On Ancestry and Fold3

A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, by Frederick H Dyer, p. 1409
1514130106-00091_2\">New York, Cartes-de-visite, 1860-1865: 10th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts: 10th New York Infantry
New York Civil War Regiment Lists: 10th New York Infantry Regiment
Civil War "Widows' Pensions": 10th New York Infantry Regiment
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
New York, Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Service, 1861-1865
New York, Grand Army of the Republic Records, 1866-1931
New York, Veteran Burial Cards, 1861-1898

Other Sources

New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center: 10th Infantry Regiment
NewYork_Infantry\">Wikipedia: 10th New York Volunteer Infantry
Regiment,NewYorkInfantry\">Family Search Research Wiki: 10th Regiment, New York Infantry
The Civil War in the East: 10th New York Infantry Regiment
The Battle of Gettysburg: 10th New York Volunteer Infantry Battalion
Stone Sentinels: The National Zouaves

NEW YORK TENTH INFANTRY (Three Years) Tenth Infantry.-Cols., Walter W. McChesney, John E. Bendix, Joseph Yeamans, George F. Hopper; Lieut.-Cols., Alexander B. Elder, John W. Marshall, George F. Hopper, Anthony L. Woods; Majs., John W. Marshall, John Missing, George F. Hopper, Anthony L. Woods, Charles W. Cowtan. The 10th, the National Zouaves, was recruited in New York city and Brooklyn and mustered into the U. S. service, April 27 and 30 and May 2 and 7, 1861, for two years. From Sandy Hook, where it was encamped, the regiment embarked for Fortress Monroe on June 5, and was ordered to join the reserve during the battle of Big Bethel. Headquarters were established at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, and here the regiment was stationed until the opening of the campaign on the Peninsula the following year. In May, 1862, the 10th moved to Norfolk and Portsmouth and on June 7, was attached to the 3d brigade, 2nd division, 5th corps, which it joined at Bottom's bridge on the Chickahominy. It was active in the Seven Days' battles, encamped at Harrison's Landing until late in August, when it returned to Newport News, whence it was ordered to Manassas and fought bravely in the second Bull Run, losing 115 men in killed, wounded and missing. At South mountain and Antietam, it was held in reserve; was in action at Shepherdstown, after which it was assigned to the 3d brigade, 3d division, 2nd corps, with which it fought at Fredericksburg, where almost one-half of the members of the regiment who went into action were killed, wounded or missing. A portion of the winter was spent in the performance of guard duty at headquarters and the original two years members not reenlisted were mustered out at New York on May 7, 1863. The remainder of the regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four companies, to which were later added two companies of new recruits and the veterans of the 8th N. Y. artillery. The battalion was made provost guard of the 3d division, 2nd corps and in March, 1864, was attached to the 3d brigade, 2nd division, 2nd corps. It was active at the Wilderness, where the loss was 95 members, at Spottsylvania, Laurel Hill, the North Anna river, Totopotomy and Cold Harbor. It then served during the long siege of Petersburg, being engaged in the early assaults on the works there, at the Weldon railroad, Deep Bottom, Strawberry plains, Reams' station, the Boydton road, Hatcher's run, White Oak road, and in the final assault on the fortifications, April 2, 1865. In the pursuit which followed the evacuation, the 10th was in line with its brigade and performed guard duty near Richmond until the welcome orders to return home. The 10th was mustered out at Munson's hill, Va., June 30, 1865. During its term of service, it lost 130 by death from wounds and 89 by death from accident, imprisonment or disease. Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 55 NEW YORK TENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY (VETERAN). National Guard Zouaves; McChesney Zouaves. (Three Years) This regiment, Col. Waters W. McChesney, was accepted and designated by the State May 15, 1861. It was organized in New York city, and the companies were mustered in the service of the United States for two years: A and B, April 27; C, D, E, F, G and H, April 30; I and K, May 2 and 7, 1861, respectively. At the expiration of its term of service the three years' men were formed into a battalion of four companies--A, B, C and D-under Maj. George F. Hopper, and May 7, 1863, the regiment, under Col. John E. Bendix, was honorably discharged and mustered out at New York city, while the battalion continued in service. Companies E and F, mustered in the United States service for three years, joined the battalion in April, 1864. June 15, 1865, Companies L and M, 8th N. Y. Volunteer Artillery, became, by transfer, Companies H and G of the battalion, a Company I was formed of the men of Companies B, C and E, and a Company K of the men of Companies A, D and F, 8th N. Y. Volunteer Artillery, not mustered out with their regiment; a few of the men of these last six companies were also transferred to the original six companies of the battalion. June 20, 1865, Company F received, by transfer, 15 men of the 16th N. Y. Volunteer Cavalry. The companies were recruited principally: A--the original National Guard Zouaves--I and K at New York city; B in Troy; C--the Volunteer State Zouaves--D, E, G and H in New York city; F--Morgan State Zouaves--in Brooklyn; second Companies E and F in New York city. The regiment left the State, June 6, 1861, and served at and near Fort Monroe, Va., from June 7, 1861; at Norfolk, Va., 7th Corps, from May, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, from June 7, 1862; in the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, from September 24, 1862; as Provost Guard of General Sumner's Grand Division, Army of the Potomac, from December 7, 1862; in 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from December 26, 1862; the battalion as Provost Guard, 3d Division, 2d Corps, from April 27, 1863; with 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, from June, 1863; and in the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, from March, 1864. The regiment, commanded by Col. Joel B. Baker, was honorably discharged and mustered out, June 30, 1865, at Munson's Hill, Va. Source: Phisterer, p. 1,843

