73rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union)

United States U.S. Civil War (Begin)   U.S. Civil War (Records) Missouri in the Civil War 73rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History

The 73rd Regiment enrolled between 10 July 1862 and 30 September 1862 and they were ordered into service between 22 July 1862 and 30 September 1862, but were discharged between 9 August 1862 and 28 November 1863.  The regiment was again ordered back into service between 28 September and 10 October 1864. Their final discharged between 12 November 1864 and 11 March 1865. They served under Colonel Ratliff B. Palmer.

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.

Company A - Captain Alvah Benson - Many men from Laclede County. 

Company B - Captain Charles W. Rubey - Many men from Laclede County.

Company C - Captain George P. Turner - Many men from Laclede County and Wright County.

Company D - Captain Owen B. Holloman - Many men from Laclede County.

Company E - Captain Jacob F. Huffman- Many men from Wright County. 

Company F - Captain Pleasant T. Green - Many men from Douglas County and Taney County

Company G- Captain James W. Sallee - Many men from Laclede County and Ozark County.

Company H - Captain John Coats  - Many men from Douglass County.

Company  I - Captain William L. Fannon - Many men from Douglass County.

Company K - Captain William Gardner - Many men from Laclede County and Ozark County.

Company L - Captain Abraham McKinney - Many men from Texas County.

Company M - Captain William L. Fenix - Many men from Greene County and Texas County.

Company N - Captain George W. Caddy - Many men from Greene County.

The information about the companies is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, Civil War Records: Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments, (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2009), volume 1, p. 14-26. FHL book 977.8 M2wka

Other Sources

• Weant, Kenneth E., Civil War records: Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments, (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2009-2011), volumes 1-13. FHL book 977.8 M2wka

• 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.