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Title: Receipt Rolls of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage
Description: This military document is a collection of receipt rolls of clothing, camp, and garrison equipment for the use of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" that shows the transfer of items in between Lieutentant S. B. Shubert, Captain David D. Stockton, Lieutenant James J. Akard, Lieutenant Thomas A. Wakefield, Lieutenant T. E. Gray, and Captain Julius Glade.
Date: 1863-1865

Title: G. B. Shubert
Description: G. B. Shubert was Quartermaster in Lebanon, Missouri for the Missouri State Militia, 8th Regiment Cavalry. Handwritten on the front is, "Yours truly, G. B. Shubert."
Object Type: Image
Date: n.d.

Title: General Orders, No. 17
Description: Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis issued General Order No. 17 from the Headquarters of the Department of the Missouri in St. Louis on March 5, 1863. The order authorizes medical officers to employ "contraband, and other men or women of African descent" as cooks, nurses, laundresses, or servants in military hospitals. The order was signed by Assistant Adjutant General H.Z. Curtis.
Date: March 5, 1863

Title: Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, 1864
Description: This military document is a return of ordnance and ordnance stores for Company "A" 8th Cavalry Regiment Missouri State Militia under command of Captain James J. Akard for the first quarter of 1864.
Date: April 7, 1864

Title: William O. Mead's Appointment to First Sergeant
Description: By the order of Colonel Joseph J. Gravely, David Hunter informs the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment that William O. Mead is appointed to First Sergeant, in Company "A", of the Eighth Regiment of Cavalry, M.S.M..
Date: April 13, 1863

Title: General Orders, No. 34
Description: Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis issued General Order No. 34 from the Department of the Missouri Headquarters in St. Louis on May 4, 1863. The order details the proceedings of a recent Military Commission in St. Joseph, Missouri, where several citizens were tried for war crimes, including disloyal conduct, violation of the conduct of war, bearing arms against the Government, violation of the Oath of Allegiance, and disturbing the peace of Union men. The order was signed by Assistant Adjutant General A.V. Colburn.
Date: May 4, 1863

Title: Inventory of Effects of Deceased Soldiers
Description: This is a copy of a United States Army form used to record the inventory of deceased soldiers' belongings during the Civil War. The unfilled form was prepared for soldiers serving under James A. Akard in Company A, Eighth Regiment of the Missouri State Militia.

Title: List of Stores Expended, 1863
Description: This military document is a list of items expended by the Head Quarters District of the Border in Kansas City, Missouri while conducting court martials during the last seven months of 1863.
Date: December 31, 1863

Title: Missouri State Militia General Order No. 3
Description: By order of Major John Cosgrove, an unknown author provides instructions on how long horses are to be allowed to graze. This General Order also instructs commanding officers to provide sufficient guard to prevent horses from escaping.
Date: April 28, 1864

Title: Odon Guitar
Description: This sepia photograph, ca. 1860s, depicts Union Col. Odon Guitar of the 9th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, in military uniform.
Object Type: Image

Title: Military Log Book for 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment Company "A"
Description: This book documents the monthly records of the 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment Company "A" from June 1864 to September 1864. These records include clothing and equipment inventories, receipt rolls, and list of arms.
Date: June 1864 - September 1864

Title: Galvanized Yankee
Description: This portrait of an unknown "Galvanized Yankee" is affixed to a postcard with a three cent stamp attached on its back with a destination address in Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., Illinois. A "Galvanized Yankee" was a captured Confederate soldier that swore allegiance to the United States and joined the Union Army.
Object Type: Image
Date: 1860 - 1865

Title: Missouri State Militia General Order No. 1
Description: This general order, as dictated by Captain David D. Stockton, outlines general regulations for service in the Missouri State Militia, most which are in regard to punctuality of those enrolled.
Date: March 25, 1862

Title: Missouri State Militia General Orders Reinforcing General Responsibilities
Description: This General Order to the Missouri State Militia reminds enlisted men of their basic responsibilities while on duty. These include keeping horses and mules from escaping, staying at an assigned post until relieved, and keeping equipment and camp in good order.
Date: January 12, 1862

Title: Quarterly Returns of Deceased Soldiers, 1863
Description: This military document is a collection of quarterly returns of deceased soldiers of the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A". These returns are documentation of the third and fourth quarters of 1863.
Date: 1863

Title: Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regimental Orders No. 3
Description: By order of Major Edward B. Eno, Lt. William S Gibbs instructs the appointment of noncommissioned officers, the creation of a Muster Roll, and the outfit of proper weaponry for dismounted men in these companies.
Date: April 8, 1863

Title: Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, 1862
Description: This military document is a "Quarterly Return of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, received at Linn Creek, Mo., of Col. J. W. McClurg, by Lt. Jas. J. Akard, Comdg. Co. "A," 8th Regt. Cav., M.S.M. for the quarter ending on the 30th day of June, '62."
Date: 1862

Title: William C. Human
Description: Captain William C. Human was in Company C of the Missouri State Militia, 8th Regiment Cavalry.
Object Type: Image
Date: n.d.

Title: Invoices for Quartermasters Stores for 1863
Description: This military document is a collection of Quartermasters Stores Invoices for the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" that shows the transfer of various items such as wagon grease, paper, and mules in between Captain David D. Stockton, Captain William C. Human, and Lieutenant James J. Akard.
Date: 1863

Title: Missouri State Militia Regulations
Description: Major W. Dean Colman outlines general regulations for those enlisted in the Missouri State Militia. Colman comments that these regulations are "the formation of military success and which go to make a true soldier, who may be justly proud of his profession, of his Companions, and of himself;"
Date: December 25, 1861

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

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