10th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry The 10th Kansas Infantry Regiment served in the Union Army between April 3 , 1862 , and September 20 , 1865 , during the American Civil War . Service . The 10th Kansas Infantry was organized at Paola , Kansas by consolidating the 3rd Kansas Infantry and 4th Kansas Infantry , which had recruits , but were never organized . Some members of the 5th Kansas Infantry were also consolidated into the 10th Kansas Infantry . The regiment mustered in on April 3 , 1862 for three years under the command of Colonel William F . Cloud . The regiment was attached to Dept . of Kansas to August 1862 . 2nd Brigade , Department of Kansas , to October 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , Army of the Frontier , Department of Missouri , to February 1863 . District of Rolla , Department of Missouri , to June 1863 . District of St . Louis , Missouri , Department of Missouri , to August 1863 . District of Kansas , Department of Missouri , to January 1864 . Alton , Illinois , to August 1864 . District of St . Louis , Missouri , Department of Missouri , to November 1864 . Nashville , Tennessee , Department of the Cumberland , to December 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division ( detachment ) , Army of the Tennessee , to February 1865 . 2nd Brigade , 2nd Division , XVI Corps , Military Division West Mississippi , to August 1865 . The 10th Kansas Infantry mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas on August 20 , 1865 and discharged on September 20 , 1865 . Detailed service . Moved to Fort Scott , Kan . , April 1862 , and duty there until June 4 . Companies on expedition into Indian Territory with the 2nd Ohio Cavalry June 13 - August 15 . Locust Grove , Cherokee Nation , July 3 . Reconnaissance from Grand River to Fort Gibson , Tahlequah and Park Hill , and skirmishes July 14 – 17 . Campaign against Coffey and Cockrell in Missouri August . Jackson County , Mo . , September 15 . Newtonia September 30 . Occupation of Newtonia October 4 . Old Fort Wayne or Beattie ' s Prairie near Maysville October 22 . Cane Hill October 28 . Battle of Prairie Grove , Ark . , December 7 . Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren December 27 – 31 . Moved to Springfield , Mo . , January 1863 , and duty there until February 27 . Near Mount Vernon until March 15 . Operations against Shelby until April . Moved to Rolla , Mo . , April 27 , thence to St . Louis , Mo . , June 4 – 8 . Moved to Indianapolis , Ind . , and return to St . Louis July 18 . Moved to Kansas City , Mo . , August , and duty there until January 1864 . Skirmish with Quantrill at Paola August 21 , 1863 ( detachment ) . Company I detached at St . Louis , Mo . , as provost guard July and August 1863 , rejoining at Kansas City . Company K at Topeka , Kan . , September to November 1863 . Regiment moved to St . Louis , Mo . , January 1864 , thence to Alton , Ill . , and guard military prison there until August 1864 . Non - veterans moved to St . Louis , Mo . , and mustered out August 19 – 20 , 1864 . Veterans and recruits consolidated to a battalion of four companies August 15 , 1864 . On duty at St . Louis , Mo . , until October 20 . Moved to Pilot Knob October 20 – 24 , thence to Paducah , Ky . , November 2 – 12 , and to Nashville , Tenn . , November 28 – 29 . Temporarily attached to IV Corps , Army of the Cumberland . Battle of Franklin November 30 . Battle of Nashville December 15 – 16 . Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17 – 28 . Moved to Eastport , Miss . , January 4 – 7 , 1865 . Reconnaissance to Iuka , Miss . , January 9 . Moved to New Orleans , La . , February 8 – 21 . Campaign against Mobile , Ala . , and its defenses March 17 - April 12 . Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26 - April 8 . Assault and capture of Fort Blakely April 9 . Occupation of Mobile April 12 . March to Montgomery April 13 – 25 . Duty there and in the District of Alabama until August . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 146 men during service ; 2 officers and 26 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 4 officers and 114 enlisted men died of disease .