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The Enrolled Missouri Militia was a state militia organization of Missouri in 1862 during the American Civil War.It was a part-time force whose primary purpose was to serve as garrison and infrastructure guards, both to augment the Unionist Missouri State Militia in defense versus raids and to free the Missouri State Militia for offensive operations versus Confederate guerrillas and recruiters.
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The Missouri State Militia was a federally funded state militia organization of Missouri conceived in 1861 and beginning service in 1862 during the American Civil War.It was a full-time force whose primary purpose was to conduct offensive operations against Confederate guerrillas and recruiters as well as oppose raids by regular Confederate forces.
The Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia was created by Missouri Governor Hamilton Rowan Gamble in 1863 when it was determined that the mixed sympathy part-time Enrolled Missouri Militia was not an effective garrison force against guerrilla activity. Reliable Unionists were selected from the EMM regiments and the enrolled militia were disbanded.
9th Missouri Militia Cavalry: Ltc Daniel M. Draper; 3rd Brigade BG John B. Sanborn. 2nd Arkansas Cavalry: Col John E. Phelps; 8th Missouri Militia Cavalry: Col Joseph J. Gravely; Detachments 6th Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry: Ltc John F. McMahan; 7th Enrolled Missouri Militia Cavalry: Maj W. B. Mitchell; 6th Missouri Militia Cavalry: Maj ...
The 9th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment, was a cavalry regiment that served as an element of the Union Army in the state of Missouri during the American Civil War. Unlike Militia units in other states, the 9th Missouri State Militia Cavalry was a full-time military unit, permanently engaged in internal counter-insurgency and protection ...
Missouri State Militia may refer to any of several military organizations of the American Civil War: Missouri State Militia (pre-Missouri State Guard) Missouri State Guard
The 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment evolved from one of several unofficial pro-Unionist militia units formed semi-secretly in St. Louis in the early months of 1861 by Congressman Francis Preston Blair Jr. and other Unionist activists. The organization that would become the Fourth Missouri was largely composed of ethnic Germans, who were ...