New York TENTH REGIMENT. This regiment, still in the service as a battalion, located at Albany, was organized in 1860. Company A was also known as the Albany Zouave Cadets, and B as the Washington Continentals. The regiment served the State in the so-called "Anti-Rent War " in the Helderberg Mountains, in summer of 1865, and at West Albany during the Labor and Railroad riots in July, 1877. February I7, I88I, Companies A, B, D and K, of the 10th Regiment, were detached therefrom and organized as the 10th Battalion, the 10th Regiment, with its remaining companies, being then disbanded; the designation of Company K was changed to C, October 1, 1884. Company B was organized as an independent company, the "Washington Continentals," July 4, 1854; joined militia as a company of light artillery, attached to the 76th Regiment, August 28, 1856; assigned to the 29th Regiment December 26, 1860; became the nucleus and Company B of the 10th Regiment December 29, 1860; mustered in service of United States as Company B, 177th Volunteers, November 2I, 1862, for nine months; mustered out September 10, 1863; it became Company B, 10th Battalion, February I7, 1881; during the War of the Rebellion the company furnished sixty officers to N. Y. Volunteers. Company A was organized as an independent company about June 7, 1860, and known as the "Albany Zouave Cadets " it joined the National Guard, 10th Regiment, December 29, 1860; it became Company A, 10th Battalion, February I7, I881; during the War of the Rebellion the company furnished for the armies of the United States about seventy-five commissioned officers. Company D was organized July 2, I86I, as Company D, 10th Regiment. Company C was organized April 5, 1877. April 28, 1898, the battalion was made part of the 1st Regiment, National Guard, composed of organizations of the 3d Brigade, its companies becoming Companies A, B, C and D, of this regiment, with which they entered the service of the United States as part of the 1st Regiment, N. Y. Volunteer Infantry, May 20, 1898, and were mustered out of such service February 20, 1899. The Battalion has received authority to place silver rings on the lances of its colors, engraved as follows: On the National Color.-McGill's Ferry, La., January 6, 1863; Ponchatoula, La., March 24, 1863; McGill's Ferry, La., March 24, 1863; Civique's Ferry. La., March 25, 1863; Amite River, La., May 10 and 11, 1863; Port Hudson, La., May 23 to July 8, 1863; Spanish-American War, 1898; Hawaii, 1898. On the State Color.-Helderbergs, 1865; West Albany, 1877; Buffalo, 1892; Albany, 1901. Service in the War of the Rebellion. The 10th Regiment left the State December 16, 1862, having volunteered and been accepted as a regiment of volunteers for service of nine months, and was known in such service as the 177th Volunteers, which see for officers. Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

New York 10th Infantry (Union)

Related Records