74th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union)

Brief History
The regiment was enrolled between 28 July 1862 and 9 August 1863 and ordered into service the same day they were enrolled. The Unit was discharged between 16 February 1863 and 14 Nov 1864. They served under Colonel's; Colonel Calley B. Holland, Colonel John S. Phelps, and Colonel Henry Sheppard.

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 James M. Redfearn and Jesse M. Redfearn; - Many men from Webster County and Greene County.

Company B - Captains John S Cloeman and Samuel H. Miller - Many men from Howell County and Greene County.

Company C - Captain Green B. Phillips - Many men from Greene County.

Company D - Captains Thomas Allsup and John F. McMahan - Many men from Marshfield, Webster County.

Company E - Captain Robert L. (R. L.) Butts - Many men from Marshfield, Webster County.

Company F - Captain James C. Hurd (Herd) - Many men from Green County and Webster County.Greene County, Missouri.

Company G - Captain William L. Jones - Many men from Marshfield, Webster County.Greene County, Missouri.

Company H - Captain John S. Small - Many men from Springfield, Greene County.Christian County, Missouri

Company I - Captains Hoah H. Hampton and William Williams - Many men from MarshField, Webster County.

Company K - Captain James M. Moore - Many men from Galena,Stone County Stone 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