10th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment

The 10th Kansas Infantry Regiment was a militia infantry regiment from Kansas that served in the Union Army between October 9 and October 29, 1864, during the American Civil War.

10th Kansas Infantry Regiment (Militia)
ActiveOctober 9 – 29, 1864
DisbandedOctober 29, 1864
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
TypeMilitia
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
ColonelWilliam Pennock

Service

The regiment was called into service on October 9, 1864, to defend Kansas from Maj. Gen. Sterling Price and his men.[1] It saw action at Byram's Ford, Big Blue, Westport, Mine Creek, Little Osage River and Marias des Cygnes after pursuing Price. On October 29, 1864, it was disbanded.[1]

See also
  • List of Kansas Civil War Units

References
  1. Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,188.

Bibliography
  • Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.
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