The 10th Ohio Cavalry Regiment was organized at Camp Taylor in Cleveland, Ohio, in October 1862 and mustered in for a three years under the command of Colonel Charles C.

[1][2][3] Companies were mustered in beginning in December 1862 and continuing through July 1863.

Companies A and M were mustered in at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio.

The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to August, 1863.

3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to November 1863.

2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1864.

2nd Brigade, Kilpatrick's 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1864.

The 10th Ohio Cavalry mustered out of service July 24, 1865, at Lexington, North Carolina.

Expedition to Auburn, Snow Hill, Liberty, etc., April 2–6.

Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga Campaign August 16-September 22.

Schulz's Mill, Cosby Creek, January 14, 1864 (detachment).

Lee's Cross Roads and Ringgold Gap May 2.

Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church, and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.

Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.

Flint River Station and Jonesborough August 30.

Sweetwater and Noyes Creek near Powder Springs October 2–3.

Walnut Creek and East Macon November 20.

Buckhead Creek or Reynolds' Plantation November 28.

Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, March 16.