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Index By Owners: Robi – Ry
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: Robi – Ry
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

Robinett, Noah

Boone

MO

Robinett

George

22

MO

Callaway

3

710

Robinson, C A; Mrs

Boone

MO

Warren

John W

36

MO

Boone

3

589

Robinson, Chas

Lincoln

MO

Robinson

Adam

46

MD

[blank]

6

332

Robinson, Dasown

Knox

MO

Robinson

William

21

TN

Hardin

3

1076

Robinson, Edward

Johnson

MO

Gillaspie

Jim

21

VA

Louisa

6

384

Robinson, Gerard

Howard

MO

Robinson

Charles

17

MO

Howard

2

700

Robinson, Henry

Boone

MO

Robinson

Daniel

22

MO

Boone

4

810

Robinson, Henry

Boone

MO

Robinson

Daniel

22

MO

Boone

6

836

Robinson, Hiram

Howard

MO

Robinson

Charles

27

MO

Randolph

4

526

Robinson, Horrace

Moniteau

MO

Robinson

Henry

23

MO

Moniteau

5

900

Robinson, James

Howard

MO

Robinson

Phillip

24

MO

Howard

3

736

Robinson, John

Saline

MO

Johnson

Richard

36

KY

Scott

4

453

Robinson, John

Callaway

MO

Robinson

Armstead

20

MO

Callaway

2

935

Robinson, John

Ray

MO

Robinson

Carter

22

MO

Ray

4

146

Robinson, John

Callaway

MO

Robinson

George

21

MO

Callaway

2

941

Robinson, John

Callaway

MO

Robinson

Ormey

19

MO

Callaway

6

718

Robinson, John

Callaway

MO

Robinson

Ormy

19

MO

Callaway

3

402

Robinson, John A

Callaway

MO

Robinson

Stephen

24

MO

Callaway

2

934

Robinson, Owen

Lincoln

MO

Robinson

Calvin

27

VA

unknown

6

241

Robinson, Roger

Randolph

MO

Clark

Thomas

44

KY

Clark

4

509

Robinson, Sally

Lafayette

MO

Murry

Nelson

22

KY

Spencer

4

128

Robinson, Samuel

Clay

MO

Robinson

Benjamin

33

KY

Montgomery

4

323

Robinson, Sarah

Lafayette

MO

Robinson

Henry

30

KY

Nelson

4

159

Robinson, Thomas

Boone

MO

Grant

Peter

18

MO

Boone

4

1097

Robinson, Watson

Callaway

MO

Robinson

Henry

18

GA

[blank]

2

912

Robison, Dick

Howard

MO

Robinson

Fielding

18

MO

Boone

5

774

Robison, Dick

Howard

MO

Robison

Fielding

18

MO

Boone

5

774

Robison, Emily; Mrs

Saline

MO

Robison

Marcellus

21

KY

Hart

5

370

Robison, Horrace

Moniteau

MO

Robertson

Abraham

19

MO

Cooper

5

893

Robison, James M

Moniteau

MO

Howard

Samuel F

18

MO

Cole

5

906

Robison, Lewis

Cooper

MO

Benson

Alexander

25

MO

Howard

5

444

Robison, Lewis

Cooper

MO

Brown

Alexander

25

MO

Howard

5

444

Robison, Mildred; Mrs

Moniteau

MO

Robison

George G

34

VA

Kanawah

5

914

Robison, Rich

Saline

MO

McElony

Richard

36

MD

Baltimore

5

376

Robison, Samuel

Clay

MO

Robison

Martin

23

[blank]

[blank]

4

285

Robison, Thomas

Boone

MO

Robison

Benjamin

19

MO

Boone

4

1085

Robison, William

Moniteau

MO

Howard

Greenbury

22

MO

Moniteau

5

905

Robney, Pleasant

Boone

MO

Washington

George

30

KY

Mercer

3

677

Robue, Lewis

Macon

MO

Robue

Sam

18

VA

Chesterfield

5

181

Robue, Lewis

Macon

MO

Robue

Samuel

18

VA

Chesterfield

5

181

Rock, Mary; Miss

Carroll

MO

Lewis

Warner

40

VA

Goochland

2

232

Roddy, Robt

Boone

MO

Roddy

Green

22

MO

Boone

3

718

Rodgers, Jas

Carroll

MO

Rodgers

Jesse

20

MO

Marion

2

343

Rodgers, Jas

Carroll

MO

Rodgers

Moses

23

MO

Marion

2

347

Rodman, M

Callaway

MO

Rodman

Joseph

23

MO

Callaway

4

1065

Rodney, Michael; dec'd

Cape Girardeau

MO

Rodney

James

18

MO

Cape Girardeau

2

18

Roe, Mary; Mrs

Perry

MO

Roe

Tom

18

GA

Jackson

2

53

Rogers,Clifton

Marion

MO

Hale

George

18

MO

Marion

3

22

Rogers,Clifton

Marion

MO

Johnson

Gabriel

18

MO

Marion

3

27

Rogers,Clifton

Marion

MO

Oats

Benjamin

43

MO

Marion

3

21

Rogers,Clifton

Marion

MO

Todd

James

18

MO

Marion

3

26

Rogers,Clifton

Marion

MO

Williams

Frank

17

MO

Marion

3

19

Rogue, Jonathan

Clay

MO

Rogue

George W

44

[blank]

