10th Texas Infantry Regiment

10th Texas Infantry Regiment
10th Texas Infantry Regiment, Co D Flag
ActiveOctober 1861 – 26 April 1865
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Confederate States of America,  Texas
Branch Confederate States Army
TypeInfantry
SizeRegiment
Nickname(s)Nelson's Regiment
EquipmentRifled musket
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Allison Nelson
Roger Q. Mills
Sepia tone photo shows a bearded man in a black coat.
Allison Nelson was the first colonel.

The 10th Texas Infantry Regiment was a unit of Confederate States Army infantry volunteers organized in October 1861 that fought during the American Civil War. The regiment was captured in its first major action at Arkansas Post in January 1863. After being exchanged three months later, the 10th Texas was consolidated with two other regiments and assigned to Patrick Cleburne's division. Subsequently, the consolidated regiment fought at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and Ringgold Gap in 1863. After becoming an independent regiment again, the 10th Texas fought in the Atlanta Campaign, and at Franklin and Nashville in 1864. After a second consolidation the troops fought at Averasborough and Bentonville in 1865. The regiment's soldiers surrendered to Federal forces on 26 April 1865.