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Index By Owners: Bi – Bou
Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863
1865 (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894 – 6 rolls)

This index was created by Saint Louis University history major, John R. Harris III, volunteers Rohini Sankaran and  Anthony F. Kardis, and by staff of the Special Collections Department. The 5,500+ entries can be browsed either by recruits’ names or by slave owners’ names. There is more information about this source here on this site.

Indexed Source: Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865. Washington, D.C.: Julius K. Hunter & Friends African American Research Collection St. Louis County Library and National Archives and Records Administration, 2002.

Photocopies of material listed in this index are available from Special Collections.

Index by Owners: Bi – Bou
Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops
for the State of Missouri, 1863
1865 (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894)

Main Descriptive Recruitment Lists Index page  |  About the Source

Slave Owner

County of Residence

State of Resid.

Recruit's Last Name

Recruit's First Name

Age

Birth State

County of Birth

Roll

Frame

Bibb, Elizabeth; Mrs

Randolph

MO

Ware

Fleming

35

VA

Nelson

4

367

Bibb, James

Franklin

MO

Bibb

Ruben

45

VA

Louisa

6

476

Bibb, John

Howard

MO

Bibb

Robert

18

VA

Orange

4

415

Bibb, John

Howard

MO

Bibb

Walker

18

MO

Howard

4

420

Bibb, John Q

Howard

MO

Bibb

Isam

35

VA

Abermarle

2

1067

Bibb, John Q

Howard

MO

Yancy

Jacob

23

VA

Nelson

2

631

Bibb, William

Franklin

MO

Bibb

Perry

18

MO

Franklin

6

474

Bibb, William

Franklin

MO

Nelson

Joe

22

MO

Franklin

6

472

Bibb, Wm H

Randolph

MO

Bibb

George

44

VA

Louisa

4

484

Biggerstaff, Joseph

Clinton

MO

Biggerstaff

William

24

KY

Monroe

5

41

Biggs, John D

Ralls

MO

Murphy

George

20

MO

Ralls

3

218

Biggs, Marion

Monroe

MO

Biggs

Nathaniel

17

MO

Marion

3

55

Biggs, Marion

Monroe

MO

Biggs

Sylvester

18

MO

Monroe

3

56

Biggs, P D

Randolph

MO

Biggs

Fielding

19

KY

Boone

4

486

Biggs, William

Greenup

KY

Hicks

John

38

KY

Greenup

5

50

Billingsley, Ferdinand

Howard

MO

Billingsley

Moses

21

GA

[blank]

4

937

Bindren, C P

Chariton

MO

Smith

Isaac

38

VA

Halifax

1

600

Binet, Bensin

Carroll

MO

Brooks

David

33

MD

Calvert

2

138

Binet, Benson

Carroll

MO

Henry

John

19

MD

Calby

2

129

Birch, Cynthia

Marion

MO

Birch

Church

19

MO

Marion

3

78

Birch, Cynthia; Mrs

Marion

MO

Bartlett

Isaac

37

WV

Kanawha

3

80

Birch, Elizabeth Ann

Chariton

MO

White

Charles

21

MO

Chariton

3

1170

Birch, James

Clinton

MO

Birch

Manuel

15

MS

[blank]

5

74

Birch, William

Randolph

MO

Birch

Benjamine

18

MO

Howard

4

371

Birch, William

Randolph

MO

Falls

Henry

45

VA

Rockbridge

2

1112

Birch, William R

Randolph

MO

Birch

Charles

27

MO

Howard

2

593

Birch, William R

Randolph

MO

Birch

Jack

28

VA

Berkeley

2

592

Birch, William R

Randolph

MO

Johnson

Alexander

23

MO

Randolph

2

692

Bird, Greenup

Clay

MO

Bird

Henry

18

[blank]

[blank]

4

273

Bishop, Greenberry B

Audrain

MO

Gray

Jordan

30

NC

Martin

4

1069

Bishop, Thos J; Maj

Dade

MO

Bishop

James

19

MO

Benton

5

544

Blaca, Elizabeth

Benton

MO

Blaca

Garret

35

TN

Sumner

5

332

Black, Isaac

Audrain

MO

Hunter

Geo

18

MO

Audrain

4

828

Black, Isaac

Audrain

MO

Hunter

Wm

18

MO

Audrain

4

823

Black, Sallie

Audrain

MO

Hunter

Madison

36

MO

Boone

4

1102

Blackburn, Church

Desha

AR

Wilkins

John

42

KY

Woodford

3

328

Blackburn, Henry

Desha

AR

Doyle

Lewis

32

KY

Bourbon

3

323

Blackburn, James A

Ralls

MO

Hannah

Robert

35

KY

Christian

3

228

Blackburn, John

Calloway

MO

Blackburn

Ruben D

47

NC

Person

6

275

Blair, J A

Lincoln

MO

Blair

Robert

17

MO

Lincoln

6

243

Blake, Henry

Randolph

MO

Blake

Henry

22

MO

Randolph

2

1075

Blake, Henry

Randolph

MO

Blake

Ruben

22

MO

Howard

2

1080

Blake, Henry

Randolph

MO

Blake

William

22

MO

Randolph

2

1075

Blakeley, John

Howard

MO

Harding

Andrew

24

MO

Howard

2

624

Blakely, Marcus

Monroe

MO

Blakely

Benjamine

37

KY

Clark

3

164

Blanchard, Emiline

Boone

MO

James

Meritt

20

MO

Cooper

2

540

Blankenbaker, Frank

[blank]

