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Tenth Regiment, Indiana Legion

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana - Vol. I, Pages 133-134
Published 1869

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.


Officers of the Tenth Indiana Legion

Volume III - of the Report of the Adjutant General
Published 1866
Pages 465-469

Field and Staff Officers

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

Company Officers

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