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Title: Missouri State Militia Special Order to Receive New Privates
Description: By order of Colonel Joseph J. Gravely, 1st Lt. H. L. Lattrell instructs Capt. James J. Akard to recieve new privates who have not yet reported after being transferred from Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Companies "E" and "F" to Company "A".
Date: January 4, 1864

Title: Invoices of Quartermaster Property
Description: This military document is a collection of two invoices of quartermaster's stores, one invoice from Captain S. L. Brown on August 15, 1862 and one from Captain W. C. Human on April 1, 1863. These supplies that include paper and pens were given to Captain James J. Akard for use by the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A".
Date: 1862-1863

Title: List of Stores of Expenditure
Description: These List of Stores of Expenditure for the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" show the transfer of nails and horse shoes from Captain Julius Glade to Captain David D. Stockton.
Date: 1862

Title: Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Daily Schedule
Description: By order of Major Edward B. Eno, Lt. William S. Gibbs lists the daily schedule for Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry.
Date: April 9, 1863

Title: Quarterly Return of Quartermaster's Stores, 1862
Description: This military document is a return of quartermaster's stores for Company "A" 8th Cavalry Regiment Missouri State Militia under command of Captain David D. Stockton for the second quarter of 1862.
Date: 1862

Title: The Fall of General Lyon
Description: Nathaniel Lyon falling from horse after being shot in the Civil War, Wilson's Creek, Mo., Aug. 10, 1861. Engraving by H.B. Hall. Drawing by F.O.C. Darley.
Object Type: Image

Title: Missouri State Militia Special Order to Receive New Privates
Description: By order of Brigadier General John B. Sanborn, 1st Lt. W. D. Hubbard informs Capt. James J. Akard that five privates from the old 14th Cavalry will be joining Akard's ranks in Company "A" of the 8th Cavalry.
Date: November 16, 1863

Title: Monthly Return of Wagons, Harness, and Other Means of Transportation
Description: This military document is a collection of two monthly returns of various means of transportation including horses, wagons, and carts used by Company "A", 8th Cavalry Regiment, Missouri State Militia. The first return, June 1862, was completed by Captain David D. Stockton and certified by Second Lieutenant Thomas A. Wakefield. The second return, June 1863, was completed and certified by Captain James J. Akard.
Date: June 1862 - June 1863

Title: Receipts of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores
Description: This military document is a collection of Ordnance and Ordnance Store Receipts for the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" that shows transfers of weapons and ammunition in between Colonel Joseph W. McClurg, Captain Julius Glade, Captain James J. Akard, and others.
Date: 1862-1865

Title: Men Transferred to Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company A
Description: This document is a descriptive roll of men transfered from the old 14th Cavalry Regiment Missouri State Militia to Company "A", 8th Cavalry Regiment MSM. It provides the name, rank, age, eye and hair color, complexion, height, birthplace, occupation, and other details of each transferred soldier.
Date: March 4, 1863

Title: Missouri State Militia Special Order No. 30
Description: 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 1, 1864

Title: Invoices of Quartermaster's Stores in 1863
Description: This military document is a collection of Quartermaster Property Invoices for the Missouri State Militia 8th Cavalry Regiment Company "A" that shows the transfer of various items such as horse collars and harnesses in between Lieutenant Stockley Etter, Captain James J. Akard, and Lieutenant T. E. Gray.
Date: 1863

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