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Muster In: Organized at Springfield June 21, 1861.1
Muster Out: Ordered home for muster out June 19. Mustered out July 6, 1864.2
Commander(s):
Commander 1
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Commander 2
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | Second Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
Fourth Brigade | Second Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19, 1864)6,7
Sent home for muster out, remnants attached to 37th Massachusetts (June 19, 1864). 8,9
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
- Note: Ordered home for muster out June 19. Veterans and recruits transferred to 37th Massachusetts. Mustered out July 6, 1864.11
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.12
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.13
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.14
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.15
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.16
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.17
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.18
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles19:
- Before Petersburg June 17-19.
- Ordered home for muster out June 19.
- Mustered out July 6, 1864.
Bibliography:
- 10th MA: “Ours.” Annals of 10th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, in the Rebellion
- 10th MA: The Civil War Diary of Berea M. Willsey
- 10th MA: The Tenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864
- 10th MA: When This Cruel War is Over
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 10th MA: “Ours.” Annals of 10th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, in the Rebellion
- 10th MA: The Civil War Diary of Berea M. Willsey
- 10th MA: The Tenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864
- 10th MA: When This Cruel War is Over
- NP: June 23, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: Associated Press, June 19-21
Sources:
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 227 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 548 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 10th Massachusetts Entry, Page 83; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 227 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 548 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 227 ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 10th Massachusetts Entry, Page 83; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