TENTH REGIMENT, THIRD BRIGADE, (Switzerland County) - Fifteen companies were organized in Switzerland county between June 17th, 1861 and August 29th, 1863. During the first two years of the war, while martial enthusiasm was at its greatest height, drills and parades were regularly and frequently held.
A portion of this command rendered valuable service in guarding rebel prisoners at Camp Morton, in the summer of 1862 and was always ready when called upon by the proper authorities to do duty at any point.
At the time of Kirby Smith's and Bragg's invasion of Kentucky, eight hundred officers and men of the Tenth, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Stepleton, volunteered their services and, under the order of the Governor, guarded the border thoroughly, and held themselves in readiness to march to Louisville to aid in the defense of that city. At one time the Tenth marched to Wasaw, Kentucky, for the protection of that place, and on several occasions was called out to repel threatened invasions. Three companies at another time laid upon their arms along the Ohio every night for three weeks, watching and guarding against guerrilla bands, which were swarming in the border counties on the opposite shore.
Meager and imperfect reports from the officers of the command preclude the possibility of enumerating the varied and important services which it rendered, and which secured for it a high rank among the most efficient regiments of the Legion.
Volume
III - of the Report of the Adjutant General
Published 1866
Pages 465-469
| Names | Rank | Residence | Date of Commission | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ormsby | Colonel | Vevay | June 8, 1861 | |
| Harris Kenney | Colonel | Vevay | May 25, 1863 | |
| Jesse J. Stepleton | Lieut. Colonel | Vevay | Sept. 20, 1862 | Resigned Feb. 14, '63 |
| Harmon L. Clark | Lieut. Colonel | Oct. 6, 1862 | ||
| Hugh B. Schultz | Major | July 2, 1863 | ||
| John Armstrong | Adjutant | Vevay | Dec. 10, 1863 | |
| William C. Sweezy | Surgeon | Bennington | Dec. 10, 1863 | |
| James A. Works | Judge Adv. | Dec. 10, 1863 | ||
| William B. Ownes | Paymaster | Dec. 10, 1863 |
| Names | Rank | Residence | Date of Commission | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier Country Guards | ||||
| Theophilus M. Danglade | Captain | Vevay | June 17, 1861 | Entered U. S. service |
| Charles W. Lemon | 1st Lieut. | Vevay | June 17, 1861 | Entered U. S. service |
| Paul Clark | 2d Lieut. | Vevay | June 17, 1861 | Entered U. S. service |
| Craig Township Guards | ||||
| John Anderson Jr. | Captain | Craig | June 18, 1861 | Resigned May 31, '62 |
| Fleming J. Siebenthal | Captain | Craig | Oct 23, 1862 | Entered U. S. service |
| Merrit H. Roberts | 1st Lieut. | Craig | June 18, 1861 | Resigned June 14, '62 |
| Isaac F. Banta | 1st Lieut. | Craig | Oct 23, 1862 | Entered U. S. service |
| William R. Johnston | 2d Lieut. | Craig | June 18, 1861 | Entered U. S. service |
| Hezekiah P. Roberts | 2d Lieut. | Craig | July 17, 1862 | |
| Fairview Guards | ||||
| Stephen R. Tinker | Captain | Fairview | Feb. 2, 1862 | Entered U. S. service |
| John H. McHenry | Captain | Fairview | Aug. 13, 1862 | Resigned |
| James A. Gilbert | Captain | Fairview | June 27, 1863 | |
| John H. McHenry | 1st Lieut. | Fairview | Feb. 3, 1862 | Promoted Captain |
| James R. Fisher | 1st Lieut. | Fairview | Aug 13, 1862 | Resigned June 25, '63 |
| Allen E. Wiley | 1st Lieut. | Fairview | June 27, 1863 | |
| John Cunningham | 2d Lieut. | Fairview | Feb. 3, 1862 | Resigned April 2, '62 |
| Allen E. Wiley | 2d Lieut. | Fairview | April 2, 1862 | Resigned June 25, '63 |
| Andrew J. McHenry | 2d Lieut. | Fairview | Aug. 13, 1862 | |
| James W. Lewis | 2d Lieut. | Fairview | June 27, 1863 | |
| Harrison Guards | ||||
| Abel Stout | Captain | Bennington | Feb. 6, 1862 | |
| Levi Adkinson | 1st Lieut. | Bennington | Feb. 6, 1862 | |
| George W. Jackson | 2d Lieut. | Bennington | Feb 6, 1862 | Resigned Sept. 1, '62 |
| Isreal Marquis | 2d Lieut. | Bennington | Sept. 1, 1862 | Removed from county |
| Isaac M. Smith | 2d Lieut. | Bennington | Sept. 26, 1863 | |
