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Index By Recruits: Le – Lon
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 Recruits: Le – Lon
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

Lea, Ashley G

Randolph

MO

Lea

Manuel

34

NC

Caswell

4

383

Lea, Ashley G

Randolph

MO

Lia

Manuel

34

NC

Caswell

4

383

Leak, N G

Lincoln

MO

Leak

Marion

20

KY

Marion

6

232

Lear, William

Shelby

MO

Branham

John

21

VA

Warren

3

87

Lee, A H; est

Howard

MO

Fisher

Henry

23

MO

Howard

1

489

Lee, A H; est

Howard

MO

Lee

Fed

22

MO

Howard

1

486

Lee, A H; est

Howard

MO

Lee

John

32

KY

/

1

494

Lee, Hooper C

Mississippi

MO

Lee

Henry

21

MO

Mississippi

2

305

Lee, James

Mississippi

MO

Lee

Lenard

19

KY

Bullet

2

304

Lee, Jno

Howard

MO

Moore

Andy

18

MO

Howard

5

404

Lee, John

Howard

MO

Lee

Armstead

33

VA

Charlotte

1

557

Lee, John

Howard

MO

Lee

Frederick

24

VA

[blank]

5

614

Lee, John

Howard

MO

Lee

Henry

21

MO

Howard

5

620

Lee, John

Howard

MO

Lee

Jacob

26

VA

Campbell

5

618

Lee, John

Howard

MO

Lee

Frank

39

KY

Bourbon

1

433

Lee, John W

Howard

MO

Clark

Charles

19

MO

St Louis

1

484

Lee, John W

Howard

MO

Lee

George

18

MO

Howard

1

416

Lee, Mary P

[blank]

MO

Gaines

Henry

25

VA

Shenandoah

4

20

Lee, Reuben

Saline

MO

Wilson

Jack

18

VA

/

5

251

Lee; Widow

Howard

MO

Lee

Charles

18

MO

Howard

5

856

Leech, Lloyd

Clinton

MO

Hunter

Henry

44

KY

Scott

5

47

Leech, Lloyd

Clinton

MO

Leech

Monroe

31

KY

Scott

5

54

Leech, Loyd

Clinton

MO

Madison

Samuel

33

KY

Scott

5

70

Leech, Loyd

Clinton

MO

Madison

Simon

33

KY

Scott

5

70

Leeper, James

Grundy

MO

Leeper

Henry

32

KY

Franklin

2

412

Leftridge, Wm M

Lafayette

MO

Smith

Walter

25

VA

Bedford

4

86

Lemasters, Mary; Mrs

Carroll

MO

Jenkins

Richard

24

MO

St Charles

2

126

Lemon, Robert

Boone

MO

Howard

Beston

23

MO

Boone

3

448

Lemon, Robert

Boone

MO

Howard

James

17

MO

Boone

3

479

Lemon, Robert

Boone

MO

Lemmons

Anthony

22

MO

Boone

3

483

Lentz, Montgomery

Boone

MO

Lentz

George

22

MO

Boone

3

507

Leonard, A

Howard

MO

Leonard

Jacob

45

MO

Cooper

2

733

Leonard, A

Howard

MO

Leonard

Warren

25

MO

Howard

2

723

Leonard, Nathaniel

Cooper

MO

Johnson

George

41

VA

[blank]

5

751

Lesley, Buck

Monroe

MO

Robinson

Emanuel

19

VA

[blank]

3

119

Lesley, Buck

Monroe

MO

Robinson

James F

19

VA

Henrico

3

95

Letton, N W

Lafayette

MO

Letton

William

22

MO

Lafayette

4

235

Leveall, Sarah

Montgomery

MO

Brown

John Joseph

17

MO

Montgomery

3

297

Leviman, Joel

Cooper

MO

Williams

Thomas

24

KY

Woodford

6

397

Levy

Clay

MO

Levy

Frank

17

KY

/

3

923

Lewis, Alfred

Saline

MO

Jones

Syrus

38

VA

Frederick

4

755

Lewis, Alfred

Saline

MO

Langford

Henry

19

VA

Culpepper

6

356

Lewis, Alfred

Lafayette

MO

Stephenson

Edward

18

VA

Wood

5

857

Lewis, B W

Howard

MO

Jackson

Commodore

20

MO

Howard

4

578

Lewis, B W

Howard

MO

Lewis

Jordan

20

MO

Pike

4

581

Lewis, B W

Howard

MO

Lewis

Sam

20

MO

Randolph

2

764

Lewis, B W

Howard

MO

Pruitt

Alexander

23

VA

[blank]

4

582

Lewis, B W

Howard

MO

Rice

Spotwood

39

VA

Madison

2

1017

Lewis, Ben

Howard

MO

Jackson

Geo

25

KY

Madison

4

712

Lewis, Benj

Howard

MO

Hawker

Logan

42

KY

Madison

5

722

Lewis, Benj

Howard

MO

Hubbard

Jupiter

21

MO

Howard

5

861

Lewis, Benj

Howard

MO

Jackson

Washington

32

[?]

