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10th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment

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

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.

Service

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,188.

Bibliography

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