The 10th Louisiana Infantry (African descent) was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

[1][2] It was composed primarily of freed or escaped slaves from Louisiana's plantations and was commanded by white officers.

The unit was organized at Lake Providence and Goodrich Landing, Louisiana, between May 6 and August 8, 1863.

[4] The regiment participated in the expedition from Vicksburg to Rodney and Fayette, Mississippi, between September 29 and October 3, 1864.

The unit was sent to Algiers, Louisiana, on February 26, 1865, and then to Fort Barrancas, Florida.