Organized at St. Charles, Mo., March 26, 1862. Attached to
District of Central Missouri, Dept. of Missouri. Duty at St. Charles and in
District of Central Missouri operating against guerrillas till November, 1862.
Skirmish at Bob's Creek March 7. Big Creek March 9. Scouts in Calloway County
September 4. Prairie Station September 4. Portland October 16. Broken up November
11, 1862.
Battalion lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 12
Enlisted men by disease. Total 13.
SOURCE: Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War
of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1302
