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

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, Da - Ha

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Last

First

Where Born

Born

Age

Trade/
Occupation

Enlisted

Page

Year

FHL
Roll

Daley

James

Clare

Ireland

23

laborer

Jeff Bks

57

1855

350331

Dannerol

Adolph

Ghent

Belgium

26

laborer

St Louis

51

1855

350331

Davenport

Julio R.

       

Jeff Bks

62

1855

350331

Davies

John

Cincinnati

Ohio

21

laborer

St Louis

53

1855

350331

Davit

John

Northumberland

England

22

laborer

Jeff Bks

59

1855

350331

Dawson

Thomas

London

England

25

laborer

St Louis

51

1855

350331

Dawson

Thomas

London

England

25

laborer

St. Louis

51

1855

350331

Daysey

Simon

Cork

Ireland

25

laborer

St Louis

51

1855

350331

DeCurey

Clarence

New York

New York

21

clerk

Jeff Bks

59

1855

350331

Deely

Patrick

Galway

Ireland

25

shoemaker

St Louis

54

1855

350331

Deitzel

William

Nassau

Germany

21

baker

St Louis

49

1855

350331

Dempsey

John W.

Geneses

New York

29

gunsmith

St Louis

53

1855

350331

Diehl

Christian

Neidershausen

Germany

25

blacksmith

Jeff Bks

60

1855

350331

Dilley

Butler

Luzerne Co.

Penn

21

butcher

St Louis

62

1855

350331

Dillon

James

Black Water Town

Ireland

23

miner

St Louis

49

1855

350331

Dillon

Michael

Kerry

Ireland

26

laborer

Jeff Bks

54

1855

350331

Dilman

Peter

Boian (Bayern?)

Germany

29

teamster

Jeff Bks

60

1855

350331

Dolton

William

Fermanagh

Ireland

22

clerk

St Louis

58

1855

350331

Donnelly

John

Tyrone Co.

Ireland

24

soldier

St Louis

52

1855

350331

Donohoe

Peter

Liverpool

England

21

teamster

St Louis

49

1855

350331

Doss

Samuel W.

Barron Co.

Kentucky

22

hostler

Jeff Bks

60

1855

350331

Dougherty

John C.

       

St. Louis

62

1855

350331

Dougherty

Michael

Longford

Ireland

22

laborer

Jeff Bks

58

1855

350331

Douglass

James

Dauphin Co.

Penn

28

soldier

St Louis

57

1855

350331

Downs

Daniel

Clare

Ireland

22

laborer

St Louis

51

1855

350331

Downs

Daniel

Clare

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

51

1855

350331

Downs

William

Knox Co.

Ohio

25

laborer

St Louis

52

1855

350331

Doyle

Dennis

Dublin

Ireland

21

laborer

St Louis

51

1855

350331

Doyle

Philip

Dublin

Ireland

23

miner

St Louis

50

1855

350331

Dreithaler

Adolphus

Bohemia

Austria

24

laborer

St Louis

52

1855

350331

Drener

William B.

Newark

New Jersey

28

shoemaker

St Louis

49

1855

350331

Drexler

Jacob L.

York

Penn

26

tailor

St Louis

53

1855

350331

Dreyer

Henry

New Brandenberg

Germany

23

clerk

St Louis

49

1855

350331

Drumler

John

Bavaria

Germany

25

baker

Jeff Bks

51

1855

350331

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Dunn

John

Manchester

England

33

plainer

St Louis

49

1855

350331

Dunn

John

Birmingham

England

27

painter

St Louis

58

1855

350331

Durland

Charles M.

Newburgh

New York

25

machinist

St Louis

62

1855

350331

Dwyer

Patrick

Tipperary

Ireland

33

laborer

St Louis

52

1855

350331

Dyer

James

Antrim Co.

Ireland

23

painter

St Louis

50

1855

350331

Eagan

Patrick

Galway

Ireland

27

laborer

St. Louis

63

1855

350331

Echard

Jacob

Bavaria

Germany

26

baker

Jeff Bks

66

1855

350331

Edwards

Hugh

Wilson Co.

Tenn

21

laborer

Jeff Bks

63

1855

350331

Eickelberg

Francis

Mecklenberg

Germany

22

cabinet maker

St. Louis

63

1855

350331

Ekins

John

Liverpool

England

29

tailor

St. Louis

63

1855

350331

Ellefson

Elless

Hetterdal

Norway

21

laborer

St. Louis

63

1855

350331

Ellis

Patrick

Monaghan

Ireland

29

laborer

Jeff Bks

65

1855

350331

Ellison

Richard M.

Sumner Co.

