10th Texas Cavalry Regiment
The 10th Texas Cavalry Regiment was a unit of mounted volunteers in the Confederate States Army which fought during the American Civil War. The regiment mustered as cavalry in October 1861 but was dismounted in April 1862 and served as infantry for the rest of the war. The regiment was present at the Siege of Corinth, and fought at Richmond, Ky., Stones River, and Chickamauga in 1862–1863, in the Meridian and Atlanta campaigns and at Nashville in 1864, and at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley in 1865. The remaining 65 members of the regiment surrendered to Federal forces on 4 May 1865.
| 10th Texas Cavalry Regiment | |
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 The standard of the 10th Texas Cavalry Regiment | |
| Active | October 1861 – 4 May 1865 |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Confederate States of America |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America,  Texas |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Type | Cavalry, Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Equipment | Rifled musket |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Matthew Fielding Locke |
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References
- "The Battle of Richmond, August 29–30, 1862". American Battlefield Trust. 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 3. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle. 1987a [1883]. ISBN 0-89009-571-X.
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 4. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle. 1987b [1883]. ISBN 0-89009-572-8.
- Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
- Cozzens, Peter (1991). No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06229-9.
- Cozzens, Peter (1996). This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06594-8.
- Hamilton, Matthew K.: TENTH TEXAS CAVALRY from the Handbook of Texas Online (April 9, 2011). Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- Niemeyer, Stephanie Piefer: LOCKE, MATTHEW F. from the Handbook of Texas Online (April 26, 2011). Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- Oates, Stephen B. (1994) [1961]. Confederate Cavalry West of the River. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-71152-2.
- Stroud, David V.: ECTOR'S BRIGADE from the Handbook of Texas Online (April 9, 2011). Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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