29th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)

Brief History
The 29th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized at Benton Barracks, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo., July to October, 1862. They were last assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Then they were unattached, 15th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 29th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 26 July 2012).

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 Phillip H. Murphy, Captain Edmond O'Brien, and Captain Mason G. Whitney - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

Company B - Captain Alexander Hart, Captain Edmond Garaghty and Captain Henry Justi, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Company C - Captain George D. Dryer, Captain Nicholas P. Dyer and Morgan, Thomas L Morgan - Linn, Camden, Missouri.

Company D - Captain William H. Rogers and captain Edward Wray - Linn, Camden, Missouri.

Company E - Captain William Henley, Thomas H. McVickers and Captain Martin Menne - Pilot Knob, Iron, Missouri.

Company F - Captain Christan Burkhardt - Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.

Company G - Captain George Gibbs and Captain James McGravey - Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Company H - Captain Nathaniel A. Cole, Captain Thomas Doak, Captain William H. Gray and Captain Charles W. Wilson - Commerce, Scott, Missouri.

Company I - Captian David Allen Jr., Captain John L. Consalies and Captain John P. Hibler - Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri.

Company K - Captain Alaxander Hart and Captain Chrales H. Warrens - Linn Creek, Camden, Missouri.

The information about the companies and counties is from Kenneth E. Weant's book, Civil War Records, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, ''Volume, Three Year Volunteer Regiments 21,23-24, 26-27,29-30 (Arlington, Texas: K.E. Weant, c2011), pages 108-119. ''

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.