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From: "Carl Burkhead" <>
Subject: Re: [CW-OZARKS] CW-OZARKS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:06:05 -0500
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Louis Ralston,pvt., 7th Regiment, Provisional Enrolled Mo. Militia, Co. C

Col. John D. Allen, 7th Reg., P.E.M.M.
Southwest, Missouri, formed from 26th E.M.M., Polk Co.--72nd E.M.M., Green,
Christian counties---73rd E.M.M., Laclede, Douglas, and Dallas---76th
E.M.M., Lawrence co.

You can go to www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ for more information. My old
clunker won't open the pdf file on Louis Ralston. You can also go to (civil
war st. louis) where Kirby Ross has posted his exhaustive research on the
different Enrolled Missouri Militia units.

Carl

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Subject: Re: [CW-OZARKS] CW-OZARKS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2


> This is all I know of this ancestors Civil War history. Does anyone know
> anything about the battles of Pine Ridge or Springfield? I appreciate
any
> information anyone can share. Thank you.
>
>
> Military service: Lewis John Ralston, Jr. enlisted Nov. 1, 1863 in Mount
> Vernon, MO. Mustered in Feb. 3, 1865 Springfield, MO. Rank of Private.
> Company K under Colonel John D. Allen and the Company Commander was
Captain J. M.
> Richie. Was in battles of Pine Ridge and Springfield. Mustered out July
1,
> 1865 Springfield, MO..
> Interestingly enough, he was on the Union side of the fight and his
father
> and brothers were fighting in GA for the Confederates as part of the Blue
> Ridge Mountain boys protecting the N. GA mountain passes from Yankees.
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