Missouri 10th Volunteer Cavalry (Union)
1862-10-01
Organized - Missouri 10th Volunteer Cavalry - Missouri
1862-12-26
Battle - Chickasaw Bayou - Warren County, Mississippi
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Daniel W. Ballou, and Lieutenant Benjamin Joel
CaptainDaniel W. Ballou
LieutenantBenjamin Joel
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Major GeneralFrancis Preston Blair Jr.
1863-05-18
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
1864-10-23
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Frederic W. Benteen, and Major William H. Lusk
Lieutenant ColonelFrederic W. Benteen
MajorWilliam H. Lusk
1864-10-23
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Edward F. Winslow, and Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Benteen
ColonelEdward F. Winslow
Lieutenant ColonelFrederick W. Benteen
1864-10-23
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Alfred Pleasonton
Major GeneralAlfred Pleasonton
1864-10-23
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Edward F. Winslow
ColonelEdward F. Winslow
1864-10-23
Battle - Westport - Westport, Missouri
The Battle of Westport, fought October 21-23, was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River and the decisive battle of Confederate Gen. Stirling Price's 1864 Missouri campaign. Directions guide the visitor to the first of twenty-five narrative markers on a 32-mile, self-guided automobile tour and a self-guided walking tour of Byram's Ford and the Big Blue Battlefield. Each marker provides directions to the next stop on the tour. A written brochure is available from the Battle of Westport Visitor Cen…READ MORE
1865-04-02
Battle - Selma - Selma, Alabama
The war was almost over when Union troops under the leadership of Gen. James H. Wilson and 13,500 cavalry and mounted infantry (the Raiders) invaded Alabama. Anticipating invasion, Selma prepared as best it could. But Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's highly outnumbered 2,000 men, consisting of mostly old men and boys, could not hold Wilson's Raiders. The people of Selma were doomed even before the battle started on April 2, 1865. Selma has the largest historic district in Alabama, and it is the second-old…READ MORE
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