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132 MISSOURI TROPS--UNION.
lant service in defense of the Union'is abundantly shown by the official
records.
As to the status of these troops in general, no comment is necessary
beyond the mere statement of the fact that they were in the military
service of the United States and that the surviving members of the
force, and the heirs of those deceased, are entitled to all of the benefits
accruing from such service.
It is true that under the administration of Major-General Fremont
some organizations not authorized by law were received into the mili-
tary service of the United States, but the unauthorized organizations
were promptly disbanded or converted into organizations having a
legal basis, or were, as in the case of the engineer troops, pioneers,
and sappers and miners, subsequently legalized by act of Congress.
This act, approved July 17, 1862, is as follows:
AN ACT to define the pay and emoluments of certain officers of the Army, and for other purposes.
SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That the different regiments and independent
companies heretofore mustered into the service of the United States as volunteer
engineers, pioneers, or sappers and miners, under the calls of the President or Secre-
tary of War, or by authority of the commanding general of any military department
of the United States, or which, having been mustered into the service as infantry,
shall have been reorganized and employed as engineers, pioneers, or sappers and
miners, shall be, and the same are hereby, recognized and accepted as volunteer
engineers, on the same footing, in all respects, in regard to their organization, pay,
and emoluments, as the Corps of Engineers of the Regular Army of the United
States, and they shall be paid for their services, already performed, as is now pro-
vided by law for the payment of officers and noncommissioned officers and privates of
the Engineer Corps of the Regular Army.
Approved, July 17, 1862.
[12 Stat. L., pp. 594-597.]
As regards the officers appointed by General Fremont to the organi-
zations formed by him and those mustered into service without appoint-
ments or commissions, they were finally commissioned by the governor
of the State; and with regard to the nunc pro tune action of the gov-
ernor in giving or attempting to give them rank from dates prior to
the issue of their commissions, it is necessary only to remark that the
remuster act of February 24, 1897, authorizes recognition and pay-
ment for service rendered with duly authorized commands from the
dates of rank given in commissions issued by competent authority.
The status of the general and staff officers and persons appointed
by General Fremont to offices which had no legal existence need not
be here considered.
Of the Three Years' Volunteers, 15 regiments, 10 battalions, and 2
independent companies of cavalry, 1 regiment of engineers, 2 regi-
ments and 6 batteries of artillery, 41 regiments and 1 battalion of
infantry, 4 companies of pioneers, sappers and miners, and a company
designated a "Telegraph Corps " were partially or completely organ-
ized. Some of these were disbanded after a short period of service
because of their illegal organization or because of an unlawful limita-
tion in their contracts of service; some were consolidated to form com-
plete organizations, and others were transferred to the States from
which a majority of their members were recruited. As finally reor-
ganized and held to service as Missouri volunteers the force included
13 regiments of cavalry, 2 regiments of artillery, 1 regiment of engi-
neers, and 23 regiments of infantry. These do not include the United
States Reserve Corps regiments organized for three years' service,
which are treated under their appropriate title.
Object Description
| Title | Missouri troops in service during the Civil War |
| Author | United States. Record and Pension Office |
| Description | Letter from the Secretary of War, in response to the Senate Resolution passed on June 14, 1902, transmitting a paper prepared by the chief of Record and Pension Office of the War Department, showing various classes of Missouri volunteers, militia, and home guards in service during the civil war, and the laws, etc. under which they were raised; also what classes of such are recognized by the War department as being in the military service of the United States and what classes are not so recognized |
| Subject.LCSH |
Missouri -- Militia Missouri. Militia (C.S.A.) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Missouri United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Missouri (C.S.A.) |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source | 57th Cong., 1st sess. Senate. Doc. no. 412 Washington : Government Printing Office, 1902 |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1902 |
| Date.Digital | 2004? |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civc000090p0132 |
| Description | 132 MISSOURI TROPS--UNION. lant service in defense of the Union'is abundantly shown by the official records. As to the status of these troops in general, no comment is necessary beyond the mere statement of the fact that they were in the military service of the United States and that the surviving members of the force, and the heirs of those deceased, are entitled to all of the benefits accruing from such service. It is true that under the administration of Major-General Fremont some organizations not authorized by law were received into the mili- tary service of the United States, but the unauthorized organizations were promptly disbanded or converted into organizations having a legal basis, or were, as in the case of the engineer troops, pioneers, and sappers and miners, subsequently legalized by act of Congress. This act, approved July 17, 1862, is as follows: AN ACT to define the pay and emoluments of certain officers of the Army, and for other purposes. SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That the different regiments and independent companies heretofore mustered into the service of the United States as volunteer engineers, pioneers, or sappers and miners, under the calls of the President or Secre- tary of War, or by authority of the commanding general of any military department of the United States, or which, having been mustered into the service as infantry, shall have been reorganized and employed as engineers, pioneers, or sappers and miners, shall be, and the same are hereby, recognized and accepted as volunteer engineers, on the same footing, in all respects, in regard to their organization, pay, and emoluments, as the Corps of Engineers of the Regular Army of the United States, and they shall be paid for their services, already performed, as is now pro- vided by law for the payment of officers and noncommissioned officers and privates of the Engineer Corps of the Regular Army. Approved, July 17, 1862. [12 Stat. L., pp. 594-597.] As regards the officers appointed by General Fremont to the organi- zations formed by him and those mustered into service without appoint- ments or commissions, they were finally commissioned by the governor of the State; and with regard to the nunc pro tune action of the gov- ernor in giving or attempting to give them rank from dates prior to the issue of their commissions, it is necessary only to remark that the remuster act of February 24, 1897, authorizes recognition and pay- ment for service rendered with duly authorized commands from the dates of rank given in commissions issued by competent authority. The status of the general and staff officers and persons appointed by General Fremont to offices which had no legal existence need not be here considered. Of the Three Years' Volunteers, 15 regiments, 10 battalions, and 2 independent companies of cavalry, 1 regiment of engineers, 2 regi- ments and 6 batteries of artillery, 41 regiments and 1 battalion of infantry, 4 companies of pioneers, sappers and miners, and a company designated a "Telegraph Corps " were partially or completely organ- ized. Some of these were disbanded after a short period of service because of their illegal organization or because of an unlawful limita- tion in their contracts of service; some were consolidated to form com- plete organizations, and others were transferred to the States from which a majority of their members were recruited. As finally reor- ganized and held to service as Missouri volunteers the force included 13 regiments of cavalry, 2 regiments of artillery, 1 regiment of engi- neers, and 23 regiments of infantry. These do not include the United States Reserve Corps regiments organized for three years' service, which are treated under their appropriate title. |
| Source | Missouri Troops in Service During the Civil War |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civc000090p0132.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
