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St. Louis Enlistees Extracted from Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914
1855, A - C

The following names were taken from the National Archives microfilm set  M233, Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914.  The information in this microfilm set was compiled from enlistment papers, muster rolls of the Regular Army, and other sources. The names included in the extracted set below include ONLY enlistees who were either born in St. Louis, Mo., or who enlisted at St. Louis or at Jefferson Barracks (shown as Jeff Bks in the chart below) which is located in St. Louis County.

Keep in mind the difference between the Regular Army and the Volunteer Army. When a man enlisted in the Regular Army, he served continuously for his enlistment period whether the country was at war or not. A Volunteer Army was raised only in time of war.

A significant number of men who enlisted in the Regular Army were immigrants. In many cases, when an immigrant enlistee gave his place of birth - he gave the name of the town or village in his home country where he was born. Headings on the enlistment forms include the following:
 

  • Name
  • Where born - town, county or province, state; Empire or Kingdom
  • Age in years
  • Trade or Occupation
  • Enlistment information - when, where (town and state); by whom; period of years
  • Description - eyes, hair, complexion, height, feet, inches
  • Regiment and company
  • Discharge - date of, cause of
  • Died [if death occurred while in the military]
  • Deserted (if applicable)
  • Apprehended (if applicable)
  • Number of enlistments, company and regiment last served in
  • Remarks

You may browse the alphabetical listing of entries using the links below. For links to our other web pages concerning research in the St. Louis area, see our Finding Aids page. View a sample document from Register of Enlistments to see what a record might look like. Rolls 25-81 of this microfilms set are available in the Special Collections Department of St. Louis County Library.

Information Extracted From: 
Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914, Microfilm Publication M233. Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1956. Roll 25. [shelved in Range 1A - Special Collections Dept.]

This index is now available as a PDF file (288k) New 

Photocopies of material listed in this index are available from Special Collections. Each man's record will span two pages so will include two photocopies.

St. Louis Enlistees Extracted from
Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914
1855, A - C

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Last

First

Where Born

Born

Age

Trade/
Occupation

Enlisted

Page

Year

FHL
Roll

Adams

Andrew

Lynone Co

Ireland

25

teamster

St. Louis

1

1855

350331

Adams

Samuel

Armagh

Ireland

23

laborer

St. Louis

2

1855

350331

Aden

William A.

Henry Co.

Tenn

21

painter

Jeff Bks

2

1855

350331

Adler

Jacob

Baden

Germany

22

clerk

St. Louis

2

1855

350331

Agard

John P.

Shenango

New York

27

farmer

St. Louis

4

1855

350331

Alba

Peter

Mobile

Alabama

20

painter

Jeff Bks

4

1855

350331

Alexander

James S.

Pittsburgh

Penn

24

cabinet maker

Jeff Bks

5

1855

350331

Allen

James

London

England

28

laborer

Jeff Bks

4

1855

350331

Allen

Ralph B.

Houlton

Maine

23

laborer

St. Louis

4

1855

350331

Allen

William

Bridgewater

England

28

butcher

St Louis

1

1855

350331

Alt

Charles

Baden

Germany

28

laborer

St. Louis

2

1855

350331

Ammann

Anthony

Saarlouis

Prussia

23

clothier

St. Louis

2

1855

350331

Andrews

Henry

Mainz

Germany

21

clerk

St. Louis

2

1855

350331

Andrews

John

Niagara Co.

New York

21

teamster

Jeff Bks

5

1855

350331

Andrews

John W.

Philadelphia

Penn

30

stonecutter

St. Louis

2

1855

350331

Andrisin

John

Bavaria

Germany

21

butcher

St. Louis

2

1855

350331

Antle

Francis M.

Morgan Co.

Illinois

22

farmer

St. Louis

5

1855

350331

Antle

William

Morgan Co.

Illinois

21

farmer

St. Louis

5

1855

350331

Arlington

Henry

Philadelphia

Penn

22

bookkeeper

St. Louis

1

1855

350331

Arnold

Ernst

Oldenburg

Germany

29

clerk

St. Louis

5

1855

350331

Auberly

Hubert

Strasburg

Germany

28

soldier

St. Louis

6

1855

350331

Baden

Franz

Wertemberg

Germany

25

silk weaver

St. Louis

17

1855

350331

Bahle

George

Hanover

Germany

21

teamster

St. Louis

11

1855

350331

Bainbridge

William

Manchester

England

26

blacksmith

Jeff Bks

12

1855

350331

Baker

Charles H.

Philadelphia

Penn

26

laborer

St. Louis

14

1855

350331

Baker

Edmund L.

St. Paul

Minnesota

24

trader

St. Louis

17

1855

350331

Ball

Thomas

Cavan

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

11

1855

350331

Balz

Adolph

Wertemberg

Germany

26

soldier

Jeff Bks

12

1855

350331

Banat

William

Roscommon

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

13

1855

350331

Barclay

Otis R.