Tenn

33

cigar maker

Jeff Bks

65

1855

350331

Eoris

John

Wertemberg

Germany

26

laborer

Jeff Bks

66

1855

350331

Erdwin

David

Strasberg

France

35

laborer

St. Louis

63

1855

350331

Erhard

Martin

 

Germany

23

wheelwright

St. Louis

65

1855

350331

Etho

George

Holstein

Germany

21

painter

St. Louis

65

1855

350331

Evans

Thomas

London

England

24

laborer

St. Louis

65

1855

350331

Evans

William

Armagh

Ireland

22

clerk

St. Louis

64

1855

350331

Eyser

Louis

Weimer

Germany

22

laborer

Jeff Bks

64

1855

350331

Fadden

Thomas

Westport

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

75

1855

350331

Farl

John

Tipperary

Ireland

22

weaver

St. Louis

69

1855

350331

Farrell

James

New York

New York

21

carpenter

St. Louis

77

1855

350331

Fay

John

Monahan

Ireland

24

laborer

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Feathers

Jacob

Hardy Co.

Virginia

31

soldier

St. Louis

73

1855

350331

Fickey

Benjamin F.

Hanover

Germany

35

bugler

Jeff Bks

72

1855

350331

Fink

Michael

Stuttgardt

Germany

34

soldier

St. Louis

77

1855

350331

Finn

Michael

Monaghon

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

68

1855

350331

Fisher

Ezekiel

Boonsboro

Maryland

26

soldier

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Fisher

Julius N.

Franklin

Mass

27

soldier

St. Louis

71

1855

350331

Fitzpatrick

John

Wexford

Ireland

25

clerk

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Fitzstephens

Denis

Mayo

Ireland

23

laborer

St. Louis

70

1855

350331

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Flamant

Charles F.

Geneva

Switzerland

27

clerk

St. Louis

71

1855

350331

Flanagan

Michael

Mayo

Ireland

26

baker

Jeff Bks

74

1855

350331

Flannigan

Patrick

Cavan

Ireland

22

teamster

Jeff Bks

76

1855

350331

Flinn

James

Kilkenny

Ireland

28

clerk

St. Louis

69

1855

350331

Flore

Henry

Graubundten

Switzerland

21

teamster

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Fogarty

Michael B.

Tipperary

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

69

1855

350331

Foley

Edward

Kildare

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

68

1855

350331

Foley

Patrick

Tipperary

Ireland

26

laborer

Jeff Bks

70

1855

350331

Foley

William

Clonmel

Ireland

27

laborer

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Fox

Henry

Landau

Germany

22

laborer

St. Louis

68

1855

350331

Frank

Louis

St. Louis

Missouri

21

teamster

St. Louis

68

1855

350331

Franklin

John

 

Ireland

23

mason

Jeff Bks

68

1855

350331

Frazer

William

Limerick

Ireland

30

laborer

Jeff Bks

74

1855

350331

Frederick

John

Erfurt

Prussia

21

locksmith

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Freidericks

Charles J.

Prussia

Germany

24

printer

St. Louis

75

1855

350331

Fritz

George

Gotha

Germany

21

blacksmith

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Fulton

John C.

Pittsburgh

Penn

29

clerk

St. Louis

69

1855

350331

Funcheon

Perry

Eastport Co.

Maine

22

teamster

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Furrer

Caspar

Zurich

Switzerland

26

laborer

St. Louis

67

1855

350331

Gaffney

Thomas

Dublin

Ireland

21

boiler maker

Jeff Bks

78

1855

350331

Gallagher

Eneas

Mayo

Ireland

25

laborer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Gallaghin

Peter

Cavan Co.

Ireland

24

laborer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Gallavan

Timothy

Kerry

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

85

1855

350331

Gannon

Edward H.

Roscommon

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

78

1855

350331

Gardiner

Furman E.

Glouster Co.

New Jersey

23

shoemaker

St. Louis

83

1855

350331

Gardner

James

Galway

Ireland

26

blacksmith

Jeff Bks

80

1855

350331

Gardner

Thomas

Liverpool

England

27

soldier

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Gardner

William

Liverpool

England

21

laborer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Garloch

Peter

Vernon

New York

21

sailor

St. Louis

83

1855

350331

Garnier

Oliver

Montreal

Canada

27

cooper

St. Louis

79

1855

350331

Garvey

Patrick J.

Limerick

Ireland

28

clerk

St. Louis

81

1855

350331

Garvin

Charles

Concord

NH

26

carpenter

St. Louis

79

1855

350331

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Gaskin

Thomas

Armagh

Ireland

22

printer

Jeff Bks

85

1855

350331

Gately

Thomas

Galway

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

79

1855

350331

Gaunt

James

Yorkshire

England

25

laborer

St. Louis

88

1855

350331

Gausepohl

Bernard

Harsewinkle

Germany

25

farmer

St. Louis

79

1855

350331

Gehrung

John

Wurtemburg

Germany

23

stone cutter

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Genther

Charles

Brunswick

Germany

26

painter

St. Louis

87

1855

350331

Gerrity

Mathew

Roscommon

Ireland

28

laborer

St. Louis

78

1855

350331

Geschurnd

Matthew

Basel

Switzerland

25

soldier

Jeff Bks

82

1855

350331

Giesler

Christopher

Erfut

Germany

21

laborer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Gietson

John Peter

Trier

Prussia

28

baker

St. Louis

79

1855

350331

Giles

George Y.

