10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

The 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service
The 10th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on November 25, 1861. The regiment was mustered out on November 22, 1865.

Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 1 officers and 24 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 3 officers and 262 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 290 fatalities.

Commanders

 * Colonel James A. Barrett - resigned May 12, 1862.
 * Colonel Dudley Wickersham - resigned May 10, 1864.