78th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union)

Brief History
The 78th Regiment enrolled between 22 July 1862 and 17 February 1863 and were ordered into service between 20 June 1864 and 25 September 1864. They were discharged between 1 December 1862 and 15 November 1864 then ordered back into service between 25 February 1864 and 31 October 1864. Their final discharge was between 31 October 1864 and 28 February 1865. They served under Colonel John D. Allen. Civil War Records:Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments.

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 Christopher H. Edelman - Many men from Perry County.

Company B - Captain Thomas Stone - Many men from Perry County.

Company C - Captain Phillip Wagner - Many men from Perry County.

Company D - Captain George Bond - Many men from St. Mary's, Ste. Genevieve County.

Company E - Captain's Robert D. Brown and Lawson Hughes - Many men from Fredericktown, Madison County.

Company F - Captain Andrew Miller - Many men from Ste. Genevieve County.

Company G - Captain's J. H. Douglass and Herman Kastner - Many men from Ste. Genevieve County.

Company H - Captain John B. Benham - Many men from Jackson, Ste. Genevieve County.

Company I - Captain Stephen E. Montgomery - Many men from New Offenberg, Ste. Genevieve County.

Company K - Captain William Roth - Many men from Ste. Genevieve 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.