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From: Arleigh Birchler <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Gentry County Regiment Home Guard Infantry
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:22:06 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <7F718477-011C-11DA-98F8-000393CCBB70@grm.net>


http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/MOREG/HG.htm

GENTRY COUNTY REGIMENT HOME GUARD INFANTRY. Return to Index
Organized by authority of Gen. Lyon June, 1861 and accepted into service by General Pope, commanding in Northern MO, and were engaged in scouting and performing guard duty along the line of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, and also participated in the battle of Blue Mills September 17, and performed duty in the counties of DeKalb, Clinton, Caldwell, Buchanan, Gentry, Worth, Clay, Andrew, and Platte, from August to October, 1861 when mustered out.

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Field and StaffRank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Colonel Manlove CranorLt. Col. Elias ParrottMajor James J. YoungAdjutant J. M. SullivanQM George W. NeedlesCo.A (141 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Captain James Stockton1st Lt. Charles Whelescarber2nd Lt. Alex. R. StocktonCo.B (37 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Captain J. M. Hagans1st Lt. Abner Clark2nd Lt. G. M. KisdenCaptain Prichard's Company, Co.C (25 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Captain Levi PrichardCo.D (61 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Capt!
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James W. Curry1st Lt. Joseph Morgason2nd Lt. John A. FinchCo.E (75 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Captain Elias Parrott Promoted to Lt. Col. Aug. 24, 1861.1st Lt. Jacob Taylor2nd Lt. Henry WalkerCo.F (68 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Captain Thomas Smith1st Lt. William Sherrard2nd Lt. Milton HarmonCo.G (53 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Captain Henry A. Fox1st Lt. Henry B. Rust2nd Lt. Johnston HogglerCo.H (70 men)Rank OfficerCommissionedRemarks-------- ---------------------- --------------- --------------------------------------- Captain Wm. B. Shoemaker1st Lt. H. M. Craner2nd Lt. Wm. McCurry
Sources: 1) "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1342
2) Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Missouri for the Year Ending December 31, 1863", c1864; p.97-98.



Lanita Sconce Smith <> wrote:
Anybody know where I can get a roster of the above unit?

I've tried the state, to know avail.
Lanita


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