Showing posts with label 5th MO CAV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5th MO CAV. Show all posts

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Benton Hussars—Cavalry Battalion

Organized at St. Louis, Mo., September 18-December 23, 1861. Served unattached, Army of the West, to January, 1862. 2nd Division, Army Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to February, 1862, participating in skirmish at Hunter's Farm, near Belmont, Mo., September 26, 1861. At Bird's Point, Mo., October. Operations about Ironton-Fredericktown October 12-25. Engagement at Fredericktown October 21. Expedition from Bird's Point against Thompson's forces November 2-12. Duty in Southeast Missouri till January, 1862, and in District of Southwest Missouri to February, 1862. Assigned to 5th Missouri Cavalry February 14, 1862, which see.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1312

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Hollan Horse U.S. Reserve Corps.

Organized at St. Louis and Warrenton, Mo., October 14, 1861, to February 1, 1862. Duty at Warrenton and St. Louis till February, 1862. Assigned to 4th and 5th Regiments, Missouri Cavalry, February, 1862.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1312

Thursday, December 5, 2019

5th Missouri Cavalry

Organized by consolidation of Benton Hussars and 3 Companies of Hollan Horse February 14, 1862. Served unattached, 2nd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1862. Army of South- east MiSsouri, Dept. of Missouri, to November, 1862.

SERVICE.—Curtis' Campaign in Missouri and Ark- ansas against Price February-March, 1862. Battles of Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6-8. Duty in District of South- west Missouri till October. Expedition to Blue Moun- tains June 19. Near Knight's Cove June 19. Expedi- tion from Clarendon to Lawrenceville and St. Charles September 11-13. Ordered to Pilot Knob October. Con- solidated with 4th Missouri Cavalry November 15, 1862.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 36 Enlisted men by disease. Total 42.

SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1306

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Richard L. Chew


RICHARD L. CHEW, living on section 31, Doyle Township, was born in Floyd County, Indiana, March 29, 1845, a son of Richard A. and Jane (McCutchen) Chew, the father a native of Floyd County, born August 18, 1817. They were the parents of fourteen children, of whom nine still survive – John W., Samuel F., Allen W, Lawson S., George H., Hannah R., Frances S., Emma J. and Richard L., our subject.  The father came with his family to Clarke County, Iowa, in the fall of 1854, and has since made his home in Doyle Township, where he has eighty-six acres of land under excellent cultivation. He has always followed agricultural pursuits. He is a member of the United Brethren church.  Richard L. Chew, whose name heads this sketch, was also reared to agricultural pursuits, which e has made his life work. He has lived in Clarke and Decatur counties with the exception of three years in St. Clair County, Missouri, and the time spent in the late war, since about nine years of age, he having come with his parents in 1854.  He enlisted in Company I, Fifth Missouri Cavalry, being in that company’s service about eleven months.  October 26, 1865, he was married to Margaret Shoe, a daughter of Christopher Shoe, who is living in St. Clair County, Missouri. Of the five children born to them but two are living –Frances A. and Albert A. In connection with his general farming Mr. Chew devotes some attention to stock-raising. He is meeting with good success in his farming, and has a good farm of 130 acres, where he resides. He has served his township as trustee. He is a member of the Methodist church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Grand Army of the Republic.

SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Record of Clarke County, Iowa, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1886 p. 304-5

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

From St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.

General Halleck forwarded to General McClellan to-day the following cheering dispatch:

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI,
ST. LOUIS, February 27th , 1862.

Maj. Gen. McCLELLAN, Washington:

Gen. Curtis has taken possession of Fayetteville, Ark., capturing a number of prisoners, stores, baggage, &c.  The enemy burnt a part of the town before they left.  They have crossed the Boston mountains in great confusion.  We are now in possession of all their strongholds.

Forty-two officers and men of the 5th Missouri Cavalry were poisoned at Mudtown, by eating poisoned food, which the rebels left behind them.  The gallant Capt. Dolfert died, and Leut. Col. Von Deutch and Capt. Lehman are suffering much, but are recovering.  The indignation of our soldiers is very great, but they have been restrained from retaliating upon the prisoners of war.

(Signed,)

H. W. HALLECK,
Major General

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, March 1, 1862, p. 1