Landgraeber's Battery, 1st Missouri Horse Artillery (Union)

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Brief History
The Landgraeber's Battery, 1st Missouri Horse Artillery (Union) was organized at St. Louis, Mo., October 8, 1861. Attached to Dept. of Missouri to January, 1862. 5th Brigade, Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, ot March, 1862. Artillery 2nd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to July 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition, to January, 1863. Artillery 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, Army of Tennessee, to September, 1863.

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.

Web Sites

 * 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.