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Organization. 221
work was completed on May 5 and 6 and on the 7th of May the
First Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Volunteers,
Colonel Henry Almstedt, marched into the Arsenal and was mus-
tered into service with twelve Companies, aggregating near 1,200
men. A few hours later the Second Regiment United States Reserve
Corps, Missouri Volunteers, Colonel Hermann Kallmann, with nine
Companies, or 900 men, took the oath at the Arsenal. Next day,
the 8th of May, the Third Regiment United States Reserve Corps,
Missouri Volunteers, Colonel John McNeil, with twelve Companies,
nearly 1,200 men, swore in and was followed the same day by
the Fourth Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Vol-
unteers, Colonel B. Gratz Brown, with twelve Companies. The Fifth
Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Volunteers, Colonel
Charles G. Stifel, was completed and mustered-in the 11th day of
May.
The men of the Home Guard or Reserve Regiments stayed at
their own residences. Their muskets were kept on gun racks at
their respective headquarters. There were daily roll calls with oc-
casional dress parades, which were not very "dressy," as every one
paid for his own uniform of jeans or other cheap material. Fre-
quent drills started at first in a variegated manner, but soon took
shape and became systematic when Hardee's Tactics were adopted
and officers and sergeants ordered to attend drilling school by sun-
rise. Every one was studying the little book, which was a faithful
pocket companion of men ambitious to perfect themselves. This
diligence soon told: for all that was learned in the morning at the
officers' school was already practically applied during the exercises
of the Company in the evening, imparting a precision in the manual,
as well as the most necessary evolutions, which alone could render
these large bodies of men serviceable.
It will remain forever a memorable fact that within ten days
from April 21, when the order authorizing the muster-in of troops
was issued to Captain Lyon, to the first day of May, five Regiments,
not of previously organized militia, but of actual Volunteers, one
Battalion of Artillery and one Company of Pioneers, and within
ten days more to May 11, five more Regiments of Reserves did enter
the United States service in a Slave State. Such results were only
possible under the favorable circumstances which shaped the dis-
position of the Union men of St. Louis. For this reason the causes
which resulted in the spirit of our population were given, as well
as the events which step by step led to the final issue.
Object Description
| Title | The Union cause in St. Louis in 1861, an historical sketch |
| Author | Rombauer, Robert J. (Robert Julius), 1830-1925 |
| Subject.LCSH |
Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Missouri -- Militia |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source |
475 p. : front., illus. (maps, plans) pl., ports. ; 24 cm. St. Louis, Mo. : Press of Nixon-Jones prtg. co., 1909 |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1909 |
| 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 | civm000005p0221 |
| Description | Organization. 221 work was completed on May 5 and 6 and on the 7th of May the First Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Volunteers, Colonel Henry Almstedt, marched into the Arsenal and was mus- tered into service with twelve Companies, aggregating near 1,200 men. A few hours later the Second Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Volunteers, Colonel Hermann Kallmann, with nine Companies, or 900 men, took the oath at the Arsenal. Next day, the 8th of May, the Third Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Volunteers, Colonel John McNeil, with twelve Companies, nearly 1,200 men, swore in and was followed the same day by the Fourth Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Vol- unteers, Colonel B. Gratz Brown, with twelve Companies. The Fifth Regiment United States Reserve Corps, Missouri Volunteers, Colonel Charles G. Stifel, was completed and mustered-in the 11th day of May. The men of the Home Guard or Reserve Regiments stayed at their own residences. Their muskets were kept on gun racks at their respective headquarters. There were daily roll calls with oc- casional dress parades, which were not very "dressy," as every one paid for his own uniform of jeans or other cheap material. Fre- quent drills started at first in a variegated manner, but soon took shape and became systematic when Hardee's Tactics were adopted and officers and sergeants ordered to attend drilling school by sun- rise. Every one was studying the little book, which was a faithful pocket companion of men ambitious to perfect themselves. This diligence soon told: for all that was learned in the morning at the officers' school was already practically applied during the exercises of the Company in the evening, imparting a precision in the manual, as well as the most necessary evolutions, which alone could render these large bodies of men serviceable. It will remain forever a memorable fact that within ten days from April 21, when the order authorizing the muster-in of troops was issued to Captain Lyon, to the first day of May, five Regiments, not of previously organized militia, but of actual Volunteers, one Battalion of Artillery and one Company of Pioneers, and within ten days more to May 11, five more Regiments of Reserves did enter the United States service in a Slave State. Such results were only possible under the favorable circumstances which shaped the dis- position of the Union men of St. Louis. For this reason the causes which resulted in the spirit of our population were given, as well as the events which step by step led to the final issue. |
| Source | The Union Cause in St. Louis in 1861 |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000005p0221.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 |
