75th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union)

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Brief History
The regiment was enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 11 August 1864. They were ordered into service between 10 August 1862 and 28 September 1862 and discharged between 2 April 1863 and 20 October 1863. The regiment served under Colonel Robert Bailey Jr.

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 Moritz Neustatler; - Many men from St. Peters, St. Charles County.

Company B - Captain Jean Orf; - Many men from Dog Prairie, St. Charles county.

Company C - Captain Fred Mertel; - Many men from Cottleville, St. Charles County.

Company D - Captain John T. Schroer; - Many men from Augusta, St. Charles County.

Company E - Captain Gerhard Osthoff; - Many men from Augusta, St. Charles County.

Company F - Captain Gerhard H. Schaberg; - Many men from Augusta, St. Charles County.

Company G - Captain Charles Lumper; - Many men from Cottleville, St. Charles County.

Company H - Captains Henry Feldmueller and Conrad Weinrich and Andrew Schultz; - Many men from New Melle, St. Charles County.

Company I - Captains Robert Bailey Jr. and John F. Dierker; - Many men from New Melle, St. Charles County.

Company K - Captain Franz Finkel and Theodore Roesner; - Many men from St. Charles 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, Voume 10.

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.