Missouri Civil War Union Militia Units

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Unless noted, the information on this list of Missouri Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS), except as noted in footnotes. That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Units 1st through 4th

 * 1st Battalion, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Charles, Missouri, March 26, 1862. Broken up November 11, 1862.


 * 1st Battery, Missouri State Militia Artillery (Union) Enrolled: 25 January 1862 through 4 April 1862 Mustered: 25 February 1862 through 3 Jun 1862 Discharged: 23 November 1862 Lieutenant Colonel: Arnold Krekel


 * 1st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 1 August 1861 Mustered: 6 September 1861 Discharged: 1 September 1865 Colonel Calvin A. Ellis Colonel John J. Joslyn Colonel John F. Ritter


 * 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, May 13, 1862, by consolidation of various companies State Militia Infantry raised at St. Louis, Missouri. Served as prison guard and Provost guard at St. Louis until September 28, 1862.


 * 2nd Battalion, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at Harrisville and Kansas City, Missouri, March 17 to May 5, 1862.


 * 2nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 1 August 1861 Mustered: 3 September 1861 – 9 September 1861 Discharged: 19 September 1865 Colonel Lewis Merrill


 * 2nd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized in Missouri at large December, 1861, to April, 1862, and by consolidation of original 2nd and 11th Regiments, State Militia Cavalry.


 * 3rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 12 September 1861 – 20 February 1862 Mustered: 1 August 1861 – 19 September 1861 Discharged: 11 November 1864 – 27 July 1865 Colonel John M. Glover


 * 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (1st Organization) (Union) Organized at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri, May 5, 1862. Regiment disbanded February 4. 1863.


 * 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union) Reorganized from 10th Regiment State Militia Cavalry February 2, 1863. At various locations. With District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri, to July, 1865.


 * 4th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 25 July 1861 – 4 September 1861 Mustered: 27 August 1861 – 28 February 1862 Discharged: 18 October 1864 – 31 November 1865 Colonel George E. Waring Jr.


 * 4th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Joseph, Missouri, January 28 to May 14, 1862. Served in various locations, then at the District of Central Missouri, Department of Missouri, to July, 1865.

Units 5th through 21st

 * 5th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 13 August 1861 – 30 October 1861 Mustered: 7 September 1861 – 30 October 1861 Discharged: 14 October 1864 – 30 March 1865 Lieutenant Colonel Gustav VonDeutsch Lieutenant Colonel Gustave Heinricks Lieutenant Colonel Gustave Heimrick Lieutenant Colonel Gustave VonDeutsch


 * 5th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Joseph, Missouri, March and April, 1862. Attached to District of Central Missouri, Department of Missouri, to February, 1863.


 * 5th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union) Organized February 2, 1863, from 13th Regiment, State Militia Cavalry. At various locations, then District of the Border, Department of Missouri, to October, 1863. Then to the District of Rolla, Department of Missouri, to muster out.


 * 6th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at large February 27 to April 23, 1862. Enrolled: 23 December 1861 through 29 March 1862 Mustered: 18 January 1862 through 22 April 1862 Discharged: 26 February 1865 through July 18 1865 Colonel: Edwin C. Catherwood


 * 7th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at large in Missouri March and April, 1862. Enrolled: 1 January 1862 through 4 April 1862 Mustered: 8 March 1862 through 23 April 1862 Discharged: 20 March 1865 through 20 April 1865 Lieutenant Colonels: Thomas T. Crittenden, E. T. Ward


 * 8th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at Jefferson City, Bolivar, Warsaw and Linn Creek December 18, 1861, to May 6, 1862. Enrolled: 1 December 1861 through 7 April 1862 Mustered: 29 December 1861 through 6 May 1862 Discharged: 27 February 1865 through 25 December 1865 Colonels: Joseph J. Gravelly,John R. Kelso, Walter King, J. W. McClurg


 * 9th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at large in Missouri February 12, 1862, to September 20, 1868. Attached to District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1863. District of North Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1865.


 * 11th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized in Missouri at large January 1 to April 20, 1862. Consolidated with 2nd Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry September 2, 1862, which see.


