Civil War Muster Rolls

Civil War

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Title: Civil War Muster Rolls
Creator: James R. Murphy
Bertha E. Booth
Description: These muster rolls from 1861 and 1864 list the names of soldiers enlisted in Captain James R. Murphy’s Company of Home Guards from Caldwell County, Missouri. Attached is a January 22, 1946 letter from Bertha E. Booth of Caldwell County to Mr. Shoemaker. Booth notes that the muster roll from 1864 is likely to be “a list of the militiamen who were in pursuit of the Thrailkill (Confed.) raiders.”
Date: 1861 and 1864
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Missouri military units (Confederate)
Guerrillas
Bushwhackers
People: James R. Murphy
Bertha E. Booth
Geographic Subject: Caldwell County, Missouri
Livingston County, Missouri
Clinton County, Missouri
Platte County, Missouri
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia
Location: Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1864; C1853
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