The Great Rebellion ~ The American Civil War
Accounts of Action and Rosters of the Men From
Wabasha County, Minnesota
TENTH REGIMENT
Record of 10th regt. Minn. Vols. is as follows: Was organized in August, 1862, and stationed at the frontier posts until June, 1863, when it was ordered upon Indian expedition. Participated in the engagement with the Indians upon the plains, on July 24, 26 and 28, 1863. Was ordered to rendezvous at St. Louis, Missouri, in October, 1863, and went from there to Columbus, Kentucky, in April, 1864; from there to Memphis, Tennessee, in June, 1864; and was assigned to the 16th Army Corps. Participated in the following battles, sieges, skirmishes and marches: in the battle of Tupelo, July 13, 1864; Oxford expedition, August, 1864; and marched in pursuit of Price from Brownsville, Arkansas, to Cape Girardeau; thence they went by boat to Jefferson City; from there to Kansas line and back to St. Louis, Missouri. This regiment participated in the battles of Nashville, Tennessee, December 15 and 16, 1864; was at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely in April, 1865, and was discharged at Fort Snelling, August 19, 1865.
The following is a correct list of names of volunteers from this county in that regiment:
Tenth Regiment Volunteer Infantry
List compiled by Jerry Anderson
| Name | Rank | Company | Town | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chas W Hacket | Captain | C | Wabasha | dsch for genl disbl by order 1864 |
| Albert (S) Hopson | 1st Lieutenant | C | Plainview | prom Capt dsch dsbl 9/26/64 |
| John Lathrop | 2nd Lieutenant | C | Elgin | promo 1st Lt dsch 3/30/64 |
| Wallace W Case | 1st Sergeant | C | Plainview | promo 2nd Lt dsch with regiment |
| Oliver (H) Holcombe | Sergeant | C | Highland | dsch for promo to major in US colored infantry |
| John B Robinson | Sergeant | C | Elgin | dsch with regiment |
| Oliver (P) Crawford | Sergeant | C | Elgin | dsch dsbl 10/7/62 |
| Martin (W) Benschter (Bechter) | Sergeant | C | Oakwood | dsch dsbl 12/3/63 |
| John W Murphy | Corporal | C | Greenfield | killed 12/16/64 in battle of Nashville |
| John M Burnham | Corporal | C | Plainview | promo sgt dsch 4/4/65 for promo to USCI |
| Francis W Knapp | Corporal | C | Highland | promo sgt dsch 1/1/65 for wnds received at Nashville (wnd in hand lost ring and little fingers) |
| James M Collier | Corporal | C | Greenfield | reduced to ranks dsch with regiment |
| Chas G Dawley | Corporal | C | Highland | promo sgt killed 12/16/64 at the battle of Nashville |
| Henry Hipple | Corporal | C | Plainview | promo quartermaster dsch with regiment |
| Austin D Caroll (Carroll) | Corporal | C | Plainview | killed 12/16/65 at the battle of Nashville |
| Collins Pratt | Musician | C | Oakwood | dsch with regiment |
| Octavus (Octavius A) Leland | Musician | C | Elgin | dsch with regiment |
| David Ackley | Wagoner | C | Plainview | dsch with regiment |
| Joseph Hewitt | Private | B | Glasgow | dsch 8/1865 absent |
| David Staples | Private | B | Minneiska | dsch 8/19/1865 |
| M H Stevens | Private | B | Mazeppa dsch | 5/26/1865 per order |
| Hiram Bemis | Private | C | Plainview | promo corp dsch dsbl 4/11/63 |
| John W (M) Benthall | Private | C | Wabasha | dsch with regiment |
| Clarence Buck | Private | C | Plainview | dsch 8/19/65 |
| Franklin (M) Buck | Private | C | Plainview | dsch 1865 absent |
| Silas R Burpee | Private | C | Greenfield | straggled from ranks while marching in Arkansas never heard from since |
| Clarence (L) Burtch | Private | C | Plainview | dsch with regiment |
| John Burton | Private | C | Highland | dsch 8/1/65 absent |
| John Byrnes (Burnes) | Private | C | Highland | dsch with regiment |
| William Canfield | Private | C | Highland | promo corp dsch with regiment |
| Alanson (H) Case | Private | C | Oakwood | wnd Nashville 12/16/64 dsch with regiment |
| Joseph Chamberlain | Private | C | Elgin | dsch with regiment |
| Thomas (C) Clepperton (Cepperton) | Private | C | Elgin | dsch with regiment |
| William Collins | Private | C | Plainview | dsch with regiment |
| David E Cross | Private | C | Elgin | promo corp sgt dsch with regiment |
| Edwin Cross | Private | C | Elgin | dsch 4/29/1865 per order |
| Thomas J Cross | Private | C | Plainview | promo Musician dsch with regiment |
| Daniel (M) Davis | Private | C | Elgin | dsch dsbl 4/11/63 |
| Wm R Davis | Private | C | Elgin | dsch dsbl 5/25/63 |
| Edward Day | Private | C | Plainview | dsch dsbl 5/25/63 |
| Almon H Doeg | Private | C | Plainview | died 12/19/64 of wnds rcvd at Nashville |
