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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Missouri was a border state and sent many men to the | Missouri was a border state and sent many men to the armies on both sides. Nearly 110,000 men fought for the Union, while about 40,000 served the Confederacy. They fought both in Missouri and in other states. Many battles and skirmishes were fought within Missouri itself.<ref>Wikipedia contributers, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_in_the_American_Civil_War Missouri in the American Civil War], (accessed 9 August 2011).</ref> | ||
The [http://www.civilwarstlouis.com/cwstltimeline/ Civil War St. Louis: Timeline] is actually a timeline for all of Missouri since 1764 when it was founded. However the part for 1846 through 1870 describes related events before, during, and after the Civil War with links to additional information on many topics. | The [http://www.civilwarstlouis.com/cwstltimeline/ Civil War St. Louis: Timeline] is actually a timeline for all of Missouri since 1764 when it was founded. However the part for 1846 through 1870 describes related events before, during, and after the Civil War with links to additional information on many topics. | ||
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*St. Louis Public Library (SLPL)owns a copy of the NARA indexes and compiled military service records for Missouri Union and Confederate soldiers. SLPL also owns NARA's ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops,''and provides lists of [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/MOILL1.HTM Missouri men who served in Illinois regiments] and [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/momenks.htm Missouri men who served in Kansas regiments] on its website. <br> | *St. Louis Public Library (SLPL)owns a copy of the NARA indexes and compiled military service records for Missouri Union and Confederate soldiers. SLPL also owns NARA's ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops,''and provides lists of [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/MOILL1.HTM Missouri men who served in Illinois regiments] and [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/momenks.htm Missouri men who served in Kansas regiments] on its website. <br> | ||
*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations.'' (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, c1964).{{FSC|499078|item|225 FS Library films beginning with film 1488552}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compiled-records-showing-service-of-military-units-in-confederate-organizations-1861-1865/oclc/122654112&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this microfilm]. View Online at | *United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations.'' (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, c1964).{{FSC|499078|item|225 FS Library films beginning with film 1488552}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compiled-records-showing-service-of-military-units-in-confederate-organizations-1861-1865/oclc/122654112&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this microfilm]. View Online at [https://www.archive.org/details/volunteerunitsunion Internet Archives].<br> | ||
*Bartels, Carolyn M., comp., ''The Forgotten Men, Missouri State Guard'' (Shawnee Mission, KS: Two Trails Publishing, 1995). This is an alphabetical list of over 7000 soldiers and officers of the Missouri State Guard (or Home Guards) organized by Confederate General Sterling Price. A casualty list index by name and place is also included. {{FSC|739655|title-id|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M28b}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/forgotten-men-missouri-state-guard/oclc/ Other libraries with the book (WorldCat)] | *Bartels, Carolyn M., comp., ''The Forgotten Men, Missouri State Guard'' (Shawnee Mission, KS: Two Trails Publishing, 1995). This is an alphabetical list of over 7000 soldiers and officers of the Missouri State Guard (or Home Guards) organized by Confederate General Sterling Price. A casualty list index by name and place is also included. {{FSC|739655|title-id|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M28b}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/forgotten-men-missouri-state-guard/oclc/ Other libraries with the book (WorldCat)] | ||
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*Bartels, Carolyn M., ''Missouri Amnesty''. (s.l.: Bartels,?). After the Civil War, pro-Southerners were required to sign an oath of allegiance to obtain a Presidential pardon and regain the right to vote. {{FSC|756040|title-id|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2bar}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/missouri-amnesty/oclc/ Other libraries (WorldCat)]. | *Bartels, Carolyn M., ''Missouri Amnesty''. (s.l.: Bartels,?). After the Civil War, pro-Southerners were required to sign an oath of allegiance to obtain a Presidential pardon and regain the right to vote. {{FSC|756040|title-id|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2bar}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/missouri-amnesty/oclc/ Other libraries (WorldCat)]. | ||
*Eakin, Joanne C. and Donald R. Hale, ''Branded as Rebels: A list of Bushwackers, Guerrillas, Partisan Rangers, Confederates and Southern Sympathizers from Missouri during the War Years.'' (s.l.: Eakin and Hale, | *Eakin, Joanne C. and Donald R. Hale, ''Branded as Rebels: A list of Bushwackers, Guerrillas, Partisan Rangers, Confederates and Southern Sympathizers from Missouri during the War Years.'' (s.l.: Eakin and Hale, ?) Most entries are references to sources ranging from National Archives records to contemporary newspapers. {{FSC|F685127|title-id|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2e}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/branded-as-rebels-a-list-of-bushwhackers-guerrillas-partisan-rangers-confederates-and-southern-sympathizers-from-missouri-during-the-war-years/oclc/ Other libraries (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
*Weant, Kenneth E. ''Civil War records, Missouri Confederate Calvary.''(Arlington, Texas | *Weant, Kenneth E. ''Civil War records, Missouri Confederate Calvary.''(Arlington, Texas : K.E. Weant, c2009), {{FSC|1650705|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2wkm vs. 1-3}} and ''1769 deaths reported by Missouri Confederate regiments [and] companies reported in the St. Louis republic, 20 January 1895 to 14 April 1895.'' {{FSC|973438|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2wk}}. | ||
* Weant, Kenneth E. ''Missourians in the Civil War: (Transcribed from Missouri Newspapers). ''39 Vol. FS Library book 977.8 B38w v. 1-39. | * Weant, Kenneth E. ''Missourians in the Civil War: (Transcribed from Missouri Newspapers). ''39 Vol. FS Library book 977.8 B38w v. 1-39. | ||
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*The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Missouri are available online. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. The service records are available at no charge at any library that provides free access to Fold3. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | *The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Missouri are available online. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. The service records are available at no charge at any library that provides free access to Fold3. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | ||
