Enrolled Missouri Militia, 77th Regiment, Independent Company

Brief History
The 77th Regiment enrolled between 9 August 1862 and 25 December 1863 and was ordered into sevice between 9 August 1862 and 1 Jan 1864. They were discharged between 15 June 1863 and 18 November 1864. The Regiment served under Colonel Kersey Coates.

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's Frank Foster and Frank H. Kump - Kansas City, Jackson County.

Company B - Captain's Charles Thomas and Henry Wagner - Kansas City, Jackson County.

Company C - Captain's Herenuah Dowd and Patrick Shannon - Kansas City, Jackson County.

Company D - Captain James D Meador - Independence, Jackson County.

Company E - Captain Henry W. Jones - Westport, Jackson County.

Company F - Captain William S. Smith - Independence, Jackson County.

Company G - Captain Feliz J. Burns (Burnes) - Kansas City, Jackson County.

Company H - Captain Stephen Elkins - Jackson County.

Company I - Captain's Andrew Allen and Andrew Farmer - Pleasant Hill, Cass County.

Company K - Captain Elias P. West - Harrisonville, Cass County.

The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book.

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.