47th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
47th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 26 July 1862 and 12 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 30 July 1862 and 12 August 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 7 December 1862 and 16 December 1863. They were ordered into service again between 3 January 1863 and 8 August 1863. The Regiment was discharged again between 15 May 1863 and 27 October 1863. They were ordered into service again between 5 October 1864 and 12 October 1864. The Regiment was discharged again between 23 October 1864 and 12 December 1864. The Colonels in charge were John D. Britsch, Thompson J. Kelley (Kelly), and H. A. Massey.

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 James D. Hurst (Hunt) - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company B - Captain Ezra Green - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company C - Captain John D. Sweet - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company D - Captain James H. Karr - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company E - Captain Henry G. Bollinger - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company F - 1st Lieutenant Albert C. Byler - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company G - Captain Benjamin F. Dodson - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company H - Captains Robert Allen and Josiah Brown - Many men from Linn Creek, Camden County

Company I - Captain Talyes Brown - Many men from Tuscumbia, Miller County

Company K - Captain William Long - Many men from Iberia, Miller 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 6

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.