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Index By Recruits: Bri – Bun
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: Bri – Bun
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

Briant

Anderson

27

KY

Shelby

Briant, Samuel

Monroe

MO

4

875

Bridgeford

Armistead

21

MO

Monroe

Bridgeford, Jefferson

Monroe

MO

3

118

Bridges

George

24

MO

Morgan

Bridges, James

[blank]

MO

5

597

Bridges

George

33

MO

Howard

Bridges, Philip

Howard

MO

2

1081

Bridgewater

James H

41

VA

Nelson

Marshal, Fleming

Cooper

MO

5

768

Bright

Henry

40

MO

Howard

Stapleton, Geo F

Howard

MO

5

846

Bright

John

18

MO

Callaway

Bright, Michael

Callaway

MO

4

983

Bright

Nelson

30

MO

Howard

Stapleton, George L

Howard

MO

5

828

Bright

William

23

MO

Howard

Stapleton, Margaret; Mrs

Howard

MO

5

848

Brink

Edman*

20

MO

Boone

Brink; Mr

Boone

MO

4

1066

Brink

Horace

20

MO

Boone

Brink, Lucrecia

Boone

MO

4

1005

Brink

Joseph

19

MO

Boone

Brink, Lucrecia

Boone

MO

4

1004

Brink

Salomon

21

MO

Boone

Brink, Lucrecia

Boone

MO

4

1003

Briscal

David

27

MO

Callaway

West, Alvin

Callaway

MO

2

894

Briscoe

Jack

17

MO

Ralls

Briscow, Jack

Ralls

MO

3

200

Briscoe

Thomas

24

MO

Ralls

Briscoe, John

Ralls

MO

3

276

Brit

Dick

30

KY

[blank]

Jones, Alfred

Lafayette

MO

4

131

Britt *

Henry

41

MO

Boone

Brit; Mr

Boone

MO

3

820

Britt

James

18

VA

[blank]

Britt, Thomas

Boone

MO

3

740

Britt

Jillson

17

MO

Calaway

Housen, Albert

Cole

MO

3

417

Britt

O R

39

VA

Campbell

Britt, John

Lincoln

MO

6

340

Broadwell

George

30

MO

Callaway

Broadwell, William

Callaway

MO

2

818

Brock

Joseph

47

VA

[?]

[?], Wm

Cooper

MO

1

396

Brock

Merritt

23

TN

[blank]

Brock, Samuel

Carroll

MO

2

174

Brockman

Daniel

27

MO

Ray

Brockman, Asa

Ray

MO

4

145

Brookin

Clark

33

MO

Howard

Rutherford, Wm

Randolph

MO

3

1082

Brooklin

George

16

MO

Jackson

Brooklin, Alvin

Jackson

MO

3

977

Brooks

David

33

MD

Calvert

Binet, Bensin

Carroll

MO

2

138

Brooks

Flavius

22

MO

Boone

Minor, Benjamin

Boone

MO

3

446

Brooks

George

18

MO

Callaway

Bullet, Carolina

Callaway

MO

4

965

Brooks

Henry

35

MD

Calvert

Bond, Bensoh

Carroll

MO

2

152

Brooks

Hiram

26

MO

Callaway

Woods, Milton

[blank]

MO

4

610

Brooks

John E

25

MO

St Louis

Uzzell, William

Audrain

MO

4

1074

Brooks

Nelson

27

VA

Fairfax

Rigg, Charles F

Chariton

MO

1

700

Brooks

Peter

42

VA

Albemarle

Piper, Willis

Saline

MO

4

626

Brooks

Robert

20

MO

Boone

Beazely, John; estate

Boone

MO

2

532

Brooks

William

30

KY

Madison

Brooks, Ira S

Howard

MO

2

647

Brosins

Nelson

23

MO

Davis

Brosins, Geo W

Davis

MO

3

199

Brown

Aaron

38

KY

Shelby

Brown, James

Monroe

MO

4

868

Brown

Alexander

25

MO

Howard

Robison, Lewis

Cooper

MO

5

444

Brown

Alexander

30

KY

Bath

Sarancy, Silas

Cass

MO

5

885

Brown

Alexander

25

VA

Augusta

Slerrett, William

Monroe

MO

3

214

Brown

Alfred

22

MO

Howard

Brown, Wm T; estate

Howard

MO

1

424

Brown

Anderson

43

VA

Campbell

Brown, Samuel

Campbell

VA

2

986

Brown

Anderson

46

VA

Nelson

Jacobs, Geo R

Boone

MO

3

551

Brown

Anthony

22

VA

[blank]

