10th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Waco, Texas, during the winter of 1861-1862. Many of its members were from Houston and Tyler, and Grimes, Freestone, San
Augustine, and Washington counties. It served in the Department of Texas, then was captured at
Arkansas Post in January,
1863. Exchanged and reorganized, the unit was assigned to Deshler's, J.A. Smith's, and
Granbury's Brigade, and in September, 1863, consolidated with the 6th Infantry Regiment and the
15th Cavalry Regiment (dismounted). The command went on to participate in the campaigns of
the Army of Tennessee from
Chickamauga to Bentonville. It lost 20 killed, 95
wounded, and 28 missing at Chickamauga, and in December, 1863, totalled 642 men and 437
arms. Few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels Roger Q. Mills and
Allison Nelson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. Young, and Majors Seymour C. Brasher and John
R. Kennard.