Livingston Co.

Kentucky

21

printer

St. Louis

85

1855

350331

Goodin

Louis

Quebec

Canada

48

soldier

Jeff Bks

80

1855

350331

Goodin

Louis

       

Jeff Bks

82

1855

350331

Goodwin

Clarence B.

Shenong

New York

21

laborer

St. Louis

79

1855

350331

Gordon

Henry

Derry

Ireland

22

laborer

St. Louis

79

1855

350331

Gordon

Henry

Tyrone

Ireland

26

soldier

Jeff Bks

85

1855

350331

Gorman

Bartholomew

Cork

Ireland

21

laborer

Jeff Bks

80

1855

350331

Gough

John

Tipperary

Ireland

28

soldier

Jeff Bks

83

1855

350331

Graf

Henry

Osnaburg?

Hanover

31

laborer

St. Louis

88

1855

350331

Graham

Henry H.

Linconshire

England

30

clerk

St. Louis

85

1855

350331

Gramer

John

Wertemberg

Germany

22

teamster

St. Louis

78

1855

350331

Granfield

John

West Meath

Ireland

25

laborer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Grant

Thomas

Tipperary Co.

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Graut

Louis

Prussia

Germany

22

miller

St. Louis

88

1855

350331

Gray

John

St. Peters

Canada

24

laborer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

Gredle

Frederick

St. Louis

Missouri

21

bookkeeper

Cincinnati

84

1855

350331

Gregor

George W.

Philadelphia

Penn

22

laborer

St. Louis

83

1855

350331

Gresh

Jacob

Bucks Co.

Penn

31

soldier

St. Louis

78

1855

350331

Gruner

Wolf

Bavaria

Germany

28

baker

St. Louis

78

1855

350331

Guernsett

Charles W.

Middleport

Penn

23

carpenter

St. Louis

83

1855

350331

Gunther

Frederick

Bayerne

Germany

21

laborer

Jeff Bks

80

1855

350331

Guthrie

Edward

Hexham

England

21

upholsterer

St. Louis

80

1855

350331

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Haas

Jacob

Sultz

Germany

21

butcher

Jeff Bks

103

1855

350331

Haberg

Henry

Brussels

Germany

21

goldsmith

Jeff Bks

91

1855

350331

Hack

John

Argoway

Switzerland

22

laborer

St. Louis

247

1855

350331

Hadden

Joseph

New Orleans

Louisiana

23

clerk

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Hagan

Patrick

Longford

Ireland

23

laborer

Jeff Bks

102

1855

350331

Haggarty

Thomas

Derry

Ireland

24

laborer

Jeff Bks

102

1855

350331

Hague

George

Malton

England

24

laborer

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Hale

Michael

Waterford

Ireland

21

laborer

St. Louis

89

1855

350331

Hale

Thomas

Marbury

England

25

laborer

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Hammer

Jacob

Wuttemberg

Germany

27

mason

St. Louis

89

1855

350331

Handschung

John

Basle

Switzerland

35

soldier

St. Louis

89

1855

350331

Handy

John

Limerick

Ireland

21

tailor

Jeff Bks

100

1855

350331

Hanley

Joseph P.

Tipperary

Ireland

23

clerk

St. Louis

95

1855

350331

Hardy

Francis

Baden

Germany

21

shoemaker

St. Louis

91

1855

350331

Harley

John

Cork

Ireland

34

soldier

Jeff Bks

91

1855

350331

Harlow

Warren

Washington Co.

New York

28

laborer

St. Louis

91

1855

350331

Harrington

James P.

Jefferson

Kentucky

22

blacksmith

St. Louis

97

1855

350331

Harris

Guy

Fayette Co.

Illinois

21

laborer

St. Louis

91

1855

350331

Harris

John

Fayette Co.

Illinois

23

farmer

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Harris

John

Kilkenny

Ireland

21

teamster

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Hart

James

Garrit

Kentucky

26

farmer

St. Louis

102

1855

350331

Hartley

Benjamin F.

Washington Co.

Penn

25

printer

Jeff Bks

97

1855

350331

Hartnett

Michael

Cork

Ireland

33

soldier

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Harvey

James

Tyrone

Ireland

24

clerk

Jeff Bks

105

1855

350331

Harvey

William

Queens Co.

Ireland

31

machinist

St. Louis

106

1855

350331

Hatchfield

Benjamin

Boston

Mass

21

brushmaker

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Haupt

John H.

Hanover

Germany

28

clerk

St. Louis

93

1855

350331

Hayden

William

Leeds

Canada

23

bloomer

St. Louis

102

1855

350331

Hayes

William

Troy

New York

21

farmer

St. Louis

106

1855

350331

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