H.M. Bledsoe's Company, Missouri Light Artillery - Confederate

Brief History
The H.M. Bledsoe's Company was organized in June, 1861. It surrendered on May 4, 1865. Captain Hiram M. Bledsoe was in command.

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.

Bledsoe's Light Artillery Battery - mustered at Springfield, Missouri, 1861 Colonel Hiram M. Bledsoe

Bledsoe's Light Artillery Battery - mustered 1862 - Captain Joseph Bledsoe

The information about the companies is from Kenneth E. Weant's Civil War Records: Missouri State Guard and Confederate Artillery Batteries plus William Quantrill's Company and Miscellaneous Records, Volume 1, pages 53-56, (Arlington, Texas : K.E. Weant, 2009). .

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 263 men on its roster for this unit. Roster

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 'Florida 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 Florida, 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.