4th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry State Guard (8th Division) - Confederate

Brief History
The book "Units of the Confederate States Army" by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. contains no history for this unit. The Colonels in charge were James Cawthorn and Benjamin F. Walker.

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 Thomas Blake and Neil M. McQueen

Company B - Captains Z.D. Gorman and Russell Liburn

Company C - Captain James G. Johnson

Company D - Captain John M. Barding

Company E - Captains Cyrus O'Neil and John H. Prowell

Company F - Captain A.R. Randall

Company G - Captain Johnson's Company

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. Roster.

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.