 * 14th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized in Missouri at large March to May, 1862. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to March, 1863.


 * 21st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

Enrolled Missouri Militia (EMM)

 * 1st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled August 11, 1862 and mustered in August 28, 1862, St. Louis, Missouri. Mustered out September 29, 1864 and discharged November 4, 1864.


 * 1st Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri National Guard Infantry (Union) Called into service September 25, 1864, to repel Price's invasion of Missouri. Relieved from active service October 31, 1864. Action at Middle or Mill Creek Bridge July 24, 1864.


 * 2nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Most of the companies enrolled and mustered in August or September 1862. Mustered out and discharged September to November 1864.


 * 3rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled in September 1862. Mustered out 25 September 1864 and discharged 3 November 1864.


 * 4th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 1st enrolled September 1862 and mustered in another two times. Discharged three times with the last discharge 3 November 1864.


 * 5th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled September 1862. Discharged May 1863.


 * 6th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled September 1862. Discharged 15 July 1863.


 * 7th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Companies enrolled at various times in 1862 through 1864. Companies were discharged or relieved at various times in 1863 and 1864.


 * 8th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 1 September 1862 through 17 September 1862 Mustered: 1 July 1864 through 15 July 1864 Discharge: 31 July 1864 through 31 August 1864 Colonel: William L. Catherwood


 * 9th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 4 September 1862 through 27 September 1862


 * 10th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 16 June 1862 through 24 September 1862 Discharge: 16 July 1863 Colonel: E. H. E. Jameson


 * 11th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 11th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 5 September 1862 and 15 September 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 15 May 1863 and 4 November 1864.


 * 12th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 12th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 1 September 1862 and 19 September 1862. The Regiment was discharged in 15 May 1863.


 * 13th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 13th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 12 September 1862 and 18 September 1862. They were enlisted between 6 June 1864 and 26 September 1864. The Regiment was discharged between 31 October 1864 and 3 November 1864.


 * 16th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 16th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 1 September 1862 and 12 September 1862. They were disbanded in 12 April 1864.


 * 17th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Never ordered into service. Disbanded April 12, 1864. It was also called the Miller's Regiment.


 * 19th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Probably never ordered into service.


 * 20th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Probably never ordered into service as the 20th Regiment. Consolidated with the 12th Enrolled Missouri Militia in July 1864.


 * 23rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Probably never ordered into service as the 23rd Regiment. Consolidated with the 12th Enrolled Missouri Militia in July 1864.


 * 24th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Probably never ordered into service. Disbanded in accordance with Special Order #16 of 16 April 1864.


 * 34th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 10 September 1862 - 22 April 1864 Ordered Into Service: 18 August 1862 - 29 September 1864 Discharged: 18 September 1862 - 12 November 1864 Ordered Into Service: 27 April 1863 - 28 September 1864 Discharged: 27 May 1863 - 11 November 1864 Ordered Into Service: 28 September 1864 Discharged: 31 October 1864 Colonel Rudolph Poser


 * 35th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 30 April 1862 - 13 October 1862 Ordered Into Service: 2 August 1862 - 13 October 1862 Discharged: 6 December 1862 - 30 April 1863 Ordered Into Service: 6 December 1862 - 13 June 1864 Discharged: 4 April 1863 - 13 October 1864 Ordered Into Service: 10 July 1864 Discharged: 6 March 1865 Colonel William E. Moberly


 * 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 29 July 1862 - 22 August 1862 Ordered Into Service: 1 August 1862 - 22 August 1862 Discharged: 15 November 1862 - 2 April 1863 Ordered Into Service: 20 July 1864 - 21 July 1864 Discharged: 31 July 1864 - 1 August 1864 Colonel W. J. W. Beckett


 * 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 28 July 1862 - 22 August 1862 Ordered Into Service: 28 July 1862 - 3 April 1863 Discharged: 9 August 1862 - 9 October 1863 Ordered Into Service: 1 July 1864 - 2 October 1864 Discharged: 21 November 1864 - 26 December 1864 Lieutenant Colonel G. Willis Finley


 * 38th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 6 August 1862 - November 1862 Ordered Into Service: 8 August 1862 - 21 August 1862 Discharged: 7 March 1863 - 15 April 1864 Ordered Into Service: 1 October 1864 - 15 October 1865 Discharged: 1 December 1864 - 1 January 1865 Colonel J. T. K. Hayward


 * 41st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 41st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 10 July 1862 and 3 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 10 July 1862 and 3 August 1862. The Regiment was discharged on 8 April 1863. The Regiment was disbanded on 1 November 1963.


