10th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 10th Michigan Infantry Regiment was a infantry regiment that served in the Union Army between February 10 , 1862 and August 1 , 1865 , during the American Civil War . Service . The 10th Michigan Infantry was organized at Flint , Michigan and mustered into Federal service for a three - year enlistment on February 10 , 1862 . Tenth Michigan Infantry . — Col . , Charles M . Lum ; Lieut . - Cols . , Christopher J . Dickerson , William H . Dunphy ; Majs . , James J . Scarrett , Henry S . Burnett , Sylvan Ter Bush . This regiment was organized at Flint during the fall and winter of 1861 - 62 and was mustered in , Feb . 6 , 1862 . It left the state April 22 , being ordered to Corinth , and was first in action at Farmington . It participated in the siege of Corinth ; was engaged at Boonville in June ; was then ordered to Nashville and assigned to the 1st brigade , and division , Rosecrans ' army . It was engaged in provost , guard and fatigue duty at Nashville , Murfreesboro and on Stone ' s river during the year . On Dec . 31 it guarded an ammunition train for the army , made a march of 54 miles in 36 hours , and participated in the engagement at Stone ' s river . On Jan . 3 , 1863 , Cos . A and D were attacked by a large force of guerillas , but repulsed them , killing 15 and capturing as many more . On the 25th a squad guarding a train was captured by 200 of the enemy ' s cavalry . Twenty - seven men of the 10th being near , went forward and routed the enemy with heavy loss , capturing guns and horses and saving most of the train , which had been fired . On April 10 several hundred guerillas drove a detail of 46 men away from the train they were guarding , but reinforced by 15 men , the guard returned and saved the train . In August and September the regiment joined in the march from Murfreesboro to Columbia , Stevenson , and Bridgeport , Ala . , then moved to Anderson ' s cross - roads , thence to Smith ' s ferry , which place was reached Oct . 26 . On Nov . 26 it participated in the capture of Chickamauga Station , and then moving towards Knoxville marched for several days , but was ordered to Columbus , reaching there Dec . 9 . It moved for Chattanooga on the 15th and 395 having reenlisted as veterans on Feb . 6 , 1864 , they were expecting to receive the longed - for furlough , but instead on the 23d , the regiment was ordered to prepare for a movement into Georgia . The order was cheerfully obeyed and the regiment participated in the battle of Buzzard Roost , losing 13 killed , 36 wounded and 17 missing . It made a gallant advance over two sharp ridges , but being unsupported was compelled to return to its earlier stand . It was furloughed home in March and on its return reached Chattanooga May 11 , in time to take part in the Atlanta campaign . It was engaged at Resaca , Rome and Dallas , was in reserve at Kennesaw mountain , fought at Peachtree creek , Sandtown , Red Oak , Rough and Ready , and at Jonesboro charged the enemy ' s works , taking 400 prisoners and a stand of colors , losing 30 killed and 47 wounded . It went into camp at Atlanta on Sept . 8 , and on the 28th moved to Stevenson , Huntsville , Athens and Florence , skirmishing at the latter place . It proceeded to Chattanooga , thence to Rome , Ga . , and moved forward with the army on the Savannah campaign , engaging in skirmishes at Sandersville and Louisville , four companies defeating a superior force at the latter place . The regiment reached Savannah Dec . 11 and moved into the city on the 21st . It then participated in the campaign of the Carolinas , being engaged with the enemy at Fayetteville , Averasboro , Southfield road and Bentonville . It reached Richmond May 7 , was in the grand review at Washington , moved to Louisville , Ky . , in June , and was mustered out on July 19 . Its original strength was 997 : gain by recruits , 791 ; total , 1 , 788 . Loss by death , 299 . The regiment was mustered out on August 1 , 1865 . The Tenth Michigan Infantry as it exists today is a Civil War Reenactment group dedicated to reliving history by first person impressions and educating on the history of the American Civil War through portrayals in schools , in parades and at local events throughout Michigan and the United States . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 7 officers and 95 enlisted men who were killed in action or motally wounded and 2 officers and 223 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 327 fatalities .