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8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) (view source)
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles,companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles,companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
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Company A - Captain William H. Kershmer - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | |||
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Company B - Captain Hamilton W. Goodyknootz - many men from Laclede County, Missouri. | |||
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Company | Company C - Captain Albert Demuth - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | ||
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Company D - Captain Robert P. Matthews - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | |||
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Company E - Major William J. Bodenheimer, and Captains Luther J. Mathews, and Hugh Sheppard - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | |||
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Company | Company F - Captains John B. Coffee, John M. Lacey, Levi P. McAdoo, and James M. Reaser - many men from Buffalo, Missouri. | ||
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Company G - Major James H. Carrison, and Captain Heorge Stepper - many men from Marshfield, Missouri. | |||
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Company H - Captains WIlliam Jones and Hugh Boyd - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | |||
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Company | Company I - Captains Levi P. McAdoo and Nelson B. McDowell - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | ||
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Company K - Captains George Stepper, Edward D. Heathrington, and N. S. McCleur - many men from Polk County, Missouri. | |||
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Company L - Major Josephus G. Retch, and Captains Robert M. Keller, and Sanford H. Moore - many men from Marshfield, Missouri. | |||
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Company M - Captains Kennedy and Robert P. Mathews - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | |||
Company M - Captains Kennedy and Robert P. Mathews - many men from Springfield, Missouri. | |||
The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book,''(Civil War Records Union Troops Missouri Volunteer Calvary)''Volume 4.<ref name="weant" /><br> | The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book,''(Civil War Records Union Troops Missouri Volunteer Calvary)''Volume 4.<ref name="weant" /><br> | ||