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). 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 Battery, Missouri State Militia Artillery (Union) Enrolled: 25 January 1862 through 4 April 1862 Mustered: 25 February 1862 through 3 Jun 1862 Discharged: 23 November 1862 Lieutenant Colonel: Arnold Krekel


 * 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 21st

 * 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. 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


 * 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


 * 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


 * 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.


 * 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.


 * 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.


 * 21st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

Units 1st through 40th

 * 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.


 * 1st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 1 August 1861 Mustered: 6 September 1861 Discharged: 1 September 1865 Colonel Calvin A. Ellis Colonel John J. Joslyn Colonel John F. Ritter


 * 2nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Most of the companies enrolled and mustered in August or September 1862. Mustered out and discharged September to November 1864.


 * 2nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 1 August 1861 Mustered: 3 September 1861 – 9 September 1861 Discharged: 19 September 1865 Colonel Lewis Merrill


 * 3rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled in September 1862. Discharged 3 November 1864.


 * 3rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 12 September 1861 – 20 February 1862 Mustered: 1 August 1861 – 19 September 1861 Discharged: 11 November 1864 – 27 July 1865 Colonel John M. Glover


 * 4th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled September 1862 and mustered in another two times. Discharged three times with the last discharge 3 November 1864.


 * 4th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry (Union) Enrolled: 25 July 1861 – 4 September 1861 Mustered: 27 August 1861 – 28 February 1862 Discharged: 18 October 1864 – 31 November 1865 Colonel George E. Waring Jr.


 * 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


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


 * 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 between 1 September 1862 and 17 September 1862 Discharged between 31 July 1864 through 31 August 1864. Colonel William L. Catherwood


 * 9th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 4 September 1862 and 27 September 1862.


 * 10th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 16 June 1862 and 24 September 1862. Discharged 16 July 1863. Colonel E. H. E. Jameson


 * 11th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 5 September 1862 and 15 September 1862. Discharged between 15 May 1863 and 4 November 1864.


 * 12th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 1 September 1862 and 19 September 1862. Discharged 15 May 1863.


 * 13th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 12 September 1862 and 18 September 1862. Discharged between 31 October 1864 and 3 November 1864.


 * 16th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 1 September 1862 and 12 September 1862. Disbanded 12 April 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.


 * 25th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 26th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 27th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 29th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 30th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 31st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. Colonel John Teverence


 * 34th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 10 September 1862 and 22 April 1864. Discharged between 18 September 1862 and 12 November 1864. Ordered back into service between 27 April 1863 and 28 September 1864. Discharged between 27 May 1863 and 11 November 1864. Ordered back into service 28 September 1864. Discharged 31 October 1864. Colonel Rudolph Poser


 * 35th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 30 April 1862 and 13 October 1862. Discharged between 6 December 1862 and 30 April 1863. Ordered back into service between 6 December 1862 and 13 June 1864. Discharged between 4 April 1863 and 13 October 1864. Ordered back into service 10 July 1864. Discharged 6 March 1865. Colonel William E. Moberly


 * 36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 29 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 15 November 1862 and 2 April 1863. Ordered back into service between 20 July 1864 and 21 July 1864. Discharged between 31 July 1864 and 1 August 1864. Colonel W. J. W. Beckett


 * 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. Discharged between 9 August 1862 and 9 October 1863. Ordered back into service between 1 July 1864 and 2 October 1864. Discharged bewteen 21 November 1864 and 26 December 1864. Lieutenant Colonel G. Willis Finley


 * 38th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 6 August 1862 and November 1862. Discharged between 7 March 1863 and 15 April 1864. Ordered back into service between 1 October 1864 and 15 October 1865. Discharged between 1 December 1864 and 1 January 1865. Colonel J. T. K. Hayward


 * 39th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) The Regiment was enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 4 September 1862. Discharged between 13 April 1863 and 3 June 1863.


 * 40th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 4 September 1862. Ordered into service between 29 July 1862 and 5 November 1862. Discharged between 1 December 1862 and 2 April 1863. Ordered back into service between 9 February 1863 and 8 October 1864. Discharged between 3 June 1863 and 1 November 1864. Ordered back into service on 1 October 1864. Discharged 31 October 1864.

Units 41st through 80th

 * 41st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 10 July 1862 and 3 August 1862. Discharged on 8 April 1863. Disbanded on 1 November 1963.


