25th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
The 25th Regiment also known as Platte County Railroad Guards was enrolled between 27 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. They were discharged between 8 November 1862 and 30 April 1863. The Colonel in charge was John Teverence.

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 - Captains John A. Bradford, James Hunters, Elias Parrott - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company B - Captains Orlando G. McDonald, John R. Snyder - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company C - Captains James Brierly, George W. Brown - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company D - Captain Louis Max - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company E - Captain Charles Mast - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company F - Captains Jonathan M. Bassett, John A. Dolman - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company G - Captain Thomas G. Harble - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company H - Captain John Loving - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company I - Captain Ephraim Perry - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company K - Captain James H. Davis - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Company L - Captains George Lyon, William Randall - Many men from St. Joseph, Buchanan 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 4.

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.