[blank]

4

287

Rollins, Emerine; Mrs

Howard

MO

Rollins

Dennis

20

MO

Howard

2

776

Rollins, J S

Boone

MO

Jefferson

Thomas

29

VA

Warren

3

648

Rollins, J S

Boone

MO

Rollins

Alexander

21

MO

Boone

3

650

Rollins, J S

Boone

MO

Rollins

Daniel

56

GA

Lumpkin

3

616

Rollins, James S

Boone

MO

Homey

James

34

MO

Howard

2

445

Rollins, James S

Boone

MO

Washington

George

52

KY

Madison

2

444

Rollins, Jas S

[blank]

MO

Elliott

Robert

18

MO

Boone

3

440

Rollins, John W

Boone

MO

Givens

Major

24

VA

Albemarle

3

636

Rollins, John W

Boone

MO

Jackson

John

23

MO

Boone

3

637

Rollins, John W

Boone

MO

Shepherd

Martin

25

MO

Howard

3

635

Rollins, John W

Boone

MO

Washington

Charles

31

MO

Howard

3

641

Rollins, Robt R

Boone

MO

William

James H

32

MO

Boone

2

474

Ronnick, Archibald

Clay

MO

Roundtree

David

45

MO

Lafayette

2

277

Roocker, John

Howard

MO

Roocker

Ben

24

MO

Howard

4

905

Root, Alvin

[blank]

LA

Robinson

Charles

35

SC

Charleston (City)

3

932

Roper, Albert

Howard

MO

Roper

John

27

MO

Howard

3

732

Ross, James

Audrain

MO

Henry

Harry

31

VA

unknown

4

848

Ross, James

Audrain

MO

Lock

Jerrett L

18

MO

Callaway

4

1077

Ross, Maie [?]

Clay

MO

Ledlow

Mack

50

SC

[blank]

5

81

Rosson, James M

Livingston

MO

Rosson

Mitchell

24

MO

Grundy

2

414

Roth, Edward

Lafayette

MO

Roth

Ben

22

VA

Fauquier

4

69

Rowland, William

Daviess

MO

Rowland

Wallace

21

MO

Boone

3

1011

Rowland, William

Daviess

MO

Rowland

William

21

MO

Boone

3

1037

Rozier, Felix

St Genevieve

MO

Rozier

Auguste

30

MO

St Genevieve

5

168

Rozier, Francis

St Francis

MO

Rozier

Charles

25

MO

St Francis

2

572

Rozier, Frank

St Genevieve

MO

Rozier

Valentine

29

MO

St Genevieve

2

579

Ruby, Henry; Judge

Macon

MO

Ruby

Thomas

16

MO

Pettis

4

472

Ruby, Porter

Randolph

MO

Ruby

Jeremiah

33

KY

[blank]

3

1126

Ruce, Thomas

Pettis

MO

Pierce 

Richard

15

MO

Pettis

3

928

Ruce, Thomas

Pettis

MO

Resce

Richard

15

MO

Pettis

3

928

Ruckelham, Agustus

Cooper

MO

Digges

Nathaniel

37

VA

Louisa

1

447

Ruckelhan, A

Cooper

MO

Ruckelhan

Johnson

18

MO

Cooper

1

524

Ruckelsin, A

Cooper

MO

Ruckelham

Johnson

18

MO

Cooper

1

524

Rucker, Franklin

Randolph

MO

Rucker

King

25

MO

Randolph

4

405

Rucker, James E

Randolph

MO

Myers

George

19

MO

Randolph

2

1115

Rucker, James E

Randolph

MO

Rucker

William

22

MO

Randolph

2

1116

Rucker, Willis

Lafayette

MO

Mack

Taylor

17

KY

[blank]

1

431

Rucker, Willis

Lafayette

MO

Rucker

John

24

KY

Mercer

5

429

Ruddle, John

[blank]

AR

Ruddle

Balis

30

AR

[blank]

6

276

Rudisil, William F

Perry

MO

Rudisil

Sam

38

NC

Lincoln

2

30

Rugsley, John Wesley

Cooper

MO

Bows

Andrew

?

[?]

[?]

5

726

Rugsley, John Wesley

Cooper

MO

Vincent

Washington

39

VA

[?]

5

725

Runnells, Samuel

Henry

MO

Shelby

David

19

MO

Henry

2

421

Runnells, Samuel

Henry

MO

Shelby

Horace

18