45th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)

Brief History
45th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia was enrolled between 6 July 1862 and 9 August 1862. They were ordered into service between 6 August 1862 and 30 September 1862. The Regiment was discharged between 7 September 1862 and 27 November 1862. They were ordered into service again between 16 March 1863 and 29 September 1864. The Regiment was discharged again 7 August 1863 and 20 November 1864. The Colonel in charge was William A. Shelton.

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 B. Harper and John H. Morgan - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company B - Captain David G. Maize - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company C - Captain Peter Thompson - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company D - Captains Michael McCune and Perry L. Stalcup - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company E - Captain George W. R. Ledford - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company F - Captain John Probasco - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company G - Captains William C. Dunlap and Jonathan D. Summers - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company H - Captain John L. Thomas - Many men from Unionville, Putnam County

Company I - Captain Joseph Williams - Many men from Unionville, Putnam 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.