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Title: From John A. Bushnell to Eugenia Bronaugh
Description: In a letter dated February 4 and 9, 1863, John A. Bushnell tells Eugenia Bronaugh of Hickory Grove, Missouri that he has returned home to Calhoun, Missouri and that he is safe. He says that he wants to move back into his house, which the military has been using as a hospital. He discusses the movements of Colonel Marvin’s regiment of the Missouri Militia. He also mentions news of recent battles in Vicksburg and Charleston, but says that he does not trust the information he reads in newspapers.
Date: February 4, 1863-February 9, 1863

Title: Application of George N. Baker
Description: This is George N. Baker’s application for compensation from the United States government for the military service of his slave, Lewis Turner. The application, dated November 14, 1866, includes an oath of allegiance to the United States and a statement that Baker lawfully purchased both Turner and another slave, George Bell. The application is signed by four witnesses and a notary public in Lafayette County, Missouri. A note in pencil on the first page indicates that the application was rejected.
Object Type: Legal Document
Date: November 14, 1866-December 5, 1866

Title: Receipt of Clothing for Military Duty, 1862
Description: This military document shows that "the Non-commissioned Officers, Artificers, Musicians and Privates of Co. "A", 8th Regt. Cav., Mo. S. Militia do hereby acknowledge to have received of the several articles of Clothing" that are listed along with the names of those enrolled in this company.
Date: 1862

Title: James J. Akard
Description: James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919.
Object Type: Image
Date: n.d.

Title: From Willard P. Hall to Hamilton R. Gamble
Description: On August 12, 1862, Willard P. Hall writes from St. Joseph, Missouri to Missouri Gov. Hamilton R. Gamble in St. Louis. Hall assures Gamble that Gen. Loan is not guilty of insubordination and remains loyal to the provisional state government. He suggests that Loan's enemies are trying to discredit him with false rumors. Hall adds that no applications have been made for the "privileges" accorded by Order No. 23.
Object Type: Government Document
Date: August 12, 1862

Title: Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Circular Orders Requesting Information on Deserters
Description: In this Circular Order to the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Company "A", commanding officers are requested to provide detailed information on deserters, including where the deserter lived when enlisted.
Date: March 28, 1863

Title: Abstract of Ordinance Expenditure, 1864
Description: This military document includes two abstracts of materials expended or consumed by the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A". These abstracts are documentation of the first and second quarters of 1864.
Date: 1864

Title: Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 52
Description: By order of Brigadier General John B. Sanborn, 1st Lt. W. D. Hubbard calls for James J. Akard and six other commanding officers from the Missouri State Militia 6th and 8th Calvary Regiments to serve as the Court for the trial of a war prisoner.
Date: February 25, 1864

Title: Battle of Dug Springs
Description: This sketch, originally published in Harper's Weekly on August 24, 1861, depicts the Battle of Dug Springs (August 2, 1861), near present day Clever, Missouri. Union forces under the command of Nathaniel Lyon were victorious in this first skirmish of the Missouri Campaign of 1861.
Object Type: Image
Date: August 24, 1861

Title: Missouri State Militia General Order No. 2
Description: By order of Major John Cosgrove, 1st Lt. T. E. Gray warns that if the soldiers of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion will be punished if they continue their insubordinate habits. Particularly, "Any man found shooting his gun or pistol within one mile of his camp without a permit... will be punished for disobedience of orders[.]"
Date: April 25, 1864

Title: Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 279
Description: By order of Major Robert W. Fyan, H. Mitchell instructs Lieutenant T. A. Wakefield of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" to take charge of one hundred men and pursue Sterling Price as his Confederate forces raid central Missouri.
Date: October 10, 1864

Title: From F.W. Smith to Robert M. Stewart
Description: This dispatch was sent on November 29, 1860 to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart by Maj. F.W. Smith, at Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 4th Military District, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Smith sends Stewart a report from the Division Inspector regarding the election of officers for the German Rifle Company, Company C, 1st Battalion. Smith says that if Stewart believes the elections were properly conducted, Lt. Schmitz and Lt. Baumer should receive their commissions.
Date: November 29, 1860

Title: Lists of Slaves Enlisted from the 8th Sub-District, Missouri
Description: These military rolls list the names of slaves enlisted in the United States service in January and February 1864. The recruits were enlisted in the 8th sub-district of the 6th congressional district of Missouri in Ray County. The lists are dated March 30, 1864 and are signed by G.N. Black, Recruiting Agent.
Date: March 30, 1864

Title: From E.B. Alexander to A. Comingo
Description: On December 18, 1863, Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General in St. Louis, writes to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal for the 6th District of Missouri, in Lexington, Missouri. Alexander instructs Comingo that "the Consolidated Lists should be forwarded to the Provost Marshal General at Washington, as prepared and other names as added."
Date: December 18, 1863

Title: Battle of Pea Ridge
Description: This map of the Battle of Pea Ridge was originally published in Abraham Lincoln: A History, Vol. V, by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Object Type: Map
Date: n.d.

Title: From A. Comingo to Joseph H. McGee
Description: This dispatch, dated November 19, 1863, is from Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri, to Maj. Joseph H. McGee in Lexington, Missouri. Comingo asks McGee to provide a military escort for James Zeiler, Enrolling Officer for the 6th district, 1st sub-district of Missouri. In his response on the other side of the document, erroneously dated November 18, 1863, McGee states that he has only one squadron on duty at his post and cannot provide an escort.
Date: November 19, 1863

Title: Letters Sent (Assistant Provost Marshal for Missouri)
Description: This notebook contains copies of correspondence sent by Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General for Missouri, in St. Louis, Missouri, during 1864 and 1865. The correspondence contains information regarding military enrollment, enlistments, and quotas, broken down by district.
Date: 1864-1865

Title: From E.B. Alexander to A. Comingo
Description: This dispatch, dated October 24, 1863, is from Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri, to Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal of the 6th district of Missouri. Alexander instructs Comingo to document his expenses on a separate voucher each month.
Date: October 24, 1863

Title: Discharge of James S. Cunningham
Description: These are the official discharge papers for James S. Cunningham, who served as a private under Captain John B. Coles in Company D of the 8th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry from 1861 to 1864. The document, dated July 1, 1864, describes Cunningham as a 20 year old farmer from Washington, Pennsylvania. He was discharged after completing his term of service.
Date: July 1, 1864

Title: Application of Thomas P. Burris
Description: This is Thomas P. Burris’s application for compensation from the United States government for the military service of his slave, Phillip. The application, dated November 10, 1866, includes an oath of allegiance to the United States, a power of attorney transfer to Isaac C. Dodge, and the signature of a notary public in Cooper County, Missouri. A note in pencil on the fourth page indicates that the application was rejected. Attached are two bills from 1855 declaring the sale of slaves to Burris, of Howard County, Missouri.
Object Type: Legal Document
Date: February 7, 1855-November 10, 1866

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

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