4th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate

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Brief History
Members of the 1st Regiment of the Missouri Confederate Cavalry were mustered between 5 December 1862 and 5 February 1863. They were led by Brigadier General N. G. Slack, as well as Colonels John Q. Burbridge and Robert William Swinnery.

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 - Captains Joseph J. Miller and James R. Jackson

Company B - Captains William T. Lineback and Martin V. B. Moseley

Company C - Captains David G. Hicks and William Clark

Company D - Captains D. A. Williams, William David Sappington, and Girard B. Jones

Company E - Captain James O'Niel

Company F - Captain John M. Jacobs

Company G - Captains James W. Porter and Ames K. Hulett

Company H - Captains George W. Taylor and James J. Miller

Company I - Captains Leroy D. Roberts and Lorenzo D. Bryant

Company K - Captain Joseph C. Kent

The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book, Civil War Records Missouri Confederate Cavalry, Volume 1

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,764 men on its roster for this unit. 

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.