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Index By Recruits: De – Du
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: De – Du
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

Dean*

Levi

28

KY

Scott

Deen, Jessee

Lafayette

MO

4

79

Dear

Frank

22

KY

[blank]

Dear, Nancy; Mrs

Shelby

MO

3

216

Deen

Levi

29

KY

Scott

Deen, Jessee

Lafayette

MO

4

79

Dehart

Charles

20

MO

Howard

Dehart, John

Howard

MO

2

1046

Dehart

Jo

26

KY

Lincoln

Dehart, John

Howard

MO

2

1063

Delaney

Samuel

40

MO

Howard

Delaney, Joseph

Randolph

MO

4

560

Delany

George

37

VA

Greenbriar

Delany, John

Monroe

MO

3

71

Delany

George

21

MO

Monroe

Delany, John

Monroe

MO

3

100

Delany

Gilbert

34

VA

Fauquier

Delany, John

Monroe

MO

3

61

Demastus

Isham

22

MO

St Charles

Demastus, Isaac

Carroll

MO

2

332

Demastus

Isham

22

MO

St Charles

Demastus, Isaac

Carroll

MO

6

868

Denizen

James

17

MO

Cole

Stanly, Theo

Cole

MO

3

422

Denney

Alexander

17

MO

Randolph

Denney, Rice

Randolph

MO

3

1120

Denney

Jeremiah

17

MO

Howard

Denney, James

Howard

MO

4

946

Dennis

William

53

MO

Prince Edward

Gilliam, James

Chariton

MO

1

659

Denny

Jim

21

MO

Cooper

Denny, David

Randolph

MO

2

1026

Denny

Manuel

25

MO

Howard

Denny, Alx

Randolph

MO

2

1060

Denny

Samuel

22

[blank]

[blank]

Denny, John A

Clay

MO

4

266

Denwoody

Green

22

KY

[blank]

Denwoody, James

Lafayette

MO

4

111

Devenport

Newton

20

MO

Saline

Carter, Charles

Saline

MO

4

648

Devin

Charles

42

KY

Mercer

Devin, Wam R

Polk

MO

5

495

Devin

Charles

42

KY

Mercer

Devin, Wm R

Polk

MO

5

486

Dewvall

Wallace

18

MO

Ray

Dewfvall, James

Ray

MO

4

176

Dice

Robert

27

VA

Bedford

Price, N H

Carroll

MO

2

116

Dickens

Charles

24

MO

Howard

Dickens, Richard; Jr

Chariton

MO

2

1028

Dickens

Cornelius

23

MO

Howard

Dickens, Richard

Howard

MO

2

1027

Dickerson

Henry

44

NC

Mecklenburg

Richards, Thomas H

Howard

MO

2

669

Dickerson

Samuel

40

KY

Bourbon

Dickerson, Landsford

Monroe

MO

3

112

Dickson

Edward

20

KY

Franklin

Dickson, Willis

Clinton

MO

5

90

Dickson

William

23

KY

Franklin

Dickson, Willis

Clinton

MO

5

91

Digges

Frank

40

VA

Louisa

Ragland, Wm

Cooper

MO

1

534

Digges

Nathaniel

37

VA

Louisa

Kuckelham, Agustus

Cooper

MO

1

447

Digges

Nathaniel

37

VA

Louisa

Ruckelham, Agustus

Cooper

MO

1

447

Diggs

George

20

KY

Washington

Diggs; Widow

Monroe

MO

3

1149

Diggs

Harrison

22

MO

Boone

Hudson, Elbina; Mrs

Boone

MO

3

462

Diggs

Peter

17

VA

Unknown

Diggs, Jesee

Montgomery

MO

6

430

Diggs

Robert

20

MO

Howard

Diggs, Frank

Howard

MO

4

61

Diggs

William

23

KY

Scott

Worley, Kitty; Mrs

Monroe

MO

3

102

Digs

Baziel*

20

MS

Unknown

Hutchins, A W

Lafayette

MO

6

415

Digs

Sandy

19

MO

Cooper

Chilton; Dr

Cooper

MO

5

881

Dillard

Elsley

20

MO

Callaway

Dillard, James

Callaway

MO

6

596

Dillard

Thornton

32

VA

[blank]

Dillard, Margaret

[blank]

MO

4

1060

Dilorth

Thomas

26

MO

Boone

Payne, Noah

Boone

MO

2

501

Dines

Charles

17

MO

Shelby

Dines, John Wesley

Shelby

MO

3

261

Dinwiddie

George

18

MO

Howard

Dinwiddie, Thomas; Dr

Howard

MO

2

757

Dinwiddie

Martin

19

MO

Howard

Knaus, Thomas

Howard

MO

2

630

Dinwiddie

Solomon

43

KY

Madison

Dinwiddie, Thomas; Dr

Howard

MO

2

658

Divers

Squire

19

VA

Franklin

Divers, Berry

Callaway

MO

2

821

Dixon

Andrew

27

MO

Cooper

Tucker, Wm

Cooper

MO

1

382

Dixon

Charles

45

VA

Orange

Buchanan, James W

Carroll

MO

2

270

Dixon

James

18

MO

Callaway

Dixon, Josiah

Callaway

MO

3

870

Dobbins

Louis

20

MO

Cooper

Baird, Wm E

Cooper

MO

1

504

Dodd

Henderson

18

NC

Johnson

[blank]

