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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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8th Cavalry Missouri State Militia 2 Men, 2 Total 2 Officers, 22 Men, 24 Total None 26 6th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia 5 Men, 5 Total 2 Officers, 26 Men, 28 Total None 33 2d Arkansas Cavalry 1 Man, 1 Total 11 Men, 11 Total None 12 Total 1 Officer, 9 Men, 10 Total 5 Officers, 78 Men, 83 Total None 93 Fourth Brigade: 4th Missouri Cavalry
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 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 capture of Sedalia occurred during the American Civil War when a Confederate force captured the Union garrison of Sedalia, Missouri, on October 15, 1864.Confederate Major General Sterling Price, who was a former Governor of Missouri and had commanded the Missouri State Guard in the early days of the war, had launched an invasion into the state of Missouri on August 29.
In Missouri after the start of the Civil War there were several competing organizations attempting to either take the state out of the Union or keep the state within it. . Home Guard companies and regiments were raised by Union supporters, particularly German-Americans, to oppose the secessionist paramilitary Minutemen, secessionist elements in the official Missouri Volunteer Militia and ...