 * 42nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 42nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 23 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 1 August 1862 and 30 April 1863. The Regiment was discharged between 13 October 1862 and 4 June 1863. They were ordered into service again between 9 June 1863 and 30 September 1864. The Regiment was discharged again between 7 August 1863 and 7 November 1864. They were ordered into service again on 5 October 1864.


 * 43rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 43rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 26 July 1862 and 8 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 26 July 1862 and 28 September 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 28 October 1862 and 1 April 1863. They were ordered into service again between 17 October 1862 and 9 October 1863. The Regiment was discharged again between 31 March 1863 and 23 October 1863. They were ordered into service again between 7 September 1864 and 2 October 1864. The Regiment was discharged again between 9 November 1864 and 25 November 1864.


 * 44th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 44th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 11 August 1862 and 30 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 13 August 1862 and 30 September 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 19 September 1862 and 20 October 1862. They were ordered into service again between 1 January 1864 and 1 July 1864. The Regiment was discharged again between 27 March 1864 and 30 August 1864. They were ordered into service again 21 July 1864 and 20 October 1864. The Regiment was discharged again between 30 July 1864 and 10 November 1864.


 * 45th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 45th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 6 July 1862 and 9 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 6 August 1862 and 30 September 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 7 September 1862 and 27 November 1862. They were ordered into service again between 16 March 1863 and 29 September 1864. The Regiment was discharged again 7 August 1863 and 20 November 1864.


 * 46th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 46th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 4 August 1862 and 29 November 1862. They were ordered into service between 6 August 1862 and 14 July 1864. The Regiment was discharged between 20 December 1862 and 8 August 1864. They were ordered into service again between 1 May 1863 and 18 November 1864. The Regiment was discharged again between 10 June 1863 and 12 May 1865.


 * 47th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 47th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 26 July 1862 and 12 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 30 July 1862 and 12 August 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 7 December 1862 and 16 December 1863. They were ordered into service again between 3 January 1863 and 8 August 1863. The Regiment was discharged again between 15 May 1863 and 27 October 1863. They were ordered into service again between 5 October 1864 and 12 October 1864. The Regiment was discharged again between 23 October 1864 and 12 December 1864.


 * 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 21 November 1863. They were ordered into service between 28 July 1862 and 14 August 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 1 November 1862 and 11 February 1863.


 * 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 26 July 1862 and 20 September 1862 and ordered into service between 26 July 1862 and 20 September 1862. Discharged between 25 January 1863 and 30 April 1864. Reordered into service 30 April 1864 and discharged at an unknown time. Reordered into service 1 June 1864 and discharged 30 June 1864.


 * 50th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 8 August 1862 and 15 September 1862. Discharged between 20 November 1862 and 1 April 1863. Ordered back into service 1-2 October 1864. Discharged 30 November 1864.


 * 51st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 25 July 1862 and 1 December 1862. Discharged 13 January 1863. Ordered back into service between 7 June 1864 and 8 December 1865. Discharged between 4 October 1864 and 18 March 1865.


 * 52nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 21 July 1864. Discharged between 28 November 1862 and 7 September 1864.


 * 57th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: Between 28 July 1862 and 9 August 1862 Ordered Into Service: Between 1 and 31 August 1862 Discharge:Between 8 September 1862 and 30 April 1863 Ordered Into Service: Between 11 November 1863 and 18 November 1863 (Companies D &amp; G) Discharge: Between 5 February 1864 and 29 March 1864 Ordered into service: Between 10 and October 1864 Discharge: Between 30 and 31 October 1864 Colonel: David J. Heaston


 * 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union) Duty in 7th Military District, North Missouri.