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=== Brief History === | |||
The 47th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Pilot Knob, Mo., August 22 to September 11, 1864. They were attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1864. Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, December, 1864. Pulaski, Tenn., Dept. Cumberland, to March, 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#47 47th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 26 July 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, 4[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_Missouri_Volunteer_Infantry 7th Missouri Volunteer 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. | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations [microform].'' By United States. National Archives and Records Service; United States. . Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1964. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/compiledrecordss0100unit/page/n2053/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== 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> | |||
*[ | *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. | |||
*United States. | *[[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.<br> | ||
*Clay, Jack. ''The Civil War in St. Francois County : History and biographies of Company F, 47th Missouri Volunteer Infantry.'' ([Farmington, Missouri: J. Clay, G. Murdock, Bob Schmidt, 199_?]), {{FSC|731162|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.868 M2c}}. | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
[[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865 | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Missouri_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:24, 29 May 2024
Brief History
The 47th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Pilot Knob, Mo., August 22 to September 11, 1864. They were attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1864. Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, December, 1864. Pulaski, Tenn., Dept. Cumberland, to March, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 47th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 26 July 2012).
- The Wikipedia article, 47th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, accessed 26 July 2012).
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.
Regimental History and Roster
- Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations [microform]. By United States. National Archives and Records Service; United States. . Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1964. Online at: Internet Archive
Other Sources
- 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.
- Clay, Jack. The Civil War in St. Francois County : History and biographies of Company F, 47th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. ([Farmington, Missouri: J. Clay, G. Murdock, Bob Schmidt, 199_?]), FS Catalog book 977.868 M2c.
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).