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Index By Recruits: Ap – Ba
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: Ap – Ba
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

Recruit's Last Name

Recruit's First Name

Age

Birth State

County of Birth

Slave Owner

County of Residence

State of Resid.

Roll

Frame

Applegate

Poke

18

MO

Chariton

Applegate, Lewis

Chariton

MO

1

654

Archer

Cyrus Spencer

19

MO

Warren

Archer, Creed T

Warren

MO

6

142

Archer

David

23

MO

Boone

Pittet, Stephen

Boone

MO

5

612

Archer

George

18

MO

Warren

Archer, Creed

Warren

MO

6

110

Arixon

John

20

MO

Chariton

Clark, James

Chariton

MO

4

662

Arnold

Austin

33

VA

Campbell

Arnold, Wyatt; dec'd

Carroll

MO

2

241

Arnold

Benjamin

28

KY

Mason

[blank]

[blank]

MO

6

684

Arnold

David

20

KY

Woodford

Doxy, Thomas

Chariton

MO

1

614

Arnold

Ed

18

MO

Lafayette

Williams, Elisabeth

Lafayette

MO

4

151

Arnold

Edward

22

MO

Carroll

Arnold, Wyatt; dec'd

Carroll

MO

2

226

Arnold

George

25

TN

Knox

Yarnell, Mell

Moniteau

MO

3

460

Arnold

Jackson

31

KY

Bourbon

Graves, David; estate

Lafayette

MO

4

385

Arnold

John

20

MO

Carroll

Arnold, Wyotte; dec'd

Carroll

MO

2

137

Arnold

Milton

45

KY

Madison

Arnold, William

Carroll

MO

2

218

Arnold

Oceola

19

MO

Carroll

Arnold, Wyatt; dec'd

Carroll

MO

2

125

Arnold

Robert

37

KY

[blank]

Arnold, Harry

Monroe

MO

3

157

Arnold

Samuel

25

MO

Boone

Arnold, Mathew; Dr

Boone

MO

3

471

Arnold

Thomas

32

VA

Bedford

Arnold, Wyatt; dec'd

Carroll

MO

2

263

Arthur

Wallace

32

MO

Clay

Arthur, John

Clay

MO

4

321

Ashby

Howard

26

VA

Rappahannock

Brown, John B

Saline

MO

4

608

Ashcroft

Alfred Alexander

25

MO

Cooper

Heuston, Benj

Saline

MO

5

182

Ashly

Alexander

30

VA

Tazewell

Ashly, Polly; Mrs

Chariton

MO

1

718

Atkinson

Burr

25

MO

Callaway

Atkinson, Thomas J

Callaway

MO

2

881

Atkinson

George

25

VA

Albemarle

Atkinson, John

Benton

MO

5

365

Atkinson

Thos

20

KY

Breckinridge

Atkinson, Allen; Maj

Gentry

MO

1

364

Atkinson

Wm

26

KY

Breckinridge

Atkinson, Allen

Gentry

MO

1

361

Atkisson

Henry

27

VA

Albemarle

Atkison, John

Benton

MO

5

300

Atkisson

Pat

20

VA

Albemarle

Atkisson, John

Benton

MO

5

333

Augustus

Virgil

35

MO

Perry

Welton, George

Perry

MO

2

43

Austin

Charles

18

MO

Carroll

Austin, John

Carroll

MO

2

199

Austin

Isaac

29

VA

Madison

Austin, Benj B

Randolph

MO

4

377

Austin

Manuel

19

MO

Randolph

Austin, Nancey; Mrs

Randolph

MO

4

485

Austin

Richard

38

VA

Campbell

Herndon, Arch

Carroll

MO

2

344

Austin

Simon

18

VA

Culpepper

Deal, George W

Saline

MO

4

693

Austin

St Clair

21

VA

Albemarle

Hurt, Benija

Cooper

MO

5

779

Austin

Washington

26

VA

[blank]

Dixon, William

Carroll

MO

2

258

Ayres

Silas

35

KY

Shelby

Ayres, Thomas J

Pike

MO

3

180

Bacon

Alexander

19

MD

Baltimore

Bacon, Enos

Buchanan

MO

2

989

Bagby

Adam

18

MO

Randolph

Bagby, John

Randolph

MO

2

1121

Bagby

Calvin

18

MO

Callaway

Bagby, Charles

Callaway

MO

2

846

Bagby

Jack

35

KY

Madison

Bagby, John

Randolph

MO

2

1042

Bagby

John

30

MO

Howard

Bagby, John A

Randolph

MO

2

1045

Bagby

Robert

18

MO

Callaway

Bagby, Charles

[blank]

MO

2

853

Bailey

Aleck

16

MO

Lincoln

Bailey, David; heirs

Lincoln

MO

6

40

Bailey

Ephraim

20

MO

Chariton

Davis, John M

Chariton

MO

1

594

Bailey

John

18

MO

Callaway

Bailey, Henry

Callaway

MO

4

970

Bailey

Louis Edman

33

VA

Fauquier

Bailey, Hana; Mrs

Boone

MO

2

775

Bailey

Nelson

18

MO

Saline

Bailey, James

Saline

MO

6

734

Bailey

Robert

17

MO

Marion

Bailey, Elijah; Dr

Marion

MO

3

75

Bailus

Alfred

25

MO

Henry

Bailus, Alfred

Lafayette

MO

4

164

Baily

Charles

26

MO

Lincoln

Baily, David; estate

Lincoln

MO

6

294

Baily

Isam

18

MO

Cooper

Wing, Freeman [??]

