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=== Brief History  ===
Organized at Hannibal, Mo., August 18 to September 30, 1864. Attached to District of St. Louis, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1864. Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to December, 1864. District of Kentucky, Dept. Ohio, to January, 1865. District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, January, 1865. District of St. Louis, Mo., to July, 1865.
 
The 39th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Hannibal, Mo., August 18 to September 30, 1864. They last served with the district of St. Louis, Mo., 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 4 January 2011).</ref> 
 
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmoinf4.htm#29 39th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 26 July 2012).


=== 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 James A. Smith - Kirksville, [[Adair County, Missouri Genealogy|Adair County]], Missouri
 
Company B - Captain Joseph R. Good - Hannibal, [[Marion County, Missouri Genealogy|Marion County]], Missouri
 
Company C - Captain Hiram Baxter, Captain David A. Hart - Louisiana, [[Pike County, Missouri Genealogy|Pike County]], Missouri
 
Company D - Captain John D. Meredith - Hannibal, [[Marion County, Missouri Genealogy|Marion County]], Missouri
 
Company E - Captain George W. Weldy - New London, [[Ralls County, Missouri Genealogy|Ralls County]], Missouri
 
Company F - Captain Amos Poe - Edna, [[Knox County, Missouri Genealogy|Knox County]], Missouri<br>
 
Company G - Captain William Glover - Shelbyville, [[Shelby County, Missouri Genealogy|Shelby County]], Missouri
 
Company H - Captain Adam Theis - Hannibal, [[Marion County, Missouri Genealogy|Marion County]], Missouri<br>
 
Company I - Captain Louis W. Williams - Memphis, [[Scotland County, Missouri Genealogy|Scotland County]], Missouri
 
Company K - Captain Martin A. Lyle - Paris, [[Monroe County, Missouri Genealogy|Monroe County]], Missouri<br>
 
<br> The information about the companies and counties is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, ''Civil War Records, Missouri Volunteer Infantry'', ''Volume 5, Three and One Year Volunteer Regiments 31-33, 35, 38-40 (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages 88-110. {{FSC|1937237|item|disp=FS Library 977.8 M2wkv v. 5}}''


=== 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 1488552. [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]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

Organized at Hannibal, Mo., August 18 to September 30, 1864. Attached to District of St. Louis, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1864. Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to December, 1864. District of Kentucky, Dept. Ohio, to January, 1865. District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, January, 1865. District of St. Louis, Mo., 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]