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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


This regiment was organized at Springfield, Mo., August 6 to September 15, 1862. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, District of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864, and 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to March, 1865. 1st Separate Cavalry Brigade, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed  5 Oct 2011 ).</ref> <br>
Organized at Springfield, Mo., August 6 to September 15, 1862. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, District of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864, and 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to March, 1865. 1st Separate Cavalry Brigade, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1865.  


For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
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*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmocav2.htm#8th 8th Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 21 July 2012).<br>
 
Another source says the 8th Regiment of the Missouri Cavalry (Union) enrolled between 20 July 1862 and 9 September 1862. They were Mustered between 30 July 1862 and 16 September 1862. They were discharged between 15 June 1865 and 20 July 1865. They were led by Colonel Washington T. Geiger.<ref name="weant"> Kenneth E. Weant, Civil War Records Union Troops Missouri Volunteer Calvary, Volume 4  (Arlington, Texas : K.E. Weant, c2007), pages 47-62. {{FSC|1389671|item|disp=FS Catalog book #977.8 M2wkc v.4}}</ref> <br>  


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


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.  
Company A - Captain William H. Kershmer - many men from Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene County]], Missouri.
Company B - Captain Hamilton W. Goodyknootz - many men from [[Laclede County,_Missouri_Genealogy|Laclede County]], Missouri.
Company C - Captain Albert Demuth - many men from Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene County]], Missouri.
Company D - Captain Robert P. Matthews - many men from Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene County]], Missouri.
Company E - Major William J. Bodenheimer, and Captains Luther J. Mathews, and Hugh Sheppard - many men from Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene County]], Missouri.
Company F - Captains John B. Coffee, John M. Lacey, Levi P. McAdoo, and James M. Reaser - many men from Buffalo, [[Dallas County, Missouri Genealogy|Dallas County]], Missouri.
Company G - Major James H. Carrison, and Captain Heorge Stepper - many men from Marshfield, [[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy|Webster County]], Missouri.
Company H - Captains WIlliam Jones and Hugh Boyd - many men from Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene County]], Missouri.
Company I - Captains Levi P. McAdoo and Nelson B. McDowell - many men from Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene County]], Missouri.
Company K - Captains George Stepper, Edward D. Heathrington, and N. S. McCleur - many men from [[Polk County, Missouri Genealogy|Polk County]], Missouri.
Company L - Major Josephus G. Retch, and Captains Robert M. Keller, and Sanford H. Moore - many men from Marshfield, [[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy|Webster County]], Missouri.
Company M - Captains Kennedy and Robert P. Mathews - many men from Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene County]], 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>


=== 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 'Missouri in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br>
WEB SITES


*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>
*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 9 Dec. 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.


*[[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.
BOOKS AND FILMS


*[[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. 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).{{FHL|499078|item}}FHL US/CAN Film 1488546. [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&nbsp;[http://www.archive.org/details/volunteerunitsunion Internet Archives].


=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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[[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865|Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Missouri]]
 
[[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Revision as of 11:41, 29 March 2011

Brief History[edit | edit source]

Organized at Springfield, Mo., August 6 to September 15, 1862. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Frontier, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, District of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864, and 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to March, 1865. 1st Separate Cavalry Brigade, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1865.


Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

WEB SITES

BOOKS AND FILMS

References[edit | edit source]

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)

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