| Army of 10,000 | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1861–1862 |
| Disbanded | February, 1862 |
| Allegiance |  Mississippi |
| Type | Infantry and cavalry |
| Campaigns | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | James L. Alcorn Reuben Davis |
The Army of 10,000 was a hastily-assembled volunteer unit of Mississippi troops in the American Civil War sent to support Confederate forces in Kentucky during the winter of 1861-1862. Despite the name, this organization amounted to less than 5,000 troops. Volunteers enlisted in the Army for a 60-day term of service, and after performing garrison duty in Kentucky, they were sent home in February 1862 and disbanded.[1]
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar. (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Volume 2. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. pp. 754–761.