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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 Henry R. Switzer, Captain William A. Taulby - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | |||
Company | Company B - Captain James H. Coffee, Captain William S. Oliver - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | ||
Company | Company C - Captain Monroe Harrison, Captain James Sullivan - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | ||
Company | Company D - Captain Thomas H. Oliver, Captain Edwin Wakefield - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | ||
Company | Company E - Captain Edward J. Castillo - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | ||
Company | Company F - Captain William B. Collins, Captain Jesse H. Holmes, Captain Thomas Russell - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | ||
Company | Company G - Captain Alfred J. Judy, Captain Thomas Wheelan, Captain John W. Watts - enrolled in Sumner. Lawrence County | ||
Company | Company H - Captain William J. Hawkins, Captain Phillip D. Toomes - enrolled in St. Louis, St. Louis County | ||
Company | Company I - Captain Jay J. Drake, Captain John S. C. Rowland - enrolled in Chicago, Cook County | ||
Company | Company K - enrolled in Rolla, Phelps County | ||
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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 60-75. | 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 60-75. | ||
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