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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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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.<br> | 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.<br> | ||
Company A - Captain William H. Moeller St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company A - Captain William H. Moeller [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company B - Captain Henry Obermueller, Captain Fred Louis Muller in St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company B - Captain Henry Obermueller, Captain Fred Louis Muller in St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company C - Captain Bernhard Essrogers, Captain Peter Helle, Captain Felix Sproehnle, Captain Richard Flach (Flack) - | Company C - Captain Bernhard Essrogers, Captain Peter Helle, Captain Felix Sproehnle, Captain Richard Flach (Flack) - St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company D - Captain Phillip Adolph, Captain Chas F. Koch - St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company D - Captain Phillip Adolph, Captain Chas F. Koch - [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company E - Captain Henry Deubach - St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company E - Captain Henry Deubach - St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company F - Captain Henry Nagel - St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company F - Captain Henry Nagel - St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company G - Captain Bernhard Essrogen, Captain Richard Flack (Flach) - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company G - Captain Bernhard Essrogen, Captain Richard Flack (Flach) - enrolled in St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company H - Captain Anton Gerster - St. Louis, St. Louis County | Company H - Captain Anton Gerster - St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company I - Captain John E. Henseler, Captain J.D. Voerster - | Company I - Captain John E. Henseler, Captain J.D. Voerster - St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri | ||
Company K - Captain Fred Louis Mueller (Muller), Captain Louis Winkelmaier - St. Louis, St. Louis County<br> | Company K - Captain Fred Louis Mueller (Muller), Captain Louis Winkelmaier - St. Louis, [[St. Louis, Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri <br> | ||
The information about the companies and counties is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, ''Civil War Records, Missouri Volunteer Infantry'', ''Volume 2, Three Year Volunteer Regiments 4-10'', (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages 29-42. {{FHL|1937237|item|disp=FHL 977.8 M2wkv v. 2}} | The information about the companies and counties is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, ''Civil War Records, Missouri Volunteer Infantry'', ''Volume 2, Three Year Volunteer Regiments 4-10'', (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages 29-42. {{FHL|1937237|item|disp=FHL 977.8 M2wkv v. 2}} | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Missouri in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | ||
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Missouri in the Civil War|Missouri in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Missouri, and how to find them | *[[Missouri in the Civil War|Missouri in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Missouri, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||