29th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
The 29th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) was enrolled between 18 August 1862 and 9 September 1862. They were ordered into service between 18 August 1862 and 29 September 1864. Then discharged between 7 November 1862 and 28 November 1864. They were again ordered into service on 29 September 1864. They were discharged again on 28 November 1864. The Colonels were Edward A Kutzner and William W. Purmort.

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 Hiram Huitt - Many men from Scotland County

Company B - Captain William H. Wells - Many men from Scotland County

Company C - Captain James Means - Many men from Scotland County

Company D - Captains Henry Bennison, George W. Thomas - Many men from Scotland County

Company E - Captain Henry Grimshaw - Many men from Schuyler and Scotland County

Company F - Captain Nathan William - Many men from Schuyler and Scotland County

Company G - Captain Joseph W. Eggleston - Many men from Schuyler and Scotland County

Company H - Captain John L. Morris - Many men from Scotland County

Company I - Captain Buel Stephens - Many men from Scotland County

Company L - Captain Zachariah Matlock - Many men from Scotland 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 4

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.>