10th Missouri Infantry
The 10th Missouri (Subsequently known as the 10th Consolidated Regiment)(Steen's/Pickett's/Moore's) was organized at Camp Mulberry, situated east of Fort Smith, Arkansas on November 10, 1862.
Major battles of the 10th were: Prairie Grove - Nov 1862 (31 killed, 62 wounded); Helena AR - July 1863 (11 killed, 41 wounded, 237 captured); Pleasant Hill LA - April 1864 (10 killed, 25 wounded); Jenkins Ferry, Camden AR - April 1864 (3 killed 8 wounded). Following this battle the remaining companies were consolidated with the 12th Missouri Infantry. The men were paroled at Shreveport, LA on July 8, 1865.
Total casualties for the war: 61 Battle Deaths, 198 Deaths due to Illness, 2 Accidental Deaths.
Commanding Officers of the Regiment
Colonel: Alexander Early Steen, killed December 7, 1862; Alexander Corbin Pickett, defeated in special election December 2, 1863; William M. Moore
Lieutenant Colonel: William C. Chappell, killed December 7, 1862; William M. Moore, promoted colonel December 2, 1863; Simon Harris, killed April 30, 1864; Elijah H. Magoffin
Major: Alexander Corbin Pickett, promoted colonel December 7, 1862; Simon Harris, promoted lieutenant colonel December 2, 1863; Elijah H. Magoffin, promoted lieutenant colonel ca. July 21, 1864; Benjamin Holt
McGhee, James E. Guide to Missouri Confederate Units, 1861-1865 Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press , 2008 pp 220-224
A roster of the Unit can be found at the Missouri Division, Sons of the Confederacy Website. Companies F and G were organized in whole or part by Ripley County residents.