3rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union)

Brief History
The 3rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry was enrolled between 12 September 1861 and 20 February 1862. They were mustered between 1 August 1861 and 19 September 1861 The regiment was discharged between 11 November 1864 and 27 July 1865. The Colonel in charge was Colonel John M. Glover

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 Benjamin F. Triplett - Many men from LaGrange, Lewis County, Missouri

Company B - Captain Albert D. Glover - Many men from Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri

Company C - Lt. Colonel Thomas G. Black - Many men from Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Company D - Lt. Colonel John H. Reed - Many men from Champaign County, Illinois

Company E - Captain Nelson Young - Many men from Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri

Company F - Captain James Call

Company G - Captain Timothy M. Wilcox - Many men from St. Louis, Missouri

Company H - Major George S. Avery - Many men from Daniels, Illinois

Company I - Captain John A. Lennon - Many men from Marion County, Missouri

Company K - Major Thomas J. Mitchell - Many man from Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Company L - Captain John Ing

Company M - Captain John D. Crabtree

The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book,Civil War Records: Union Troops Enrolled Missouri Militia,Volume 3.

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.