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=== Brief History ===
''[[United States of America|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri Military Records|Missouri Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri in the Civil War|Missouri in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]29th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)''


Organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo., July to October, 1862. Moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo. Companies "A," "B," "C," "D" and "E" September 12; Companies "F," "G" and "H" September 22; Company "I" September 25, and Company "K" October 22, 1862. Attached to Cape Girardeau, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 11th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, December 22, 1862, to January 3, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Unattached, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
=== Brief History  ===
 
The 29th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo., July to October, 1862.&nbsp;They were last assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Then they were unattached, 15th Army Corps, 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;


=== 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.  
 
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=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===


WEB SITES
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|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].
 
==== Web Sites  ====


*[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.
*[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.


BOOKS AND FILMS
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*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  ===
=== References  ===


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

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 29th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo., July to October, 1862. They were last assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Then they were unattached, 15th Army Corps, 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]

BOOKS AND FILMS

Web Sites[edit | edit source]


References[edit | edit source]

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