William Fowler

This notebook contains copies of letters sent from the Provost Marshal's Office, 7th District of Missouri, in St. Joseph, Missouri, between July 2, 1864 and April 21, 1865. The correspondence, written by Capt. William Fowler, Provost Marshal of the 7th District, addresses such topics as military enrollment, including names of recruits; army desertion; compensation; draft dodgers; and an instance of character defamation in the St. Louis "Morning Herald." Correspondents include Missouri Provost Marshal General E.B. Alexander and U.S. Provost Marshal General James B. Fry.

July 2, 1864-April 21, 1865

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)

William Fowler

St. Joseph, Missouri
Buchanan County, Missouri
Andrew County, Missouri
Holt County, Missouri
Atchison, Kansas
Nodaway County, Missouri
Dekalb County, Missouri
Gentry County, Missouri
Worth County, Missouri
Harrison County, Missouri
Grundy County, Missouri
Mercer County, Missouri
Putnam County, Missouri

National Archives at Kansas City

Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), RG110: MO 4374; Box 31, Box 2 of 2 within entry 4374; Folder 2 of 2; Vol. 2 of 3

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