| George W Drew | Private | C | Wabasha | promo corp dsch with regiment |
| Peter Erickson | Private | C | Oakwood | dsch with regiment |
| David Foley | Private | C | Oakwood | dsch dsbl 8/15/64 |
| Chas D Foster | Private | C | Plainview | dsch with regiment |
| James G Foster | Private | C | Highland | died 3/5/65 at Memphis TN |
| Zelotus Foster | Private | C | Highland | dsch dsbl 5/11/65 |
| Gilbert Hancock | Private | C | Elgin | died 2/28/65 at Memphis TN of wnds rcvd at Nashville |
| Francis Harpham | Private | C | Minneiska | dsch 4/18/65 for wnds(ankle) rcvd at Nashville |
| Henry Harpham | Private | C | Minneiska | dsch 8/19/65 |
| James W Hayes | Private | C | Plainview | promo corp sgt dsch 8/19/65 |
| Lewis Johnson | Private | C | Plainview | deserted 12/1/62 at Ft Ridgely |
| Hans Juelson (Jaelson) | Private | C | Highland | dsch with regiment |
| George W Knowlton | Private | C | Greenfield | dsch with regiment |
| Merritt (G) Lawrence | Private | C | Plainview | died 3/26/63 at LeSueur MN |
| Albert Linstram | Private | C | Wautopa | dsch with regiment |
| James W Lockey | Private | C | Plainview | wnd Tupelo expedition dsch with regiment |
| James Mallinson | Private | C | Watopa | dsch dsbl 4/11/1863 |
| Geo Mathewson | Private | C | Elgin | dsch dsbl 1/26/64 |
| Edward (H) Matterson | Private | C | Highland | died 7/14/65 at New Orleans of small pox |
| Arthur Mckay | Private | C | Elgin | dsch 6/5/1865 |
| James H McRay | Private | C | Elgin | dsch with regiment |
| Robt Moody | Private | C | Elgin | dsch dsbl 10/5/64 |
| David Mullens | Private | C | Wabasha | died 2/2/65 on hospital steamer D A January |
| Eusebius Mullens | Private | C | Wautopa | died 1/12/65 of wnds recvd in battle of Nashville |
| Christ Nelson | Private | C | Highland | killed 12/16/64 in the battle of Nashville |
| John Nelson | Private | C | Minneiska | trans to veteran reserve corps 10/63 |
| Royal W Olmsted | Private | C | Elgin | dsch 6/5/65 |
| Lemuel (S) Orton | Private | C | Minneiska | dsch 5/15/65 |
| Charles Osgood | Private | C | Plainview | dsch 8/19/65 |
| John Parker | Private | C | Wabasha | dsch with regiment drafted |
| Josiah A Peck | Private | C | Plainview | promo corp sgt dsch with regiment |
| Otis Pomeroy | Private | C | Elgin | dsch with regiment |
| Wm M Purvis (Parvis) | Private | C | Plainview | dsch 5/12/65 |
| Geo C Putnam | Private | C | Minneiska | dsch 5/16/65 |
| Nathan Putnam | Private | C | Minneiska | killed 12/16/64 at Nashville |
| James M Rounds | Private | C | Elgin | absent when dsch |
| John L Safford | Private | C | Plainview | promo corp dsch with regiment |
| Christian Shilson | Private | C | Minneiska | dsch 6/24/65 |
| Wm O Sleeper | Private | C | Oakwood | dsch 5/12/65 |
| Henry Snyder | Private | C | Wautopa | dsch 1865 absent |
| Henry Southwick | Private | C | Pepin | dsch with regiment |
| Henry Stuart | Private | C | Highland | dsch 7/17/65 absent |
| James K Taft | Private | C | Highland | promo corp dsch with regiment |
| Geo W Tenny | Private | C | Plainview | dsch dsbl 9/3/63 |
| John Thompson | Private | C | Plainview | promo corp sgt dsch with regiment |
| John Tuft | Private | C | Plainview | dsch 8/19/1865 |
| Ogden (D) Warner | Private | C | Plainview | dsch with regiment |
| Horace (B) Whiting | Private | C | Wabasha | dsch 6/5/65 |
| Francis H (M) Wildes (Wilde) | Private | C | Greenfield | promo corp dsch 1865 absent |
| Daniel Winter (Einter) | Private | C | Elgin | dsch dsbl 4/5/65 |
| John D Winter | Private | C | Elgin | dsch with regiment |
| Wm W Wright | Private | C | Minneiska | died 3/1/63 at LeSueur MN |
| Nathaniel Yeoman | Private | C | Highland | dsch dsbl 6/30/65 |
| Daniel Young | Private | C | Elgin | dsch dsbl 10/14/64 |
| Solomon Young | Private | C | Watopa | dsch 9/27/64 for wnds received at the battle of Tupelo |
| Ulric Berg | Private | D | Wabasha | died 10/1/64 at Memphis TN |
| John Reeves | Private | D | Lake City | died 12/18/1865 of wnds rcvd Nashville |
| Samuel Middleton | Private | E | Plainview | died 2/25/65 at Memphis TN of wounds rcvd at Nashville |
| Charles Flemming | Private | F | Oakwood | killed 12/16/64 at Nashville |
| August Krueger | Private | F | Minneiska | drowned in Mississippi river 5/22/65 |
| Bartholomew Costello | Private | H | Plainview | dsch with regiment |
| James Perkins | Private | H | Oakwood | dsch 8/19/65 |
| Walter McNallan (M'Nallan) | Private | H | Highland | promo corp wnd in thigh dsch 8/19/65 |
| Samuel Radabaugh | Private | H | Highland | Mustered but never joined company no record of discharge |