Organized in Missouri at large February 3 to April 9, 1862.
Companies "A" and "B" in Davies County, Company
"C" in Sullivan County, "D" in Putnam County, "E"
in Gentry County, "F" in Linn County, "H" in De-Kalb
County, "I" in Harrison County and "K" in Lundy County.
Company "L" organized in Andrew and Buchanan Counties and attached
May, 1863. Company "M" organized in Worth and Gentry Counties and
attached July, 1863. Regiment attached to District of Central Missouri, Dept.
of Missouri, to July, 1863. District of the Border, Dept. of Missouri, to
January, 1864. District of Central Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1865.
Headquarters at Lexington till March, 1863. (4 Cos. at Sedalia, Mo., November,
1862, to April, 1863.) At independence till April, 1863. At Harrisonville till
May, 1863. At Warrensburg till June, 1863. At Lexington till October, 1863. At
Warrensburg till July, 1865, operating against Cash's, Davis', Kirk's,
Merrick's, Marchbank's, Ballou's, Porter's, Poindexter's, Quantrell's and
Cockrell's guerrillas.
SERVICE. — Expedition to Spring Hill May 24, 1862 (Cos.
"G" and "K"). Sear's House and Big Creek Bluffs, near
Pleasant Hill, July 11 (Cos. "A," "C" and "D").
Clark's Mills July 30 (2 Cos.). Grand River August 1 (Battalion). Operations on
Missouri River August-- (Detachment). Near Cravensville August 5. Kirksville
August 5-6. Panther Creek and Walnut Creek August 8. Near Stockton August 8
(Detachment). Sear's Ford, Chariton River, August 9 (Detachment). Expedition
from Camp Gamble against guerrillas August 12-18. Putnam September 1.
Strother's Fork of Black River September 13. Syracuse October 14. Expedition
from Independence to Greenton, Chapel Hill and Hopewell October 24-26 (Cos.
"E" and "H"). Operations in Jackson and Lafayette Counties
October 26-29 (Detachment). Blue Springs, near Independence, March 22. Sedalia
April 9, 1863. Hog Island May 18 (Detachment). Near Wellington June 17. Near
Papinsville June 23 (Detachment). Saline County July 30. Near Lexington July 30
(Cos. "C," "I" and "K"). Stumptown August 2 (Cos.
"F," "G" and "H"). Scout from Lexington to
Hopewell August 6-9 (Detachment). Dayton August 10 (Detachment). Near
Wellington August 14 (Detachment). Operations against Quantrell's Raid into
Kansas August 20-28. Big Creek, near Pleasant Hill, August 22. Scouts in
Lafayette County and skirmishes September 22-25 (Cos. "B,"
"H," "L" and "M"). Operations against Shelby
September 22-October 26. Booneville October 11-12. Jonesborough October 12.
Merrill's Crossing and Dug Ford near Jonesborough, October 12. Marshall, Arrow
Rock Blackwater, October 13. Syracuse October 14. Greenton Valley, near
Hopewell, October 21 (Detachment of Co. "B"). Near Lexington November
4 (Detachment) Scouts in Jackson County January 15-17, 1864 (Detachment). Lexington
February 22. Operations about Warrensburg February 22-24 (Detachment). Scout
from Lexington March 19-22. Scouts in Jackson and Lafayette Counties and
skirmishes March 20-30 (Detach merits). Deep Water Township March 27. Near
Greenton March 30 (Co. "F"). Offett's Knob April 28. Skirmishes in
Johnson County April 28-30 (Cos. "D" and "M"). Scout from
Warrensburg May 23-25. Near Shanghai May 27 (Detachment). Scout from Warrens
burg to North Blackwater River June 5-9 (Co. "I") Near Kingsville
June 12 (Detachment). Lexington June 14 (Cos. "F" and "I").
Lafayette County June 14 (Detachment). Attack on Arrow Rock July 20. Operations
in Lafayette and Johnson Counties and skirmishes July 20-31 (Co.
"E"). Scout in Saline County August 6-9 (Detachment). Arrow Rock
August 7 (Detachment). Saline County August 13 (Co. "H"). Operations
in Lafayette, Saline and Howard Counties August 13-22. Near Lexington August 19
(Co. "A"). Dover August 20. Davis Creek August 22. The Tabo August
22. Operations on Texas Prairie, Jackson County, August 25-30. Near Warrensburg
September 9 (Detachment). Near Lexington September 18 (Detachment). Near
Longwood September 22 (Detachment). Blackwater September 23 (1st Battalion).
Prince's Shoals, Osage River, Cole County, October 5-6. Moreau Bottom, Jefferson
City, October 7. Near Jefferson City October 8. California October 9.
Booneville October 9-12. Sedalia October 15. Little Blue October 21.
Independence, Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Mine
Creek, Little Osage River, Mafias des Cygnes, October 25. Engagement at the
Marmiton or Battle of Chariot October 25. Escort prisoners from Fort Scott to
Warrensburg, Mo., October 26-November 1. Near Fort Scott October 28. At
Warrensburg and Pleasant Hill, Cass County, operating against guerrillas in
Central District of Missouri till July, 1865. Scout from Warrensburg to
Greenton Valley November 29-December 3, 1864 (Detachment). Near Lexington
January 11, 1865. Scout from Camp Grover to Texas Prairie January 12-15. Scout
from Warrensburg to Snibar Hills January 18-22 (Detachment). Scout from
Warrensburg to Wagon Knob, etc., February 1-5 (Detachment). Old members
mustered out February and March, 1865. Recruits consolidated to a Battalion of
2 Companies. Near Lone Jack March 12 (Detachment). Scout from Lexington March
20-22 (Detachment). Near Pleasant Hill May 3 (Detachment). Mustered out July
12, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 71 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 67 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 142.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1302
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