Austin, John

Carroll

MO

2

175

Brown

Bateman

28

MO

Saline

Marmaduke, Meredith

Saline

MO

4

258

Brown

Ben

28

VA

Greenbrier

Brown; estate

Davis

MO

4

251

Brown

Benj

18

MO

Saline

Collins, Joseph

Saline

MO

5

433

Brown

Berryman

24

MO

Perry

Brown, Peter

Perry

MO

3

373

Brown

Burrel

23

MO

Randolph

Kingsbury, Horace

Howard

MO

4

561

Brown

Charles

23

MO

Callaway

Brown, John

Callaway

MO

3

857

Brown

Daniel

30

MO

Howard

Brown, Wm; dec'd

Howard

MO

2

676

Brown

Doctor

43

VA

Campbell

Herndon, Jesse

Chariton

MO

1

582

Brown

Felix

25

VA

Culpepper

Brown, Wm

Saline

MO

3

952

Brown

Frank

22

PA

Pittsburgh

Brown, Lorenzo

Howard

MO

4

949

Brown

Frank

45

VA

Hanover

Garnett, Edward J

Saline

MO

5

267

Brown

George

20

KY

Bourbon

Henry, John; Dr

Audrain

MO

6

649

Brown

George

23

MO

Randolph

Rutherford Wm T

Randolph

MO

4

334

Brown

George

23

MO

Randolph

Rutherford, William T

Randolph

MO

6

701

Brown

Harry

20

KY

Woodford

Brown, Sandy

Cooper

MO

1

461

Brown

Henry

26

[?]

[?]

[?]

Boone

MO

5

705

Brown

Henry

16

MO

Nodaway

Brown, Andrew

Nodaway

MO

5

49

Brown

Henry

26

MO

Marion

Brown, C

Monroe

MO

3

543

Brown

Henry

44

KY

[blank]

Brown, Francis

Clinton

MO

5

63

Brown

Henry Clay

21

MO

Boone

Philips, Augustine

Boone

MO

2

469

Brown

Jacinth

20

KY

Lincoln

Lynberger, Mary Ann

Cooper

MO

5

659

Brown

Jackson

23

MO

Howard

Brown, L D

Howard

MO

2

640

Brown

Jackson

32

MO

Howard

Brown, Wm; dec'd

Howard

MO

2

672

Brown

Jacob

40

NC

Orange

Brown, Jessie

Clinton

MO

5

64

Brown

James

18

MS

Jackson

[blank]

[blank]

MO

5

84

Brown

James

45

NC

Caswell

Combs, C B

Cooper

MO

1

556

Brown

Jerry

18

MO

Callaway

Berry, Edward G

Callaway

MO

2

850

Brown

John

23

AR

Randolph

Hunter, Washington

Randolph

AR

3

330

Brown

John

16

MO

Cooper

Jury, Jan? S

Cooper

MO

5

589

Brown

John Joseph

17

MO

Montgomery

Leveall, Sarah

Montgomery

MO

3

297

Brown

Lewis

40

KY

Fayette

Brown, Bedford

Johnson

MO

6

373

Brown

Lewis

18

KY

Fayette

Brown, Bedford

Johnson

MO

6

798

Brown

Madison

33

MO

Callaway

Lackley, Joseph

Callaway

MO

4

895

Brown

Moses

25

MO

[blank]

[blank]

Audrain

MO

5

25

Brown

Noah

17

KY

Franklin

Lakinan, R F

Shelby

MO

3

217

Brown

Robert

19

MO

Callaway

Gregory, John

Callaway

MO

6

666

Brown

Sandford

20

MO

Franklin

Brown, Edmund

Franklin

MO

6

481

Brown

Scott

35

VA

Cumberland

Bundrin, Charles

Saline

MO

5

765

Brown

Silas

26

KY

Madison

Brown, T

Chariton

MO

2

1065

Brown

Simon

55

SC

[blank]

Brown, Jessie

Clinton

MO

5

65

Brown

Simon

55

SC

[blank]

Hughes; Mr (alleged owner)

Clinton

MO

5

65

Brown

Wallace

20

MO

Cooper

Brown, Fletcher

Saline

MO

4

705

Brown

Walter

21

MO

Boone

Free

Carroll

MO

2

335

Brown

William

25

VA

Warren

Allen, William

Boone

MO

3

442

Brown

William

25

KY

Scott

Orffutt, H B

Pettis

MO

5

327

Brown

William Henry

19

MO

Linn

Singleton, Taylor

Linn

MO

4

16

Brown

Zachariah

18

VA

Farquier

Glasscock, French

Ralls

MO

3

185

Browning

Albert

20

VA

Madison

Browning, Charles

Monroe

MO

4

1030

Browning

Daniel

17

VA

Madison

Browning, F

Audrain

MO

4

1036

Browning

George

18

MO

Monroe

Browning, Charley

Monroe

MO

5

18

Browning

William A M

38

KY

unknown

Browning, Jacob A; dec'd

Henry

MO

2

426

Bruce