| Indian Creek Rifle Company | ||||
| Samuel Pavy | Captain | Vevay | June 5, 1862 | |
| Fred C. Gondin | 1st Lieut. | Vevay | June 5, 1862 | Resigned |
| Fleming M. Jones | 1st Lieut. | Vevay | June 27, 1862 | |
| Merrit Banta | 2d Lieut. | Vevay | June 5, 1862 | Declined |
| Robert W. LeClerc | 2d Lieut. | Vevay | June 27, 1862 | |
| Bennington Guards | ||||
| William C. Sweezy | Captain | Bennington | June 27, 1862 | Resigned July 31, '63; Promoted Surgeon |
| Thomas B. McGregor | Captain | Bennington | Sept. 1, 1863 | |
| Jordan Wainscott | 1st Lieut. | Bennington | June 27, 1862 | Resigned |
| William A. McQuiner | 1st Lieut. | Bennington | Sept. 1, 1863 | |
| John Rochat | 2d Lieut. | Bennington | June 27, 1862 | Resigned |
| Benjamin F. Rodgers | 2d Lieut. | Bennington | Sept. 1, 1863 | |
| Pleasant Guards | ||||
| Thomas W. Bassett | Captain | Cross Plains | July 17, 1862 | |
| James Stevenson | 1st Lieut. | Cross Plains | July 17, 1862 | |
| Hiram P. Stage | 2d Lieut. | Cross Plains | July 17, 1862 | Entered U. S. service |
| David Voris | 2d Lieut. | Cross Plains | Sept. 20, 1862 | |
| Union Guards | ||||
| John Lancaster | Captain | Braytown | Sept. 11, 1862 | Removed from county |
| John H. Brown | Captain | Braytown | Nov. 5, 1864 | |
| John Anderson | 1st Lieut. | Braytown | Sept. 11, 1862 | Resigned |
| Nicholas Vineyard | 1st Lieut. | Braytown | Sept. 24, 1862 | Resigned Aug. 30, '64 |
| William M. Miller | 1st Lieut. | Braytown | Nov. 5, 1864 | |
| Isaac Banta | 2d Lieut. | Braytown | Sept. 11, 1862 | Resigned |
| John Lauderbaugh | 2d Lieut. | Braytown | Sept. 24, 1862 | Entered U. S. service |
| Jeremiah Shafer | 2d Lieut. | Braytown | Nov. 5, 1864 | |
| Enterprise Guards | ||||
| Harvey M. Hall | Captain | Enterprise | March 16, 1863 | Resigned Aug. 22, '63 |
| John J. Nowottny | Captain | Enterprise | Aug. 23, 1863 | |
| John J. Nowottny | 1st Lieut. | Enterprise | March 16, 1863 | Promoted Captain |
| Daniel Meelick [Melick] | 1st Lieut. | Enterprise | Aug. 23, 1863 | |
| George P. Tinker | 2d Lieut. | Enterprise | March 16, 1863 | Resigned Aug. 22, '63 |
| Cyrenus A. Garlinghouse | 2d Lieut. | Enterprise | Aug. 23, 1863 | Removed from State |
| Ezra G. Seymour | 2d Lieut. | Enterprise | April 16, 1864 | |
| Posey Township Guards | ||||
| Benjamin C. Hicks | Captain | Davis Corners | April 25, 1863 | |
| Samuel P. Walker | 1st Lieut. | Davis Corners | April 25, 1863 | Removed from county |
| Benjamin F. McIntyre | 1st Lieut. | Davis Corners | Nov. 21, 1863 | |
| William L. Goddard | 2d Lieut. | Davis Corners | April 25, 1863 | Removed from county |
| William Walker | 2d Lieut. | Davis Corners | Nov. 21, 1863 | |
| Vevay Union Guards | ||||
| John R. Morerod | Captain | Vevay | July 25, 1863 | |
| Charles A. Thieband [Thiebaud] | 1st Lieut. | Vevay | July 25, 1863 | |
| William Demint | 2d Lieut. | Vevay | July 25, 1863 | |
| Florence Cavalry Guards | ||||
| Lemuel Bledsoe | Captain | Florence | July 25, 1863 | |
| John F. McCreary | 1st Lieut. | Florence | July 25, 1863 | |
| Edwin Marshall | 2d Lieut. | Florence | July 25, 1863 | |
| Craig Township Rangers | ||||
| Joshua d. Griffith | Captain | Morefield | Aug. 22, 1863 | |
| Joseph F. Gray | 1st Lieut. | Morefield | Aug. 22, 1863 | |
| William Culbertson | 2d Lieut. | Morefield | Aug. 22 1863 | Entered U. S. service |
| Edward Hafford | 2d Lieut. | Morefield | Nov. 15, 1864 | |
| York Township Guards | ||||
| James H. Patterson | Captain | Florence | Aug. 29, 1863 | |
| Cornelius Miller | 1st Lieut. | Florence | Aug. 29, 1863 | |
| Reuben Ellis | 2d Lieut. | Florence | Aug. 29, 1863 | Entered U. S. service |
| Charles H. Albro | 2d Lieut. | Florence | April 16, 1864 | Artillery State Guards |
| M. Long Duplan | Captain | Vevay | July 12, 1861 | Resigned, Oct. 2, '61 |
| Richard F. Holder | Captain | Vevay | July 25, 1863 | |
| Richard F. Holder | 1st Lieut. | Vevay | July 12, 1861 | Promoted Captain |
| Napoleon LeClerc | 1st Lieut. | Vevay | July 25, 1863 | |
| John Armstrong | 2d Lieut. | Vevay | July 12, 1861 | Resigned, July 25, '63 |
| Jonathan J. Roberts | 2d Lieut. | Vevay | July 25, 1863 | |