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 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, 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, 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, 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 63rd

 * 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.


 * 7th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry Union Missouri Organized at large in Missouri March and April, 1862.


 * 8th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry Union Missouri Organized at Jefferson City, Bolivar, Warsaw and Linn Creek December 18, 1861, to May 6, 1862.


 * 9th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry Union Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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.


 * 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.


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