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Title: Battle of Wilson's Creek
Description: This sketch, originally published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on August 31, 1861, depicts the Battle of Wilson's Creek. The caption states: "The Great Battle of the West, Wilson's Creek, Missouri-Repulse of the Rebel Cavalry by a section of artillery under Capt. Totten, U. S. A., supported by a company of Capt. Wood's Kansas Rangers (Cavalry), and two companies of Second Regiment of Kansas Volunteers."
Object Type: Image
Date: August 31, 1861

Title: New York Herald, April 15, 1865
Description: These excerpts of the New York Herald from April 15, 1865 document the final events of the Civil War including Jefferson Davis' Last Proclamation, the Confederate evacuation of Richmond, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Object Type: Newspaper Article
Date: April 15, 1865

Title: From James M. Boyer to A. Comingo
Description: This dispatch, dated November 25, 1863, is from James M. Boyer, Deputy Provost Marshal of Chariton County, Missouri, to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Boyer tells Comingo he suspects that several Chariton County residents are military deserters, but without a proper police force he cannot apprehend them. He expresses further concerns about Bushwhackers and "rebel deserters" who have not taken the Oath of Allegiance.
Date: November 25, 1863

Title: Applications of Moses Chapman
Description: These are Moses Chapman’s applications for compensation from the United States government for the military service of his slaves, Joseph Clark and Samuel A. Creel. The applications, dated November 21, 1866 and January 18, 1867, each include an oath of allegiance to the United States, a statement that Chapman lawfully obtained his slaves, and the signatures of four witnesses and a notary public in Lafayette County, Missouri. Notes on pages six and ten indicate that the applications were rejected.
Object Type: Legal Document
Date: November 21, 1864-January 18, 1867

Title: Missouri State Militia List of Soldiers to Transferred
Description: By order of Major John Cosgrove, Captain William T. Kittredge provides a list of enlisted men to be transferred from Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company A to Company K.
Date: January 10, 1865

Title: Missouri State Militia Notification of New Command
Description: This General Order notifies the Missouri State Militia that Lt. Col. Joseph W. McClurg replaces Major William Dean Colman as Commander of the State forces.
Date: January 18, 1862

Title: General Orders, No. 4
Description: Maj. W. Dean Colman of the Missouri State Militia issued General Order No. 4 on January 10, 1862. The order states that his battalion received a donation of clothing from a group of women in Springfield, Mass. Colman states that his soldiers have an obligation to "conquer this wicked rebellion" and make every effort to gain the approval of their families and the general public. The order was signed by S.B. Shaw, Post Adjutant, at the headquarters of the Missouri State Militia in Jefferson City.
Date: January 10, 1862

Title: Certificate of Exemption for William Glenn
Description: This certificate of exemption, dated April 2, 1864, excuses William Glenn from serving in the Missouri Militia due to dyspepsia and “Constitutional disability”. It is signed by Dr. J.R. Sands and R.M. Holland, Commissioner of Exemptions, in the town of Laclede in Linn County, Missouri.
Date: April 2, 1864

Title: From A. Comingo to E.B. Alexander
Description: This dispatch, dated November 19, 1863, is from Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri, to Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri. Comingo asks for Alexander's help in procuring military escorts for an Enrolling Officer. The officer will be recruiting volunteers in Lafayette County, which is threatened by "a few guerrillas prowling around."
Date: November 19, 1863

Title: From Joseph W. McClurg to David D. Stockton
Description: In this military correspondence, Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Lt. Col. Joseph W. McClurg informs Captain David D. Stockton that his company has consumed too many rations for late February 1862.
Date: March 19, 1862

Title: Statements of Clothing and Camp and Garrison Equipment Costs
Description: This document, issued by U.S. War Department, Adjutant General's Office, dictates the cost of clothing and camp and garrison equipment for the Army of the United States, along with the allowance of clothing to each soldier during his elistment and his proportion for each year.
Date: December 9, 1862

Title: List of Colored Recruits Enlisted, 6th District Missouri
Description: This February 1864 military roll lists the names of enslaved "colored recruits" who were enlisted in the 30th sub-district of the 6th congressional district of Missouri in Chariton County. The roll provides the soldiers' physical characteristics, occupations, birthplaces, and the names of their owners.
Date: February 1864

Title: From J.F. Benjamin to E.B. Alexander
Description: This dispatch, dated November 23, 1863, is from Col. J.F. Benjamin, Provost Marshal of the 8th district of Missouri, to Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri. Benjamin copies a telegraph from Washington stating that District Provost Marshals are no longer required to submit daily reports of military recruitment.
Date: November 23, 1863

Title: From E.B. Alexander to William Fowler
Description: On July 4, 1863, Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General in St. Louis, writes to Capt. William Fowler, Provost Marshal for the 7th District of Missouri. Alexander copies the text of a communication he received from the Provost Marshal General, stating that only free blacks, and not slaves, may be enrolled in the U.S. service.
Date: July 4, 1863

Title: List of Colored Recruits Enlisted, 6th District Missouri
Description: This February 1864 military roll lists the names of enslaved "colored recruits" who were enlisted in the 30th sub-district of the 6th congressional district of Missouri in Chariton County. The roll provides the soldiers' physical characteristics, occupations, birthplaces, and the names of their owners.
Date: February 1864

Title: Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 30
Description: This copy of the Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 30 was produced by W. G. Montgomery. By order of Brigadier General John B. Sanborn, 1st Lt. W. D. Hubbard calls for six particular squadrons of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment to muster out any amount of enlisted men in excess of the minimum required for organization of a Cavalry company. Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Brutsche is charged with making sure the order is carried out.
Date: February 2, 1864

Title: From C.F. Smith to A. Comingo
Description: On December 24, 1863, C.F. Smith writes from Kansas City, Missouri to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal for the 6th District of Missouri. Smith reports that he has about 50 names to add to the published enrollment list, explaining that "before the list was published it was exceedingly difficult to get any information but now every man reports his neighbor if his name is not on the list." Smith adds that some men were accidentally enrolled twice.
Date: December 24, 1863

Title: From S. Chalfin to A. Comingo
Description: On December 16, 1863, Asst. Adj. Gen. S. Chalfin writes from the Provost Marshal General's Office in Washington, DC to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal for the 6th District of Missouri, in Lexington, Missouri. Chalfin states that Comingo is authorized "to appoint an additional clerk, at a rate not to exceed $2.50 per diem." The letter was sent via Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General in St. Louis.
Date: December 16, 1863

Title: Special Orders, No. 165
Description: Col. E.C. Catherwood issued Special Order No. 165 from the Headquarters of the Missouri State Militia in Springfield on June 16, 1864. He declares that "No person other than those regularly enlisted in the service of the United States, are allowed to keep, or wear any portion of the Uniform of the United States Army." Anyone found breaking the rules will be arrested and tried by Military Commission.
Date: June 16, 1864

Title: From John A. Bushnell to Eugenia Bronaugh
Description: On July 8, 1864 John A. Bushnell writes from Calhoun, Missouri to Eugenia Bronaugh in Hickory Grove, Missouri. John states that two Citizen Guard companies are forming at Calhoun; he is skeptical of the plan, but discusses it only in vague terms: “A better plan I think could have been adopted, but as I am said to talk too much, I will not say anything…I have written more than I intended.”
Date: July 8, 1864

Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865

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