*St. Louis Public Library (SLPL) owns a copy of the NARA indexes and compiled military service records for Missouri Union and Confederate soldiers. | *St. Louis Public Library (SLPL) owns a copy of the NARA indexes and compiled military service records for Missouri Union and Confederate soldiers. SLPL also owns NARA's ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops,'' and provides lists of [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/MOILL1.HTM Missouri men who served in Illinois regiments] and [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/momenks.htm Missouri men who served in Kansas regiments] on its website. | ||
*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations.'' (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, c1964).{{FSC|499078|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Film 1488552}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compiled-records-showing-service-of-military-units-in-confederate-organizations-1861-1865/oclc/122654112&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this microfilm]. View Online at | *United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations.'' (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, c1964).{{FSC|499078|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Film 1488552}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/compiled-records-showing-service-of-military-units-in-confederate-organizations-1861-1865/oclc/122654112&referer=brief_results Other libraries with this microfilm]. View Online at [https://www.archive.org/details/volunteerunitsunion Internet Archives]. | ||
Also see [[Missouri in the Civil War#Missouri_Soldiers.27_Records:_War_of_1812_-_WWI|Missouri Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - WWI]] below. | Also see [[Missouri in the Civil War#Missouri_Soldiers.27_Records:_War_of_1812_-_WWI|Missouri Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - WWI]] below. | ||
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*St. Louis County Library has [https://www.slcl.org/content/descriptive-recruitment-lists-volunteers-united-states-colored-troops-state-missouri-1863-18 An Index to Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863–1865] (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894 – 6 rolls) available online. This index has 5,500+ entries and can be browsed either by recruits’ names or by slave owners’ names. The index provides the following information:<br>• Recruit’s last name<br>• Recruit’s first name<br>• Age<br>• Birth State<br>• County of Birth<br>• Slave Owner<br>• County of Residence<br>• State of Residence<br>• Roll<br>• Frame | *St. Louis County Library has [https://www.slcl.org/content/descriptive-recruitment-lists-volunteers-united-states-colored-troops-state-missouri-1863-18 An Index to Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863–1865] (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894 – 6 rolls) available online. This index has 5,500+ entries and can be browsed either by recruits’ names or by slave owners’ names. The index provides the following information:<br>• Recruit’s last name<br>• Recruit’s first name<br>• Age<br>• Birth State<br>• County of Birth<br>• Slave Owner<br>• County of Residence<br>• State of Residence<br>• Roll<br>• Frame | ||
The U.S. Congress allowed slave owners whose slaves were serving in the Military Service to request compensation for that slave. | The U.S. Congress allowed slave owners whose slaves were serving in the Military Service to request compensation for that slave. The claim was based on the slave's military service. Indexes at [https://www.slcl.org/content/civil-war-slave-compensation-claims-compiled-military-service-records-us-colored-troops Civil War Slave Compensation Claims in Compiled Military Service Records of U.S. Colored Troops] provide information on the soldier and the former slave owner. These records were placed in the soldier's military file. | ||
=== Missouri Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - WWI === | === Missouri Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - WWI === | ||
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*Bantin, James. ''A Guide to Civil War collections.'' ([Columbia, Missouri]: Western Historical Manuscript Collection, 1995.), {{FSC|967101|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M23b}}. | *Bantin, James. ''A Guide to Civil War collections.'' ([Columbia, Missouri]: Western Historical Manuscript Collection, 1995.), {{FSC|967101|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M23b}}. | ||
*Weant, Kenneth E. ''Civil War records, Union troops.'' (Arlington, Texas | *Weant, Kenneth E. ''Civil War records, Union troops.'' (Arlington, Texas : K.E. Weant, c2007-2012), {{FSC|1389671|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2wkc vs. 1-8}} and ''Civil War records, Missouri State Guard : cavalry regiments.'' {{FSC|1953764|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2wksc}} and ''Civil War records, Missouri State Guard : Infantry regiments.'' {{FSC|1937220|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2wks}} and ''Civil War records, Missouri volunteer infantry.'' {{FSC|1937237|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2wkv vs. 5 & 7}} and ''Civil War records : Missouri enrolled militia infantry regiments.'' {{FSC|1937240|item|disp=FS Library book 977.8 M2wka v. 3}} | ||
==== Websites ==== | ==== Websites ==== | ||
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*Fellman, Michael. ''Inside War, The Guerrilla Conflict in Missouri During the American Civil War''. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1989). This is a useful book for searching Missouri Confederates.[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AInside+War%2C+The+Guerrilla+Conflict+in+Missouri+During+the+American+Civil+War&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Libraries with this book (WorldCat)].<br> | *Fellman, Michael. ''Inside War, The Guerrilla Conflict in Missouri During the American Civil War''. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1989). This is a useful book for searching Missouri Confederates.[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AInside+War%2C+The+Guerrilla+Conflict+in+Missouri+During+the+American+Civil+War&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Libraries with this book (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
*Bartels, Carolyn M. ''The Civil War in Missouri, Day by Day, 1861-1865''. | *Bartels, Carolyn M. ''The Civil War in Missouri, Day by Day, 1861-1865''. (Shawnee Mission, KS: Two Trails Publishing, 1992). This book gives a chronology of events in Missouri. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AThe+Civil+War+in+Missouri%2C+Day+by+Day%2C+1861-1865+&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Libraries with this book (WorldCat)].<br> | ||
==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | ==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) ==== | ||
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