was formed from first four Companies reporting at Springfield, Illinois April 20, 1861, which were ordered to Cairo,Illinois April 22. Regiment fully organized by the addition of three other Infantry Companies and three Artillery Companies and mustered in for three months' service by Capt. John Pope, U. S. A., April 29, 1861. It was mustered out July 29, 1861.

The Regiment lost by disease 4 during service. OFFICERS:
ASSIGNMENTS:
SERVICE:

Attached to Prentiss' Brigade and on garrison duty at Cairo, Illinois till July.

ROSTERS:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 952 men.

Company A - Adams County

Company B - Morgan County

Company C - DeKalb County

Company D - Adams County

Company E - Adams County

Company F - LaSalle County (Also known as Ottawa Artillery or Houghtaling's Battery)

Company G - Morgan County

Company H - Sangamon County

Company I - Sangamon County (Also known as Springfield Artillery and Hopkins' Battery)

Company K - Madison County (Also known as McAllister's Battery and Plainfield Artillery)

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REFERENCES:

REF: Wikipedia
Dyer, Frederick H., A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion

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Historical Sketch & Roster of The 10th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861)
Rigdon, John C.


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