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40th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 40th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., August 11 to September 8, 1864. Their last assignment was with the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1865.^[1]

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

The Civil War Archive section, 40th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 26 July 2012).

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.

Company A - Captain Adam Bax (Bay) - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company B - Captain George W. Gilson - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company C - Captain Monroe Harrison - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company D - Captain Phillip Anderson - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company E - Captain John E. Ball, Captain Herman Kallman - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company F - Captain Moseley Green - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company G - Captain William J. Whitwell - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company H - Captain David S. Stillinger - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company I - Captain John Ruedi - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Company K - Captain Robert G. Allen - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

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 111-127. FS Library 977.8 M2wkv v. 5

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

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).

National Park Service, 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.

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.

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.

References[edit | edit source]

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

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

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-Organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., August 11 to September 8, 1864. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1864. Paducah, Ky., November, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to December 14, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division (Detachment), Army Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1865.
+=== Brief History  ===
+The 40th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., August 11 to September 8, 1864. Their last assignment was with the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 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#31 40th 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 Adam Bax (Bay) - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri
+Company B - Captain George W. Gilson - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri
+Company C - Captain Monroe Harrison - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri
+Company D - Captain Phillip Anderson - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri
+Company E - Captain John E. Ball, Captain Herman Kallman - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri
+Company F - Captain Moseley Green - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri <br>
+Company G - Captain William J. Whitwell - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri
+Company H - Captain David S. Stillinger - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri <br>
+Company I - Captain John Ruedi - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri
+Company K - Captain Robert G. Allen - St. Louis, [[St. Louis County, Missouri Genealogy|St. Louis County]], Missouri <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 111-127. {{FSC|1937237|item|disp=FS Library 977.8 M2wkv v. 5}}''
 === Other Sources  ===
-WEB SITES
+*[[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>
-BOOKS AND FILMS
+*[[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.
-*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].
+*[[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.
 === References  ===
-[[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865|Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Missouri]]
+<references />
+[[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]