Person:Charles McCauley (1)

Sgt. in the Civil War, Co. B, 10th Infantry (Union) along with brother 2nd Lt. John T. McCauley. Served from 10-12-61 to 12-6-64.

Name: Charles B McCauley , Enlistment Date: 12 October 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Kentucky Unit Numbers: 763 763 Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 12 October 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 10th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 21 November 1861. Mustered out Company B, 10th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 06 December 1864 in Louisville, KY

10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry

Organized at Lebanon, Ky., November 21, 1861. Attached to 2nd Brigade,Army of Ohio, to December, 1861. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Ohio,to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Ohio,to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps,Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to December, 1864.

SERVICE.-Advance on Camp Hamilton, Ky., January 1-15, 1862. Action at Logan's Cross Roads on Fishing Creek January 19. Battle of Mill Springs January 19-20. Duty at Mill Springs till February 11. Moved to Louisville, thence to Nashville, Tenn., February 11-March 2. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 20-April 7. Expedition to Bear Creek, Ala., April12-13. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. Courtland Bridge July 25 (Cos. "A" and "H"). Decatur August 7. March to Nashville, Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August20-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-16. Battle ofPerryville, Ky., October 8. March to Gallatin, Tenn., and duty there till January 13, 1863. Operations against Morgan December 22, 1862, to January2, 1863. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., January 13, 1863; thence to Murfreesboro and duty there till June. Expedition toward Columbia March4-14. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Before Chattanooga September 22-26. Siege of Chattanooga September 26-November23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Reconnaissance of Dalton, Ga., February22-27, 1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9.Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations online of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church andAllatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June15-17. Near Marietta June 19. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Vining Station July 9-11. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Moved to Ringgold, Ga., thence to Chattanooga, Tenn., and duty there until November. Ordered to Kentucky November 14. Mustered out December 6, 1864.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 70 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 144 Enlisted men by disease. Total 221.

Regiment: 10th Infantry Regiment KY
Date Mustered: 06 December 1864
Regiment Type: Infantry
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 2
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 70
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 5
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers

Regimental History Tenth Infantry KENTUCKY (3-YEARS)

Tenth Infantry. -- Cols., John M. Harlan, William H. Hays; Lieut.-Col., C. Wharton; Maj., Henry G. Davidson.

This regiment was mustered into service by Maj. Sidell, U. S. mustering officer, Nov. 21, 1861.

In connection with the first victory of note in the West -- that of Mill Springs -- the regiment played an important part, though it was sent on a movement which prevented its participation in the actual battle. From Mill Springs the regiment marched to Louisville and from the latter place it went by steamboat down the Ohio and up the Cumberland to Nashville, and from Nashville it marched to Pittsburg landing.

It accompanied an expedition up the Tennessee River on transports to Chickasaw where the troops landed and penetrated the country to destroy a railroad bridge east of Corinth and near Iuka. After the capture of Corinth the regiment moved with Buell's army and in June was at Tuscumbia, Ala.

In July it garrisoned the town of Eastport, Miss. It crossed the river at Eastport and marched with trains to Florence, Ala. On July 25 two companies (A and H) were posted to guard Courtland bridge, and while there a large force of Confederate cavalry under Gen. Armstrong fell upon them and captured them. Capt. Henry G. Davidson, who was in command of the two companies, complimented especially Capt. Pendleton and Lieuts. Reynolds, Barry and Shively. Several of his men were wounded, and 11 of the enemy were killed and more than 20 wounded.

The regiment garrisoned Winchester, Tenn., in August, then made the long march to Louisville, and in the organization of the army at the time of the battle of Perryville was in Fry's brigade, Schoepf's division, the 3rd army corps, Gen. Gilbert, being brigaded with the 4th Ky., 10th and 74th Ind. and 14th Ohio.

It followed in the pursuit of Bragg out of the state and then marched to Gallatin, Tenn. In order to protect the railroad from Morgan's raid, Col. Harlan left Gallatin, moved his brigade by cars as far up the road as they could go, then by rapid marching pushed on to Elizabethtown in time to engage in a fight with Morgan s men 10 miles beyond that place on the Rolling Fork. Discovering a force of the enemy there he says he ordered up the infantry at double quick.

From the pursuit of Morgan the regiment returned to Nashville and on Jan. 26, 1863, was sent by Gen. Rosecrans with the 4th Ky. and 74th Ind., a cavalry detachment and a section of artillery, under command of Col. Harlan, from Murfreesboro, toward La Vergne and Nolensville, to operate against the Confederate cavalry. The enemy was encountered and heavy skirmishing took place, but the enemy retired and the regiment remained on duty at La Vergne.

It was with Rosecrans' army in the campaign from Murfreesboro during the summer of 1863, participated in the actions at Hoover's Gap, Fairfield, Tullahoma, Compton's creek, and in September in the great battle of Chickamauga. The loss of the regiment in the latter engagement attests its gallantry; the official return of casualties shows that it lost 1 officer killed (Capt. Bevill), 20 men killed, 9 officers and 125 men wounded, 1 officer and 10 men captured, making a total loss of 166.

After the battle of Chickamauga the regiment remained with the army at Chattanooga and bore its part in the actions which occurred in November, culminating in the final charge upon and the capture of Missionary Ridge. The next day it advanced with the pursuit to West Chickamauga creek, a distance of 8 miles, and the next day reached Ringgold.

On the 28th it aided in destroying the railroad and bridges and on the 28th marched back to the camp at Chattanooga. In Feb. 1864, it advanced with the troops under Gen. Thomas and fought at Rocky Face Ridge. It was stationed at Ringgold, which was then the outpost of the army, until May 10, when it started on the Atlanta campaign, taking part in all the movements and engagements of that eventful summer, moving all the time with the troops under Gen. Thomas.

From Tunnel Hill to the capture of Atlanta, through the months of May, June, July and August, there was a continuous series of fights in the rough country of northern Georgia, at Resaca, Adairsville, Calhoun, Kingston, Kennesaw Mountain, the Chattahoochee River, Peachtree Creek, Utoy Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, and many other points.

On July 9 the regiment had a notable and severe experience on the north bank of the Chattahoochee, where it successfully resisted the advance of an entire brigade until reinforcements arrived. The regiment was mustered out at Chattanooga Dec. 6. 1864.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 323

Battles Fought

Fought on 01 January 1862 at New Market, KY.
Fought on 01 April 1862 at Columbia, TN.
Fought on 25 June 1862 at Courtland, AL.
Fought on 08 August 1862 at Decatur, AL.
Fought on 08 August 1862 at Huntsville, AL.
Fought on 15 August 1862.
Fought on 01 November 1862 at Nashville, TN.
Fought on 11 November 1862 at Gallatin, TN.
Fought on 19 September 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.
Fought on 20 September 1863 at Chickamauga, GA.
Fought on 23 September 1863 at Chattanooga, TN.
Fought on 25 November 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN.
Fought on 15 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Pickett's Mills, GA.
Fought on 09 July 1864 at Chattahoochee River, GA.
Fought on 09 July 1864 at Vining Station, GA.
Fought on 21 July 1864 at Peach Tree Creek, GA.
Fought on 07 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 11 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 16 August 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 01 September 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.