42nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
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. The Regiment was discharged again on 6 November 1864. The Colonel in charge was Thomas L. Crawford.

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 William Madden - Many men from Cole County

Company B - Captains James Enloe and Andrew J. Green - Many men from Cole County

Company C - Captain Josiah Goodman - Many men Miller County

Company D - Captain William Long - Many men from Cole County

Company E - Captain Charles Thompson - Many men from Cole County

Company F - Captains Ezekial Wilhite and William F. Elliott - Many men from Cole County

Company G - Captains John Peasner and Ezekiel Wilhite - Many men from Cole County

Company H - Captains Herman B. (H. B.) Krammer and Jacob Schirmer - Many men from Cole County

Company I - Captains Thomas Crawford, Martin M. Flesh, and Thomas Perry - Many men from Cole County

Company K - Captains James W. Legg and Jacob Steininger - Many men from Cole 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 6

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.