10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

Brief History
This Unit was organized at Columbus, Vincennes, Terre Haute, New Albany and Indianapolis, Indiana, December 30, 1863, to April 30, 1864. They mustered out at Vicksburg, Mississippi, August 31, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 10th Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 10th Indiana Cavalry Regiment at Wikipedia.

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * Rosters at Ranger95.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - many men from Posey and Vanderburgh counties
 * Company B - many men from Knox, Vanderburgh, Gibson, and Posey counties
 * Company C - many men from Jackson, Jennings, Warren, and Bartholomew counties
 * Company D - many men from Switzerland County
 * Company E - many men from Clark County
 * Company F - many men from Pike, Daviess, Warrick, Knox, Gibson, and Vanderburgh counties
 * Company G - many men from Spencer, Dubois, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Gibson counties
 * Company H - many men from Jefferson County
 * Company I - many men from Monroe County
 * Company K - many men from Posey, Gibson, and Bartholomew counties
 * Company L - many men from Bartholomew, Lawrence, and Jennings counties
 * Company M - many men from Dubois, Warrick, Spencer, Pike, and Vanderburgh counties

Regimental History and Roster

 * History of the Tenth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. By James Birney Shaw. Lafayette, IN: Burt-Haywood Co., 1912. Online at: Internet Archive, HathiTrust,

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * 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 'Indiana 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.


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