10th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate

Brief History
10th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry was organized in December 1863. M.L. Young's 11th Battalion, Missouri Cavalry was its nucleous. It surrendered in June 1865. The commanders were Colonel Robert R. Lawther, Lieutenant Colonel Merritt L. Young, and Major George W.C. Bennett.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - Captains Charles Harrison and John D. Brinker

Company B - Captains William H. Frazier, Irving Brown, and Hezekiel Pace

Company C - Captains B.S. Powell

Company D - Captain Richard M. Hancock

Company E - Captain James P. Rice

Company F - Captain James Porter

Company G - Captain William H. Sims

Company H - Captains William T. Barry, Albert Hornbeck, and Louis T. Kutschmier

Company I - Captain William H. McPike

Company K - Captain Asbury Vandiver

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site lists 1,114 men on the roster for this regiment. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Missouri in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Missouri in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Missouri, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.