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314 MISSOURI TROOPS-CONFEDERATE.
JUNE 27, 1863.
Having authorized Col. Edward B. Hull to recruit in the State of Missouri, he is
hereby authorized to exercise the following powers granted in the foregoing order
of Thomas C. Reynolds, governor of the State of Missouri, to wit:
When he recruits troops for the Confederate service he is authorized to impress pro-
visions for his men and forage for their teams, and also the necessary transportation,
keeping an accurate account of the amount taken and the disposition made of the same,
being careful in all proceedings to conform strictly with the provisions of said order.
WALDO P. JOHNSON,
Lieutenant- Colonel Fourth, Missouri Infantry.
Colonel Hull is authorized to empower as many as six persons to impress supplies
in compliance with the foregoing order.
WALDO P. JOHNSON,
Lieutenant- Colonel Fourth Missouri Infantry.
Captain Chambers is authorized to exercise the powers granted in the foregoing
order for all troops raised under my orders.
E. B. HULL,
Colonel on Recruiting Service.
[Ibid., Series I, Vol. XXXIV, Part I, p. 645.]
As a part of the record it may be here stated that on August 8, 1863,
Lieutenant-General Smith, commanding the Trans-Mississippi Depart-
ment, requested Governor Reynolds to furnish from his State a bri-
gade of cavalry (Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies,
Series IV, Vol. II, p. 702), but no record has been found of the action
taken on this request.
On the 12th of September, 1863, Brig. Gen. F. M. Cockrell, of the
First Missouri Brigade, then commanding the division of Missouri
troops east of the Misissippi River, in parole camp at Demopolis,
Ala., addressed the War Department relative to the condition of the
division, its reduction by losses in battle, and the impossibility of
obtaining recruits from the west side of the river. In view of exist-
ing conditions he requested that Missourians belonging to the Trans-
Mississippi Department, captured by the Federal troops and returned
to the Confederate lines east of the river, be attached permanently to
the regiments and batteries of the division under his command. Fol-
lowing is a copy of his letter:
DEMOPOLIS, ALA., September 12, 1863.
Gen. S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.
GENERAL: I most respectfully and earnestly apply through you to the Secretary of
War to have all the Missourians belonging to the Trans-Mississippi Department who
have been and may hereafter be captured and sent into our lines by way of City
Point and Richmond, Va., ordered into and attached permanently to the Missouri
regiments and batteries of this division, now east of the Mississippi River. There are
six infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments and five batteries in this division.
The six infantry regiments and three batteries compose the First Brigade, Missouri
Volunteers, to command which I am assigned, by order of the Secretary of War, in
my appointment as brigadier-general. This First Brigade lost in the series of battles
preceding and during the siege of Vicksburg, in killed, wounded, and missing, 1,389
men-about one-half of its strength. These regiments and batteries are greatly
reduced. The First and Fourth Infantry regiments were consolidated last fall by
mutual consent of the officers, the ten companies of each regiment being consolidated
into five companies, making one consolidated regiment of ten companies. The First
Regiment of Missouri Cavalry and Third Battalion of Missouri Cavalry, both now
dismounted and having served as infantry since April, 1862, and two batteries, now
compose the Second Brigade, lately commanded by Brig. Gen. M. E. Green, who
was killed at Vicksburg, the Arkansas troops of this brigade, five or six regiments in
number, having crossed the Mississippi River after the capitulation of Vicksburg.
This brigade is now commanded by Col. Elijah Gates, of the First Missouri Cavalry,
and is likewise greatly reduced. Both brigades were captured at Vicksburg and are
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 | civc000090p0314 |
| Description | 314 MISSOURI TROOPS-CONFEDERATE. JUNE 27, 1863. Having authorized Col. Edward B. Hull to recruit in the State of Missouri, he is hereby authorized to exercise the following powers granted in the foregoing order of Thomas C. Reynolds, governor of the State of Missouri, to wit: When he recruits troops for the Confederate service he is authorized to impress pro- visions for his men and forage for their teams, and also the necessary transportation, keeping an accurate account of the amount taken and the disposition made of the same, being careful in all proceedings to conform strictly with the provisions of said order. WALDO P. JOHNSON, Lieutenant- Colonel Fourth, Missouri Infantry. Colonel Hull is authorized to empower as many as six persons to impress supplies in compliance with the foregoing order. WALDO P. JOHNSON, Lieutenant- Colonel Fourth Missouri Infantry. Captain Chambers is authorized to exercise the powers granted in the foregoing order for all troops raised under my orders. E. B. HULL, Colonel on Recruiting Service. [Ibid., Series I, Vol. XXXIV, Part I, p. 645.] As a part of the record it may be here stated that on August 8, 1863, Lieutenant-General Smith, commanding the Trans-Mississippi Depart- ment, requested Governor Reynolds to furnish from his State a bri- gade of cavalry (Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series IV, Vol. II, p. 702), but no record has been found of the action taken on this request. On the 12th of September, 1863, Brig. Gen. F. M. Cockrell, of the First Missouri Brigade, then commanding the division of Missouri troops east of the Misissippi River, in parole camp at Demopolis, Ala., addressed the War Department relative to the condition of the division, its reduction by losses in battle, and the impossibility of obtaining recruits from the west side of the river. In view of exist- ing conditions he requested that Missourians belonging to the Trans- Mississippi Department, captured by the Federal troops and returned to the Confederate lines east of the river, be attached permanently to the regiments and batteries of the division under his command. Fol- lowing is a copy of his letter: DEMOPOLIS, ALA., September 12, 1863. Gen. S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va. GENERAL: I most respectfully and earnestly apply through you to the Secretary of War to have all the Missourians belonging to the Trans-Mississippi Department who have been and may hereafter be captured and sent into our lines by way of City Point and Richmond, Va., ordered into and attached permanently to the Missouri regiments and batteries of this division, now east of the Mississippi River. There are six infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments and five batteries in this division. The six infantry regiments and three batteries compose the First Brigade, Missouri Volunteers, to command which I am assigned, by order of the Secretary of War, in my appointment as brigadier-general. This First Brigade lost in the series of battles preceding and during the siege of Vicksburg, in killed, wounded, and missing, 1,389 men-about one-half of its strength. These regiments and batteries are greatly reduced. The First and Fourth Infantry regiments were consolidated last fall by mutual consent of the officers, the ten companies of each regiment being consolidated into five companies, making one consolidated regiment of ten companies. The First Regiment of Missouri Cavalry and Third Battalion of Missouri Cavalry, both now dismounted and having served as infantry since April, 1862, and two batteries, now compose the Second Brigade, lately commanded by Brig. Gen. M. E. Green, who was killed at Vicksburg, the Arkansas troops of this brigade, five or six regiments in number, having crossed the Mississippi River after the capitulation of Vicksburg. This brigade is now commanded by Col. Elijah Gates, of the First Missouri Cavalry, and is likewise greatly reduced. Both brigades were captured at Vicksburg and are |
| Source | Missouri Troops in Service During the Civil War |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civc000090p0314.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 |
