10th Regiment, Texas Infantry (Nelson's) - Confederate

Brief History
Completed its organization at Waco, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865.

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,893 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Texas. Washington: National Archives, 1959. Online at: Internet Archive

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Texas 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.


 * Texas in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Texas, 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.


 * Davenport, W. G. Incidents of the life of W.G. Davenport : which occurred during the time of his service in the Civil War. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),


 * Wynn, W. O. Biographical sketch of the life of an old Confederate soldier : also three years as a cowboy on the frontier of Texas. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990),