36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
36th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union.) They were enrolled between 29 July 1862 and 22 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 1 August 1862 and 22 August 1862. They were discharged between 15 November 1862 and 2 April 1863. They were ordered into service between 20 July 1864 and 21 July 1864. They were discharged between 31 July 1864 and 1 August 1864. They were led by Colonel W. J. W. Beckett.

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 Thomas A. Self, many men from Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company B - Captain George A. Downing, many men from Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company C - Captain Amos B. Bently, many men from Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company D - Captain John Grigsby, many men from Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company E - Captain Perry A. Wright, many men from Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company F - Captain J. C. Waterman, many men from Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company G - Captain Thomas W. Gaunt, many men from Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company H - Captain Samuel Robison, many men from Buchanan County Nodaway County, Missouri.

Company I - Captains Josiah Coleman, and A. J. Wray, many men from Buchanan County, Missouri.

Company K - Captains Josiah Coleman, and James A. Forrest, many men from Buchanan County, Missouri.

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 5

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.