10th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Confederate)

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Brief History
The 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment had its origins in volunteer militia companies organized in the late 1850's in Rockingham County. Eleven companies made up the Tenth Virginia. Seven companies were drawn from Rockingham County, two from Shenandoah County, one from Page and one from Madison County. A total of about 1,350 men in all served in the Tenth during the time when the regiment was under arms. As part of the Army of Northern Virginia, the regiment saw action in every major engagement that was fought in Virginia, Maryland (except Sharpsburg) and Pennsylvania.Of the 276 engaged at Gettysburg more than twenty-five percent were disabled. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 2 officers and 43 men. The field officers wer Colonels Simeon B. Gibbons and Edward T.H. Warren, Lieutenant Colonels Dorilas H.L. Martz and Samuel T. Walker, and Majors Isaac G. Coffman and Joshua Stover.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. See for a complete muster roster for this Regiment.

Company A (Strasburg Guards) - many men from Shenandoah County Company B ( Rockingham Rifles) many men from Rockingham County Company C (1st) (Southern Grays)

Company C ( 2nd) (Mauck's Company)  - many men from  Rockingham County Company D (Bridgewater Greys)  - many men from Rockingham County Company E (Peaked Mt. Grays) - many men from Rockingham County Company F (Muhlenburg Rifles) - many men from  Shenandoah County

Company G (Valley Guards) - many men from  Rockingham County;

Company H (Chrisman's Infantry) - many men from  Rockingham County

Company  I ( Riverton Invincibles)  - many men from Rockingham County and Alleghany County. See for muster roster for men from Covington, Alleghany County.

Company K ( Page Volunteers) - many men from  Page County

Company L ( Jeff Davis Guards) - many men from  Madison County

The above information is from 10th Virginia Infantry, by Terrence V. Murphy