Missouri Civil War Union Units 5th through 19th

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

5th Units

 * 5th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized by consolidation of Benton Hussars and 3 Companies of Hollan Horse February 14, 1862. Served unattached, 2nd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1862. Army of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1862.


 * 5th Regiment, Missouri Home Guard (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 5th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis March 18, 1862, by consolidation of 5th United States Reserve Corps, Voerster's Company Sappers and Miners, Giester's Company Pioneers and Winkelman's Company Pontooneers. Companies "A" and "I" transferred to 25th Missouri Infantry, and Companies "H" and "K" to 27th Missouri Infantry.Companies "B," "C," "D," "E," "F" and "G" mustered out November 22, 1862.


 * 5th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (3 months, 1861) (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Mo., May 18, 1861. Mustered out August 27, 1861.


 * 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.


 * 5th Regiment, US Reserve Corps, Missouri Infantry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 5th Regiment, US Reserve Corps, Missouri Infantry (3 months, 1861) (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Mo., May 11, 1861. Mustered out August 31, 1861.


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


 * 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

Units 6th thru 8th

 * 6th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized February 14, 1862, by consolidation of Wright's, Wood's and Hawkins' Battalions.


 * 6th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Mo., June 15-July 9, 1861.


 * 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


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


 * 7th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized February 20, 1862, by consolidation of Black Hawk Cavalry and Unattached Companies.


 * 7th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Mo., June, 1861.


 * 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


 * 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


 * 8th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized at Springfield, Mo., August 6 to September 15, 1862.


 * 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Mo., June 12 to August 14, 1861.


 * 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

Units 9th thru 12th

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


 * 9th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized originally as Bowen's Cavalry Battalion, which was designated 9th Cavalry October, 1862, by consolidation with other Companies. Discontinued by consolidation with 10th Missouri Cavalry December 4, 1862. Companies "G" and "H" attached to 3rd Missouri Cavalry December 11, 1862.


 * 9th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 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.


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


 * 10th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, October, 1862, from 28th Missouri Infantry. Bowen's Battalion assigned as Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D," and six Companies organized for 9th Missouri Cavalry assigned December 17, 1862, as Companies "E," "F," "G" and "H." Served in various locations to May, 1865. Then with 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to June, 1865.


 * 10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, August, 1861. Served at various locations to December, 1863. With the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to October, 1864.


 * 11th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Kenneth E. Weant, Civil War Records Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments, Volume 2 (Arlington, Texas : K.E. Weant, c2009), pages #57-76. Enrolled: 5 September 1862 through15 September 1862 Discharge: 15 May 1863 through 4 November 1864 Colonel William Cuddy


 * 11th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized at Benton Barracks and St. Joseph, Missouri, March 28 to December 11, 1863. Served at various locations to March, 1865. With the Separate Cavalry Brigade, Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1865.


 * 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, August, 1861. Served at various locations to August, 1865. In the District of Alabama to December, 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.


 * 12th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 1 September 1862 through 19 September 1862 Discharge: 15 May 1863 Colonel: William Bailey


 * 12th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, November 3, 1863, to March 23, 1864. Served with various units to May, 1865. With the Department Missouri, Eastern Division, Powder River Expedition, and District of the Plains to April, 1866.


 * 12th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, August, 1861. Served with various units to December, 1863. With the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to November, 1864.


 * 12th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized in Missouri at large December 5, 1861, to May 8, 1862. Broken up February 4, 1863.

Units 13th thru 19th

 * 13th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 12 September 1862 through 18 September 1862 Enlisted: 6 June 1864 through 26 September 1864 Discharge: 31 October 1864 through 3 November 1864 Colonel: John B. Marey


 * 13th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, September, 1864, to February, 1865, from Veterans of Missouri State Militia Regiments. Attached to District of Rolla and Dept. of Missouri to July, 1866.


 * 13th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, September, 1864, to February, 1865, from Veterans of Missouri State Militia Regiments. Attached to District of Rolla and Dept. of Missouri to July, 1866.


 * 14th Regiment Volunteer Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized between August 20 1861 and November 9 1861. They were ordered into service between August 20 1861 and November 9 1861. The Regiment was discharged between August 27 1864 and July 7 1865.


 * 14th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Louis and Springfield, November 30, 1864, to May 13, 1865. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., to June, 1865. District of the Plains, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1865. Duty at St. Louis, Missouri, until June, 1865. Scout from Waynesville to Coal Camp Creek May 23-26. Moved to Nebraska, and frontier duty on the Plains till November. Mustered out November 17, 1865.


 * 14th Regiment, Missouri Home Guard (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 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.


 * 15th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized November 1, 1863, from 7th Regiment Enrolled Militia. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Department Missouri, to April, 1865. District of North Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to July, 1865.


 * 15th Regiment, US Reserve Corps, Missouri Home Guard (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 15th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, August and September, 1861. Served with various units to August, 1865. Then with the Department of Texas to December, 1865.


 * 16th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled: 1 September 1862 through 12 September 1862 Disbanded: 12 April 1864


 * 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) Organized at Springfield, Missouri, November 1, 1863, from 6th Regiment Enrolled Militia. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Department Missouri, to April, 1865, and to District of North Missouri, Department Missouri, to July, 1865.


 * 16th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Failed to complete organization.


 * 17th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, August, 1861. Served with various units to December, 1863. With the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to December, 1864.


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


 * 18th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 18th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Organized at Laclede, Missouri, July to November, 1861. Served with various units to September, 1864. With the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1865.


 * 19th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) Failed to complete organization.


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

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