[blank]

MO

5

539

Doeksy

Samuel

36

MO

Chariton

Doeksy, John

Chariton

MO

4

637

Dogan

John

16

KY

Pulaski

Prather, Phillip

Saline

MO

1

548

Donahoe

Albert

19

VA

[blank]

Donahoe, Alanzo

Carroll

MO

2

160

Donahoo

Amos

25

MO

Howard

Clark, Jas; Judge

Chariton

MO

5

178

Donaldson

Sam

25

MO

Clay

Donaldosn, W W

Clay

MO

4

322

Donathan

William T

33

KY

Bracken

Ward, Allis B

Lafayette

MO

4

245

Donehue

Edward

18

MO

Chariton

Clark, James

Chariton

MO

4

683

Doniphan

Nelson

19

[blank]

[blank]

Doniphan, Alex W

Clay

MO

4

288

Doolin

Clark

18

MO

Saline

Galbreath, Henry

Lafayette

MO

4

90

Doolin

Green

21

MO

[blank]

Galbreath, Henry

Saline

MO

4

98

Dorsey

Jacob

45

KY

[blank]

Aufit, Alfred

Lafayette

MO

4

109

Dorsey

Thomas

22

VA

Charleston

Dorsey, Caleb

Pike

MO

6

844

Dorson

Charles Henry

19

MO

Lafayette

Alvin, Mason

Carroll

MO

6

770

Dorson

Henry

19

MO

Lafayette

Mason, Alvin

Carroll

MO

6

359

Doser

Thomas

30

KY

/

Dorce, William; dec'd

Callaway

MO

3

861

Dosier

Thomas

30

KY

/

Dorce, William; dec'd

Callaway

MO

3

861

Dougherty

Hardin

19

MO

Howard

Dougherty, Mrs E

Howard

MO

3

258

Dougherty

Henry

22

KY

Jessamine

Dougherty, John

Howard

MO

2

773

Douglas

George

19

MO

Boone

Free

Linn

MO

4

15

Douglas

Mat

18

MO

Boone

Douglass, Henry

Boone

MO

3

603

Douglas

Vincent

37

VA

Loudon

Vanderinder, John

Monroe

MO

3

212

Douglas*

Wm

23

[?]

[?]

[?]

Cooper

MO

1

397

Douglass

Charles

45

VA

Culpepper

Heidel, Charles; Dr

Carroll

MO

2

225

Douglass

Charles

45

VA

Culpepper

Heidel, Ignats; Dr

Carroll

MO

2

225

Douglass

James A

16

MO

Monroe

Arnold, William

Monroe

MO

3

139

Dow

Lerenzo

26

KY

Allen

Motly, Sarah

Moniteau

MO

3

432

Dow

Lorenzo

28

MO

Callaway

Hubbard, Harvey

Callaway

MO

3

776

Dowall

George

25

KY

Breckinridge

Dowall, Christopher

Macon

MO

4

488

Downing

David

20

MO

Scotland

Downing, William

Howard

MO

4

503

Dowrey

Columbus

21

MD

Unknown

Ewing, A C

Lafayette

MO

4

233

Doyle

Lewis

32

KY

Bourbon

Blackburn, Henry

Desha

AR

3

323

Drain

Benjamine

22

MO

Boone

Drain, Anthony

Boone

MO

2

656

Drain

John

18

MO

Clarke

Allen, John

Montgomery

MO

6

633

Drain

John

18

MO

Boone

Drain, Antony

Boone

MO

2

717

Drain

William

19

MO

Boone

Drain, Antony

Boone

MO

2

718

Drake

Archy

31

VA

Hiertan

Watson, Christy

Cole

MO

3

742

Drake

David

45

[blank]

[blank]

Drake, Miles

Clay

MO

4

275

Drake

George

27

KY

Adair

Drake, Thos W; dec'd

Carroll

MO

2

135

Drake

John R

18

MO

Carroll

Henton, John; dec'd

Carroll

MO

2

164

Draper

Daniel A

22

MO

Monroe

White, James M

Monroe

MO

3

269

Draper

David A

22

MO

Monroe

White, James M

Monroe

MO

3

269

Draper

Gilbert

50

NC

Person

Murray, Benjamin

Callaway

MO

3

784

Drew

Bob

26

VA

Clarke

Harris, James J

Cooper

MO

5

628

Drew

John

32

VA

Clark

Ham, Jas J

Cooper

MO