St. Louis

Missouri

21

tobacconist

St. Louis

21

1855

350331

Barney

Allen

Rockland Co.

Ohio

21

laborer

St. Louis

13

1855

350331

Barrat

William

Roscommon

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

13

1855

350331

Barrett

Nathan

Monroe Co.

Ohio

31

laborer

St. Louis

24

1855

350331

Barry

Daniel

Cork

Ireland

33

blacksmith

St. Louis

8

1855

350331

Basch

William

Berlin

Prussia

21

locksmith

Jeff Bks

10

1855

350331

Baxter

Farrel

Cavan

Ireland

25

laborer

Jeff Bks

8

1855

350331

Bays

David

Washington Co.

Missouri

21

laborer

Jeff Bks

26

1855

350331

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Belcher

Lewis

Baltimore

Maryland

22

cooper

St. Louis

14

1855

350331

Bell

Richard

Prince George Co.

Maryland

27

laborer

St. Louis

13

1855

350331

Beller

Henry

Switzerland

Germany

22

laborer

St. Louis

248

1855

350331

Benton

General J.

New Albany

Indiana

21

cooper

St. Louis

27

1855

350331

Benton

James B.

Lexington

Kentucky

31

soldier

Jeff Bks

8

1855

350331

Bergin

Thomas

Queens

Ireland

21

laborer

Jeff Bks

24

1855

350331

Beuchat

August

Bern

Switzerland

21

cook

St. Louis

10

1855

350331

Bewley

Lewis

Philadelphia

Penn

21

laborer

St. Louis

13

1855

350331

Biedermann

John

Bern

Switzerland

28

cooper

St. Louis

10

1855

350331

Bilhenst

Henry

Rouen

France

22

tailor

Jeff Bks

23

1855

350331

Bindler

Nicholas

Thurgau

Switzerland

22

saddler

St. Louis

11

1855

350331

Bitter

Henry

Hanover

Germany

21

laborer

St. Louis

248

1855

350331

Blackburn

Joseph

Stark Co.

Ohio

27

harness maker

St. Louis

21

1855

350331

Bleakley

William H.

Firmanagh

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

28

1855

350331

Bohnert

Bernard

Baden

Germany

21

clerk

St. Louis

8

1855

350331

Bollster

Julius

Zurich

Switzerland

21

clerk

Jeff Bks

11

1855

350331

Booth

James

Oldham

England

27

laborer

Jeff Bks

27

1855

350331

Booth

Thomas H.

Philadelphia

Penn

28

engraver

Jeff Bks

21

1855

350331

Boudinier

Arsene

Joncourt

France

29

baker

Jeff Bks

10

1855

350331

Bouxein

Christian

Germundeu

Germany

21

butcher

St. Louis

10

1855

350331

Bowers

Patrick

Roscommon

Ireland

23

laborer

St. Louis

12

1855

350331

Box

Philip

Guebwiller

France

34

musician

Jeff Bks

23

1855

350331

Boyd

Henry N.

Lerome Co.

Ireland

31

soldier

Jeff Bks

14

1855

350331

Boyd

William

New Orleans

Louisiana

21

carpenter

St. Louis

248

1855

350331

Boyle

Peter

Edenburgh

Scotland

21

laborer

St. Louis

25

1855

350331

Bradly

John

San Antonio

Texas

24

soldier

Jeff Bks

28

1855

350331

Brady

Peter

Albany

New York

25

bricklayer

St. Louis

13

1855

350331

Brandon

Benjamin

Trigg

Kentucky

22

carpenter

St. Louis

21

1855

350331

Brandon

John J.

Trigg

Kentucky

26

clerk

St. Louis

26

1855

350331

Brannan

Michael

Kildare

Ireland

21

laborer

Jeff Bks

10

1855

350331

Brassard

Francis

Rochester

New York

35

soldier

Jeff Bks

10

1855

350331

Braudner

Adam

Bavaria

Germany

25

clerk

St. Louis

17

1855

350331

Braut

Frederick

Bern

Switzerland

27

laborer

Jeff Bks

21

1855

350331

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Bre

Michael

Queens

Ireland

21

laborer

Jeff Bks

24

1855

350331

Breckenridge

William K.M.

Murray Co.

Tenn

29

apothecary

St. Louis

24

1855

350331

Breen

Henry

Kerry

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

8

1855

350331

Breivogel

Philip

Hessia

Germany

27

painter

St. Louis

248

1855

350331

Brennan

James

Kings Co.

Ireland

30

stone cutter

St. Louis

8

1855

350331

Brennan

Patrick

Carlow

Ireland

25

soldier

St. Louis

26

1855

350331

Britton

Edward

Philadelphia

Penn

21

cook

St. Louis

248

1855

350331

Brovere

Joseph

Baltimore

Maryland

27

soldier

Jeff Bks

24

1855

350331

Brown

Alexander

Breslau

Germany

25

harness maker

St.