This battery was organized at Xenia, Ohio, and was mustered into the service at Camp Dennison on the 3rd day of March, 1863, under Captain Hamilton B. White.  It was armed and equipped soon after muster in, and was ordered to St. Louis, and from there to go up the Tennessee River by boat to Pittsburg Landing, where it arrived April 13th, one week after the battle of Pittsburg Landing, fought April 6th and 7th.
     The 13th Ohio Battery, which had participated in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, was unfortunate in taking a position where the horses were shot down, and the battery was captured by the enemy.  The members of the battery were transferred to other batteries and the Thirteenth was disbanded.  Among the number so transferred was Charles M. Adams of Jerome Township, who was transferred to the Tenth Battery.
     I saw him on the battlefield the next day after the battle, and he was very much depressed.  As tears came to his eyes he informed me that he was a gunner in the 13th Battery and was mourning the loss of the gun and the unfortunate condition of his command.  He served in the 10th Ohio Battery until January 16th, 1863. was discharged on disability, but

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again reenlisted in Company C, 174th O. V. I., and served to the end of the war.
     The 10th Ohio Battery participated in the siege of Corinth, Miss., in April and May, 1862, and after the evacuation of Corinth was on garrison duty at Corinth until September, and during September was at luka.  The battery participated in the battle of Corinth October 4th, and did yeoman service in repelling the attacks of the rebel infantry by firing grape and canister at short range.
     In November the battery moved to Grand Junction.  During the winter of 1863 it was at Milliken's Bend a part of the time; in May was sent to Grand Gulf, and from this point went on a number of expeditions and had considerable skirmishing with cavalry of the enemy. In June the battery was on duty at Vicksburg, Big Black, and Jackson.
     During the winter the battery was at Vicksburg and vicinity and was remounted and equipped at Cairo in May, 1864.  The battery was then ordered to join General Sherman's army in Georgia, arrived at Ackworth May 16th, and was continuously on the firing line during the Atlanta campaign.  After the fall of Atlanta the battery was ordered to Nashville with General Thomas' army, remaining at Nashville through the winter and in March the Tenth and Fourth Ohio Batteries were consolidated.
     In April it was ordered to East Tennessee and was on duty at London until ordered to Camp Dennison, Ohio, and mustered out July 17th, 1865.   The losses by death were eighteen.