27th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union): Difference between revisions

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

Organized at St. Louis, Mo., September 2, 1862, to January 8, 1863. On duty at Chillicothe, Mo., and as Provost Guard at St. Louis during organization of Regiment. Ordered to Rolla, Mo., January 10, 1863. Attached to District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to June, 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

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.

BOOKS AND FILMS

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 CollectionFHL US/CAN Film 1488551. Other libraries with this microfilm. View Online at Internet Archives.

References[edit | edit source]

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-=== Brief History  ===
+Organized at St. Louis, Mo., September 2, 1862, to January 8, 1863. On duty at Chillicothe, Mo., and as Provost Guard at St. Louis during organization of Regiment. Ordered to Rolla, Mo., January 10, 1863. Attached to District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to June, 1865.
-The 27th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at St. Louis, Mo., September 2, 1862, to January 8, 1863. Their last assignment was with the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the 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>
-th Regiment, Volunteer Missouri Infantry was enrolled between 12 August 1861 and 25 September 1862. They were ordered into service between 9 September 1861 and 7 January 1863.  The Regiment was discharged between 10 June 1865 and 18 July 1865. The Colonel in charge was Thomas Curley. <ref name="weant">Kenneth E. Weant, Civil War Records Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Volume 4  (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages #89-104. {{FSC|1937237|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.8 M2wkv v. 4}}</ref>
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
-*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmoinf3.htm#22 27th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 26 July 2012).<br>
 === 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 Cyrus C. Bemis, Captain John N. Clampitt and Captain Frederick Shelton - Hudson, [[Schuyler County, Missouri Genealogy|Schuyler,]] Missouri.
-Company B - Captain Dennis O'Conner and Captain Henry Shook - Chillicothe,[[Livingston County, Missouri Genealogy|Livingston]], Missouri.
-Company C - Captain Erastus O. Gates, Captain David S. Hooper and Captain William E. Ware - Hudson, [[Schuyler County, Missouri Genealogy|Schuyler]], Missouri.
-Company D - Captain Dennis Connor, Thomas E. Ryan and William Taulby - Kirksville, [[Adair County, Missouri Genealogy|Adair]], Missouri.
-Company E - Captain Charles Kinsey - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis]], Missouri.
-Company F - Captain Jonas J. Clark - Weston, [[Platte County, Missouri Genealogy|Platte]], Missouri.
-Company G - Captain William P. Hudson and Captain James Marquis - Edina, [[Knox County, Missouri Genealogy|Knox]], Missouri.
-Company H - Captain Anton, Gerster - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St Louis]], Missouri.
-Company I - Captain Samuel M. Bartley and Captain Thomas Rumble -  Springfield, [[Greene County, Missouri Genealogy|Greene]], Missouri.
-Company K - Captain Charles C. Allen, Captain John Keis, captain frederick L Mueller and Captain Louis Winkelmeyer - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St Louis]], Missouri.
-The information about the companies and counties is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, ''Civil War Records, Missouri Volunteer Infantry'', ''Volume , Three Year Volunteer Regiments 21,23-24, 26-27,29-30 (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages 89-104. {{FSC|1937237|item|disp=FS Library 977.8 M2wkv v. 2}}''
 === 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 1488551. [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  ===
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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]]