3rd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
3rd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 14 April 1863 and 20 May 1863. They were ordered into service between 14 April 1863 and 20 May 1863. The Regiment was discharged between 12 September 1863 and 9 December 1863. The Colonels in charge were William Heren (Heron) and Bennett Pike.

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 James Stotts - Many men from Savannah, Andrew County

Company B - Captains George W. Baskins and James S. Hart - Many men from Oregon, Holt County

Company C - Captain William J. Fitzgerald - Many men from Ridgeley, Platte County

Company D - Captain John R. Snyder - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company E - Captain Preston Sharp - Many men from Bethamy, Harrison County

Company F - Captain Simeon Sutton - Many men from Daviess County

Company G - Captain John F. Mason - Many men from Worth County

Company H - Captain Ephraim Perry - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company I - Captain Charles G. Comstock - Many men from Gentry County and Worth County

Company K - Captains Stephen K. Wray and Perry A. Wright - Many men from Maryville, Nodaway County

Company L - Captain Joshua Bond - Many men from Atchison County and Holt County

Company M - Captain John A. Dolman - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book, Civil War Records Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments, Volume 12

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.