[?]

5

721

Lewis, Benj W

Howard

MO

Lewis

Robert

18

MO

Howard

2

976

Lewis, Benjamin

Saline

MO

Lewis

John

18

MO

Saline

4

775

Lewis, Benjamin

Howard

MO

Washington

Geroge

27

VA

Culpepper

5

886

Lewis, Benjamin

Saline

MO

Wilson

John

18

MO

Saline

4

775

Lewis, Bery

Cooper

MO

McNeil

John

19

VA

Vicksburg

5

443

Lewis, Charles

Lafayette

MO

Jefferson

Henry

25

VA

Wood

5

437

Lewis, Charles H

Howard

MO

Lewis

Charly

19

AL

[blank]

2

962

Lewis, Chas E

Carroll

MO

Lewis

Edwin

21

VA

Mason

2

162

Lewis, Doctor

Saline

MO

Jackson

Wesley

18

MO

Cooper

5

965

Lewis, Elisabeth; Mrs

Saline

MO

Myers

Jerry

45

VA

[blank]

5

214

Lewis, George

Lafayette

MO

Parks

Alfred

26

KY

Henry

2

372

Lewis, Hariot

Saline

MO

Smith

Anthony

18

MO

Saline

4

241

Lewis, Henry

Howard

MO

Lewis

Ben

27

MO

Howard

4

936

Lewis, Henry

Howard

MO

Lewis

David

27

VA

Prince Edward

4

910

Lewis, Henry

Howard

MO

Lewis

Jack

25

MO

Howard

4

917

Lewis, Henry

Howard

MO

Lewis

Jim

29

MO

Howard

2

1006

Lewis, Henry

Howard

MO

Lewis

Payton

24

MO

Howard

2

1005

Lewis, Henry

Howard

MO

Lewis

Russel

22

MO

Howard

2

1012

Lewis, Henry

Howard

MO

Lewis

Tom

19

MO

Howard

4

909

Lewis, Howet

Lafayette

MO

Lewis

Henry

30

VA

Bedford

4

72

Lewis, James

Howard

MO

Johnson

John

28

VA

Culpepper

4

577

Lewis, John

Pettis

MO

Agge

John

21

MO

Pettis

4

216

Lewis, John

Gasconade

MO

Lewis

James M

28

MO

Boone

3

303

Lewis, John Fletcher

Howard

MO

Lewis

William Preston

18

KY

Jefferson

4

950

Lewis, John Fletcher

Howard

MO

Lewis

Wm P

18

KY

Jefferson

4

950

Lewis, John L

Boone

MO

Lewis

Albert

26

KY

Tenesee

5

803

Lewis, Mary; Mrs

Cooper

MO

Jackson

Lewis

45

VA

Louisa

5

917

Lewis, Mary; Mrs

Cooper

MO

Young

Peter

19

VA

Louisa

5

966

Lewis, Sangamon

Howard

MO

Richard

James

25

VA

[blank]

2

1010

Lewis, Thomas

Lincoln

MO

Lewis

Andrew J

17

MO

Lincoln

6

210

Lewis, Thomas

Saline

MO

Lewis

Frederick

34

VA

Madison

4

668

Lewis; Dr

Cole

MO

Allen

George

48

VA

Halifax

3

854

Liggett, Enoch

Howard

MO

Fountain

James

21

MO

Howard

2

950

Liggett, Enoch

Howard

MO

Liggett

Richard

24

KY

Madison

2

1055

Lightner, Wm

Monroe

MO

Mortis

Benjamin

48

KY

Jemison

3

155

Ligon, William

Carroll

MO

Trant

Alexander

48

MO

Carroll

2

234

Ligon, William

Carroll

MO

Trant

John

43

VA

Buckingham

2

233

Lincoln, Charles

Clay

MO

Lincoln

Isaac

18

MO

Clay

4

328

Lincoln, John K

Clinton

MO

Henderson

Scott

40

KY

Fayette

5

34

Lincoln, John K

Clinton

MO

Lincoln

Aaron

26

KY

Fayette

5

44

Lincoln, Julia

Clay

MO

Lincoln

Jack

34

MO

Clay

4

308

Lindsay, John H

Lincoln

MO

Lindsay

Perry

35

MO

Lincoln

6

290

Lindsey, James

Lincoln

MO

Lindsey

Henry

34

MO

Lincoln

6

293

Linley, Jacob

Randolph

AR

Drumin

Jacob

20

AR

Randolph

5

164

Linnick, William

Lafayette

MO

Leightner

Franklin

19

MO

Lafayette

3