 * 42nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 23 August 1862. Discharged between 13 October 1862 and 4 June 1863. Ordered back into service between 9 June 1863 and 30 September 1864. Discharged between 7 August 1863 and 7 November 1864. Ordered back into service on 5 October 1864.


 * 43rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 26 July 1862 and 8 August 1862. Discharged between 28 October 1862 and 1 April 1863. Ordered back into service between 17 October 1862 and 9 October 1863. Discharged between 31 March 1863 and 23 October 1863. Ordered back into service between 7 September 1864 and 2 October 1864. Discharged between 9 November 1864 and 25 November 1864.


 * 44th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 11 August 1862 and 30 August 1862. Discharged between 19 September 1862 and 20 October 1862. Ordered back into service between 1 January 1864 and 1 July 1864. Discharged again between 27 March 1864 and 30 August 1864. Ordered back into service 21 July 1864 and 20 October 1864. Discharged between 30 July 1864 and 10 November 1864.


 * 45th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 6 July 1862 and 9 August 1862. Discharged between 7 September 1862 and 27 November 1862. Ordered back into service between 16 March 1863 and 29 September 1864. Discharged between 7 August 1863 and 20 November 1864.


 * 46th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 4 August 1862 and 29 November 1862. Discharged between 20 December 1862 and 8 August 1864. Ordered back into service between 1 May 1863 and 18 November 1864. Discharged between 10 June 1863 and 12 May 1865.


 * 47th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 26 July 1862 and 12 August 1862. Discharged between 7 December 1862 and 16 December 1863. Ordered back into service between 3 January 1863 and 8 August 1863. Discharged between 15 May 1863 and 27 October 1863. Ordered back into service between 5 October 1864 and 12 October 1864. Discharged between 23 October 1864 and 12 December 1864.


 * 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 21 November 1863. Discharged between 1 November 1862 and 11 February 1863.


 * 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 26 July 1862 and 20 September 1862. Discharged between 25 January 1863 and 30 April 1864. Ordered back into service 30 April 1864 and discharged at an unknown time. Ordered back into service 1 June 1864 and discharged 30 June 1864.


 * 50th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 8 August 1862 and 15 September 1862. Discharged between 20 November 1862 and 1 April 1863. Ordered back into service 1-2 October 1864. Discharged 30 November 1864.


 * 51st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 25 July 1862 and 1 December 1862. Discharged 13 January 1863. Ordered back into service between 7 June 1864 and 8 December 1865. Discharged between 4 October 1864 and 18 March 1865.


 * 52nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 21 July 1864. Discharged between 28 November 1862 and 7 September 1864.


 * 53rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 31 July 1864. Discharged between 1 November 1862 and 13 October 1864. Ordered back into service between 31 July 1864 and 8 October 1864. Discharged between 13 October 1864 and 6 December 1864.


 * 54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 15 August 1862 and 3 October 1864. Discharged between 31 December 1862 and 15 November 1864. Ordered back into service 23 April 1863. Discharged 26 May 1863. Ordered back into service between 27 September 1864 and 15 October 1864. Discharged 14 November 1864.


 * 55th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 9 August 1862 and 20 September 1862. Discharged between 17 and 30 September 1862. Ordered back into service between 21 and 28 April 1863. Discharged between 24 and 25 May 1863.


 * 56th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 29 July 1862 and 27 September 1862. Discharged between 1 December 1862 and 16 May 1863. Ordered back into service between 27 September 1864 and 12 October 1864. Discharged between 7 and 9 December 1864.


 * 57th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 9 August 1862. Discharged between 8 September 1862 and 30 April 1863. Ordered back into service between 11 November 1863 and 18 November 1863. (Companies D &amp; G) Discharged between 5 February 1864 and 29 March 1864. Ordered back into service between 10 and October 1864. Discharged between 30 and 31 October 1864. Colonel: David J. Heaston


 * 58th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 2 and 13 August 1862 Ordered into service between 2 and 13 August 1862 Discharged between 10 and 13 September 1862 Ordered back into service between 1 February and 9 April 1863 Discharged between 1 March and 14 April 1863 Ordered back into service 25 July 1864 (Company B) Discharged 12 August 1864 (Company B) No Field or Staff Rosters included


 * 59th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 2 August and 13 October 1862 Ordered into service between 10 August and 13 October 1862 Discharged between 30 September 1862 and 21 June 1863 Ordered back into service between 29 September and 4 October 1864 Discharged between 22 October 1864 and 29 November No Field or Staff Rosters included


