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


The 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry was organized at Springfield, Missouri, November 1, 1863, from the 6th Regiment Enrolled Militia. It was attached to the District of Southwest Missouri, Department Missouri, to April, 1865, and to the District of North Missouri, Department Missouri, to July, 1865.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
The 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry was organized at Springfield, Missouri, November 1, 1863, from the 6th Regiment Enrolled Militia. It was attached to the District of Southwest Missouri, Department Missouri, to April, 1865, and to the District of North Missouri, Department Missouri, to July, 1865.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  


Another source gives the following. The 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry was enrolled between 1 November 1863 and 13 August 1864. They were mustered between 31 July 1864 and 7 September 1864. The Regiment was discharged between 1 July 1865 and 6 July 1865. The Majors in charge were Roswell K. Hart, James L. Rush, and John Small.<ref name="weant">Kenneth E. Weant, Civil War Records: Union Troops Missouri Volunteer Calvary, Volume 5 (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2007), pages #69-82. {{FSC|1389671|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.8 M2wkc v.5}}</ref>
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For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmocav2.htm#16th 16th Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 21 July 2012).<br>


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


Company A - Captain Robert M. Hayter - Yellville, [[Marion County, Missouri Genealogy|Marion]], Missouri.
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Company B - Captain John A. Salle - Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene]], Missouri.
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Company C - Captain Jackson Ball - [[Ozark County, Missouri Genealogy|Ozark]], Missouri.
 
Company D - Captain Robert S. Butts - Marshfield, [[Webster County, Missouri Genealogy|Webster]], Missouri.
 
Company E - Captains Samuel W. Headlee and James H. Bryant - Fairgrove, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene]], Missouri.
 
Company F - Captains Thomas M. Alsup and Franklin A. Minor - Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene]], Missouri.


Company G - Captain Samuel Turner - Hartville, [[Wright County, Missouri Genealogy|Wright]], Missouri.<br>
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Company H - Captain William F. McCullough (McCulah) - [[Ozark County, Missouri Genealogy|Ozark]], Missouri
 
Company I - Captain Morgan Kelly - Buffalo, [[Dallas County, Missouri Genealogy|Dallas]], Missouri.<br>
 
Company K - Captain William Monks - Rolla, [[Phelps County, Missouri Genealogy|Phelps]], Missouri.
 
Company L - Captain Charles W. Rubey -Lebanon, [[Laclede County, Missouri Genealogy|Laclede]], Missouri.
 
Company M - Captain George W. Taylor -Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene]], 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 5<ref name="weant" /><br> 
 
=== 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>
*[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.


*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>
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*[[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.
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*[[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.<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).{{FHL|499078|item}}FHL US/CAN Film 1488547. [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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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry was organized at Springfield, Missouri, November 1, 1863, from the 6th Regiment Enrolled Militia. It was attached to the District of Southwest Missouri, Department Missouri, to April, 1865, and to the District of North Missouri, Department Missouri, to July, 1865.[1]


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]

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).