Category: Military

by Samuel C. Broughton, Sgt Co. I, 21st Illinois Infantry I first enlisted at Robinson, Illinois, April 27th, 1861, for three months. Was mustered at Mattoon, Illinois into Co I, Seventh Ill, afterwards 21st, Ill. We held an...

Short history of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade December, 1861, Brigade organized in Osceola, Missouri March 7-8, 1862, Battle of Elk Horn Tavern (Pea Ridge) April 1862, Missouri Brigade transfers to the east side of the...

PRICE’S COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT. The capture of Lexington by Price’s army was a crushing blow to Fremont’s ambition. He had permitted a disorderly mass of citizen soldiers to defy his army of occupation. Something had to be done...

Report Provost-Marshal General, March 17, 1866. Mess. and Doc., 1865—66, Part III., p. 63. 3 It is proper to mention that this retaliatory action was under the authority of the State of Missouri. General Curtis, commanding the...

  Name County Unit & Other Information Abbott, Milt Knox W/P Allsman Death Squad Allen, A. J. Knox Priest’s Co. MSG ’61 Allen, James Marion Priest’s Co. MSG ’61 Allen, John Marion POW 1 1/61 by...

Marion County A very special thanks to Gordon Byers for the following information on the 1883 Roll and the Monroe County, Missouri Roll list below! The U.S. Congress directed the Pension Office to prepare a list of individuals...

NAME GIVEN NAME BIRTHDATE ETHNICITY BIRTHPLACE COUNTY/CITY STATE ABBAY Arthur C. 4 Aug 1887 B b. Hannibal MO; b. 1886? Morgan IL ABBEY John Clinton 10 Jun 1885 B works in Ilasco MO Marion MO ABBEY Samuel 16 Oct 1886 B Hannibal...