71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
The regiment was first enrolled between 28 July 1862, and 9 August 1862. They were first ordered into service between 4 August 1862, and 17 January 1863. They were first discharged between 4 December 1862, 9 December 1863. They were ordered again into service between 1 May 1863, and 20 August 1864. They were discharged again between 12 May 1863, and 15 October 1864. The Colonel in charge was Colonel Henry Neill.

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 Salathiel H. Taggart - Many men from Lexington, Lafayette County

Company B - Captains Frederick Bruns, and Reuben Wood - Many men from Lafayette and Saline County

Company C - Captains C. H. Ehlers, and Robert T. Jones - Many men from Lexington, Lafayette County

Company D - Captains John E. Euberg, John W. Levy, and Henry Neill - Many men from Lexington, Lafayette County

Company E - Captains Calvin J. Miller, and B. H. Wilson - Many men from Lafayette and Saline County

Company F - Captain Archibald Burnside - Many men from Marshall, Saline County

Company G - Captain William L. Corum - Many men from Marshall, Saline County

Company H - Captain George Bingham - Many men from Marshall, Saline County

Company I - Captains C. H. Ehlers, and George W. Sumner - Many men from Lexington, Lafayette County

Independent Company - Captain John D. McKown - Many men from Marshall, Saline 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 9

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.