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Submitted: 2/17/14 • Approved: 10/8/18 • Last Updated: 10/11/18 • R27384-G0-S3
PRIVATE US Army
Company C 10 Kansas Infantry
Civil War Union
Death date unknown
Plot: GAR Soldiers Antietam Circle #2
American Civil War Soldiers
Name Nimrod Buckner
Residence Mount Vernon, Missouri
Enlistment Date November 7, 1861
Side Served Union
State Served Kansas
Regiment 10 Regiment, Kansas Infantry
Company C,A
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on November 7,1861. Enlisted in Company C, 10 Infantry Regiment Kansas on February 11, 1863. Mustered Out Company C, 10 Infantry Regiment Kansas on August 30, 1865.
Rank In Private
Regimental History:
Tenth Infantry Kansas
Date of Organization: April 3, 1862
Muster Date: August 30, 1865
This regiment was formed at Paola, Kansas, April 3, 1862, by the consolidation of the 3rd and 4th regiments, together with a few members of the 5th. The battalion was finally mustered out at Montgomery, Alabama, August 30, 1865, and was paid and discharged at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas September 20, 1865.
Of its conduct at the battle of Fort Blakely, General Gilbert, commanding the brigade in which it served, said:
"The 10th Kansas, a little band of heroes, rushed forward into the jaws of death, with a determination to conquer or die. ... Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon them."
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident 2
Officers Died of Disease or Accident 4
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded 26
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident 118
Battles Fought
Fought September 18, 1861 Bates, Misouri
Fought April 15, 1862 Camp Halleck, Kansas
Fought December 7, 1862 Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Fought December 15, 1864 Nashville, Tennessee
Fought December 16, 1864 Nashville, Tennessee
Fought April 3, 1865 Fort Blakely, Alabama
Fought April 9, 1865 Fort Blakely, Alabama
Contributed on 2/17/14 by donna_rees2003
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