Duty at Springfield,
Mo., and other points in District of Southwest Missouri. Action at Bloomfield,
Mo., January 17, 1863. Dade County July 24, 1863 (Co. "E"). Scout
from Greenfield September 15-18. Operations against Shelby September 22-October
26. Oregon (or Bowers' Mill) October 4. Greenfield October 5. Stockton October
5 (Detachment). Operations in Northern Arkansas December, 1863, to February,
1864. Duty in Christian, Douglass and Stone Counties till July. Scouts near
Neosho and Carthage May 18-23. At Mt. Vernon May. Skirmish near White Hare June
15. Scout from Mt. Vernon June 19-25. Operations in Southwest Missouri July
18-23 and August 1-28. Skirmish Polk County August 28. Operations against
Price's invasion of Missouri September to November. Attached to 3rd Brigade,
Cavalry Division, Dept. of Missouri. Moreau Creek October 7. Russellville
October 9. California October 9. Near Booneville October 11-12. Little Blue
October 21. Independence, Big Blue and State Line October 22. Big Blue and
Westport October 23. Little Osage and Mine Creek, Marias des Cygnes, October
25. Engagement on the Marmiton (or Battle of Chariot) October 25. Newtonia
October 28. Designated 15th Missouri Cavalry November 1, 1864, which see.
Monday, March 20, 2023
7th Missouri Provisional Enrolled Militia Infantry.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
15th Missouri Cavalry
Organized November 1, 1863, from 7th Regiment Enrolled Militia. Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to April, 1865. District of North Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.—Scout and patrol duty in District of Southwest Missouri till April, 1865, and in North Missouri till July, 1865. Actions at Mt. Vernon September 30, 1864: Moreau Bottom, Jefferson City, October 7; Booneville October 9-12; Big Blue or State Line October 22. Engagement at the Marmiton, or Battle of Charlot, October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Marius des Cygnes, October 25. Newtonia October 28, Affair near James Creek April 27, 1865 (Co. "C"). Mustered out July 1, 1865.
Lost during service 1 Officer and 6 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 35 Enlisted men by disease. Total 43.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1311