MO

Blankenbaker

Charles

18

MO

Cooper

5

853

Blankenbaker, Franklin

Howard

MO

Blankenbaker

Jefferson

31

VA

Madison

1

427

Blankenbaker, Mary

Howard

MO

Blankenbaker

Saml

25

VA

Madison

1

423

Blanton, John

Pike

MO

Blanton

Burton

19

MO

Lincoln

6

63

Blithe, Sam

Callaway

MO

Blithe

James

25

MO

Boone

3

691

Block, Henry W P

Pike

MO

Moore

Edward

20

MO

Pike

6

794

Blount, Samuel

Callaway

MO

Blount

Lenn

45

TN

Robinson

2

839

Blythe, Jemima

Howard

MO

Blythe

Jacob

20

MO

Howard

2

747

Board, John

Callaway

MO

Fisher

John

39

KY

Mercer

6

625

Boatright, Jacob

Saline

MO

Haines

John

18

VA

Culpepper

6

348

Bob, Robt

Saline

MO

Alexander

Louis

28

VA

Faukier

5

294

Bocock, John

Randolph

MO

Bocock

Lynch

27

MO

Randolph

2

735

Bodenhamer, Jacob

Greene

MO

Bodenhamer

Richard

30

TN

Giles

5

471

Bodine, Martin

Monroe

MO

Burnside

Clarence

20

KY

Boyle

3

57

Bodine, Sifer; Mrs

Monroe

MO

Bodine

Taylor

20

MO

Monroe

3

107

Boggs, Henry

Cole

MO

Adams

Pless

20

MO

Cole

6

552

Boggs, Henry

Cole

MO

Andrews

John

22

MO

Cole

3

436

Boggs, Mrs Mary

Boone

MO

Boggs

Henry

20

MO

Monroe

3

604

Boggs, Owen; estate

Boone

MO

Boggs

Allen

45

KY

Madison

3

759

Boggs, Thomas

Howard

MO

Boggs

Simm

26

MO

Howard

5

825

Boggs, Thomas

Howard

MO

Gordon

Elic

21

MO

Howard

5

802

Boggs, Thomas

Howard

MO

Gordon

Elie [?]

21

MO

Howard

5

802

Boggs, Thomas

Howard

MO

Jackson

James

23

MO

Howard

5

822

Boggs, Thomas

Howard

MO

Shepherd

Henry

30

VA

Madison

5

949

Boggs, Thomas

Howard

MO

Williams

Sidney

21

MO

Howard

5

810

Boggs, Thomas C

Howard

MO

Boggs

Frederick

26

MO

Saline

2

611

Boggs, Thomas C

Howard

MO

Boggs

Howard

24

MO

Howard

2

612

Bogus, Wade

Ray

MO

Giles

Henry

18

MO

Ray

2

353

Bohan, Chas

Pettis

MO

Hickman

Granville

21

MO

Johnson

5

233

Bohannan, Louis

Ray

MO

Bohannan

McComer

19

MO

Ray

2

408

Bohannon, Mary; Mrs

Randolph

MO

Bohannon

Ambros

41

VA

Orange

4

528

Bohaun, Walter R

Pettis

MO

Bohaun

Nelson

19

MO

Pettis

5

759

Bohon, William

Monroe

MO

Bohon

James

22

VA

Henry

3

92

Boland, James; Capn

Boone

MO

Thomas

Richard

22

MO

Boone

2

520

Boland, James; Capn

Boone

MO

Thomas

Samuel

26

MO

Boone

2

519

Bolden, James E

Howard

MO

Bowlden

Wintye

24

MO

Howard

4

422

Bolinger, John

Boone

MO

Edwards

Henry

20

MO

Boone

2

541

Bollinger, Daniel

Bollinger

MO

Bollinger

Sidney A

19

MO

Wayne

3

343

Bollinger, Henry

Bollinger

MO

Bollinger

Austin

16

MO

Bollinger

3

363

Bollinger, Henry

Bollinger

MO

Bollinger

Francis

20

MO

Bollinger

3

370

Bollinger, Henry

Bollinger

MO

Bollinger

Jefferson

19

MO

Bollinger

3

368

Bollinger, Susan

Bollinger

MO

Bollinger

Blant

20

MO

Bollinger

3

350

Bolton

Cole

MO

Hipkins

Charles

22

MO

Callaway

6

479

Bolton, Anna; Mrs

Cole

MO

Hipkins

John

17

MO

Callaway

6

717

Bolton, Anna; Mrs

Cole

MO

Hipkins

John

17

MO

Callaway

3

401

Bolton, D C; D[?]

Cole

MO

Bolton 

Preston

16

MO

Cole

3

821

Bolton, David

Boone

MO

Bradwell

Asbury

16

MO

Boone

3

554

Bolton, Leona; Miss

Cole

MO

Collins

Henderson

22

MO

Cole

6

722

Bolton, Lydia; Miss

Cole

MO

Collins

James

28

MO

Boone

3

741

Bolton, M; Mrs

Cole

MO

Carter

Henry

50

VA

Halifax

3

652

Bolton, Meriweather

Cole

MO

Bolton

Moscow

23