Cooper

MO

5

775

Baily

Joseph

21

MO

Boone

Baily, Hannah; Mrs

Boone

MO

3

687

Baily

Lewis

23

MO

Lincoln

Baily, David; estate

Lincoln

MO

6

288

Baily

Nelson

18

MO

Saline

Baily, James

Saline

MO

6

353

Baker

Adias

28

KY

Grayson

Davis, George

Clinton

MO

5

71

Baker

Charles

21

MO

Howard

Cooper, Phebe

Howard

MO

1

498

Baker

Fed

18

MO

Carroll

Baker, William

Carroll

MO

2

264

Baker

George

19

[?]

[?]

Baker, -

Ray

MO

3

1050

Baker

Green

18

MO

Clay

Baker, Caleb [?]

Clay

MO

4

307

Baker

Henson

22

MO

[bank]

Smith, Lawson

Lafayette

MO

4

129

Baker

Jackson

40

VA

Louisa

Baker, Geo W

Howard

MO

5

850

Baker

Josiah

26

KY

[blank]

Bowles, James

Linn

MO

4

41

Baker

Shadrach

18

KY

Christian

Young, John G W

Cooper

MO

5

934

Baker

Tyler

20

KY

Jefferson

Baker, James

Boone

MO

6

749

Baker

Willis

17

MO

Randolph

Baker, William

Randolph

MO

4

384

Baker

Tyler

20

KY

Jefferson

Baker, James

Boone

MO

3

398

Ball

Antoni

25

VA

Cumberland

Ball, James

Boone

MO

4

883

Ball

Jim

27

VA

Cumberland

Ball, James

Audrain

MO

4

974

Ball

Martin

22

MO

Chariton

Ball, David

Carroll

MO

2

123

Ball

Novell

18

MO

Randolph

Ball, James

Audrain

MO

4

973

Baltimore

Rubin

19

VA

Culpepper

Barby, Ashby

Saline

MO

4

679

Baney

Jird

28

VA

Halifax

Hart,James

Callaway

MO

3

856

Banion

Reuben

36

MO

Boone

Wood, Michael O

Boone

MO

3

533

Banks

John

36

VA

Orange

[?], James

Cooper

MO

5

704

Banks

Ruben

26

MO

Howard

Cason, George

Howard

MO

2

1057

Banks

Thornton

18

VA

Rockingham

Thomas, Yancy; Dr

Saline

MO

6

736

Banks

Thornton

18

VA

Rockingham

Young, Thomas; Dr

Saline

MO

6

355

Banks

Wilson

29

VA

Louisa

Ragland, Wm

Cooper

MO

1

528

Bannon

Jacob

24

VA

Nottoway

Minor, James L

Cole

MO

3

424

Barber

Arthur Louis

22

MO

Cooper

Tutt, Samuel J

Cooper

MO

1

476

Barber

John

45

MO

Montgomery

Moupin, Charles

Montgomery

MO

6

655

Barber

Frank

21

VA

Clarke

Mason, Seth

LaFayette

MO

3

430

Barbour

Isaih

26

KY

Mercer

Nelson, Arelias

Marion

MO

3

48

Barbour

John

26

KY

Boyle

Nelson, Arelias

Marion

MO

3

40

Barbour

Silas

24

KY

Boyle

Nelson, Arelias

Marion

MO

3

38

Barker

Anthony

27

MO

Newtonia

[blank]

[blank]

MO

5

496

Barker

Cain

26

TN

Benton

Barker, Lewis B; dec'd

Mississippi

MO

2

281

Barnes

Barryman

40

VA

Madison

Dickerson, William

Howard

MO

2

778

Barnes

George

19

AR

Washington

[blank]

[blank]

MO

5

513

Barnes

Isack

38

MO

Randolph

Barnes, Sarah; Mrs

Randolph

MO

2

1032

Barnes

Jacob

24

KY

Bath

Barnes, Marion

Audrain

MO

4

802

Barnes

Jacob

24

KY

Bath

Barnes, Marion

Audrain

MO

6

822

Barnes

Joseph

46

VA

/

Barnes, Phillip

Boone

MO

3

738

Barnet

Leuis

19