 * 60th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 30 July and December 1862 Discharged between 17 March 1863 and 31 December 1864 Colonel Asa C. Marvin


 * 61st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 11 September 1862 and 1 May 1864 Discharged between 30 June 1863 and 14 August 1864 Colonel Joseph B. Douglass


 * 62nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 26 July and 16 August 1862 Discharged between 23 October 1862 and 7 December 1864 Colonel Reuben J. Eberman


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


 * 64th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 8 August 1862 and 11 October 1862. Discharged between 5 May 1863 and 1 December 1864. Ordered back into service between 23 September 1864 and 31 October 1864. Discharged between 28 November 1864 and 1 December 1864. Colonel Robert M. Brewer


 * 65th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled between 22 July 1862 and 28 July 1862. Discharged between 30 April 1863 and 20 September 1864. Ordered back into service between 23 September 1864 and 31 October 1864. Discharged between 1 October 1864 and 10 January 1865. Ordered back into service 20 October 1864. Discharged 10 November 1864. Colonel John B. Hale


 * 66th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled between 22 July 1862 and 26 November 1862. Discharged between 21 February 1863 and 30 April 1863. Ordered back into service 30 April 1863. Discharged 31 October 1864. Colonel Oliver T. Phillips


 * 67th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled 22 July 1862. Discharged between 23 September 1862 and 30 April 1863. Ordered back into service between 13 October 1863 and 15 October 1864. Discharged between 2 February 1864 and 3 December 1864.. Colonel Cornelius Canfield


 * 68th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled between 22 July 1862 and 20 September 1862. Discharged between 26 March 1863 and 1 November 1863. Ordered back into service between 23 April 1863 and 14 July 1864. Discharged between 21 May 1863 and 9 September 1864. Colonel John W. Emerson


 * 69th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 10 April 1864. Discharged between 7 November 1862 and 31 August 1864. Ordered back into service between 30 April 1863 and 31 October 1864. Discharged between 30 June 1863 and 12 March 1865. Colonel Henry J. Deal, Colonel James T. Howland


 * 70th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled between 24 July 1862 and 2 September 1862. Discharged between 29 August 1862 and 6 April 1863. Ordered back into service between 1 January 1863 and 5 October 1864. Discharged between 6 April 1863 and 12 March 1865. Colonel William B. Okeson


 * 71st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 9 August 1862. Discharged between 4 December 1862 and 9 December 1863. Ordered back into service between 1 May 1863 and 20 August 1864. Discharged between 12 May 1863 and 15 October 1864. Colonel Henry Neill


 * 72nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and May 1864. Discharged between 31 January 1863 and 15 November 1864. Ordered back into service between 7 October 1863 and 29 September 1864. Discharged between 21 October 1863 and 14 November 1864. Colonel Calley B. Holland, Colonel John S. Phelps, Colonel Henry Sheppard

Units 81st through 89th

 * 81st Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 30 April 1864. Ordered into service between 20 September 1863 and 1 July 1864. Discharged between 1 March and 11 November 1864. Ordered back into service between 27 May and 1 September 1864. Discharged between 18 July and 23 November 1864. Colonel John Scott


 * 82nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 24 September and 10 December 1863. Ordered into service between 24 September 1863 and 7 August 1864. Discharged between 30 April 1864 and 21 October 1864. Colonel James H. Moss


 * 83rd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 23 April and 21 August 1864. No other service information given about this regiment. No Field or Staff Rosters included.


 * 84th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Ordered into service between 29 April and 11 May 1864. No other service information given about this regiment. No Field or Staff Rosters included.


 * 85th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 23 September 1862 and 28 May 1864. Ordered into service between 25 May and 25 September 1864. Discharged between 3 November 1864. Colonel Julius Bates


 * 86th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 30 April 1864. Ordered into service between 30 September 1864. Discharged between 31 October 1864. Colonel John D. Foster


 * 87th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 30 April 1864. Ordered into service between 31 May and 20 October 1864. Discharged between 5 October and 30 November 1864. Colonel R. C. Bradshaw


 * 88th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 20 February and 11 July 1864. Ordered into service between 11 December 1863 and 20 July 1864. Discharged between 26 July and 16 December 1864. Colonel Edward Russell


 * 89th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union) Enrolled between 19 December 1863 and 30 April 1864. Ordered into service between 4 June and 2 July 1864. Discharged between 10 November and 24 December 1864. No Field or Staff Rosters included.