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

by Dennis W. Belcher

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786441532
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	07/15/2009
Pages:	235
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dennis W. Belcher has edited or authored nine books on the Civil War and has published in the North & South magazine. He lives in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     

1. Organizing the 10th Kentucky     
2. 10th Kentucky Infantry 1862     
3. 1863 Through Tullahoma     
4. Chickamauga     
5. Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge     
6. Atlanta Campaign     

Epilogue: Postwar Biographical Information for the Officers     
Appendices:
A. 10th Kentucky Roster from the Kentucky Adjutant General’s Report, 1866     
B. 10th Kentucky Information from the Regimental Record Book     
C. 10th Kentucky Men Buried at National and Soldiers’ Cemeteries
(Rolls of Honor)     
D. Letters Written by the Men of the 10th Kentucky Infantry     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

worthwhile study”—Civil War News; “if you have an affinity for regimental histories and also for Union Kentucky regiments then you’re in for a real treat. Belcher did a tremendous job researching this book. He has an ancestor in the 10th Kentucky Infantry and it’s that kind of personal connection that turns works like these into labors of love.”—Civil War Book Club; “compiling this unit history was clearly a labor of love...a solid contribution”—North & South; “a worthwhile read”—The NYMAS Review.

From the Publisher

compiling this unit history was clearly a labor of love...a solid contribution

North & South

if you have an affinity for regimental histories and also for Union Kentucky regiments then you're in for a real treat. Belcher did a tremendous job researching this book. He has an ancestor in the 10th Kentucky Infantry and it's that kind of personal connection that turns works like these into labors of love.

Civil War Book Club

worthwhile study

Civil War News