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


The 42nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at Macon, Mo., September, 1864, and served the district of Middle Tennessee, to June, 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 4 January 2011).</ref>
The 42nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at Macon, Mo., September, 1864, and served the district of Middle Tennessee, to June, 1865. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>&nbsp;


For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


The Civil War Archive section, 4 [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmoinf4.htm#35 2nd Regiment Infantry], (accessed 26 July 2012).<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.  


=== 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.
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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 '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>


*[[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.
*[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.


*[[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.
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=== References  ===
=== References  ===
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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 42nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at Macon, Mo., September, 1864, and served the district of Middle Tennessee, to June, 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[edit | edit source]


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
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