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Index By Recruits: Dy – Ep
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: Dy – Ep
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

Dye

Alfred

19

KY

Harrison

Tucker, Green

Cooper

MO

5

920

Dye

Henry

22

MO

Cole

Dye, Noah

Lafayette

MO

4

6

Dyer

Archey

21

MO

Marion

Pepper, William A

Marion

MO

3

161

Dyer

Henry Bragg

24

MO

Callaway

Dyer, Samuel

Callaway

MO

2

847

Dyer

Henry Clay

23

MO

Callaway

Dyer, Samuel; dec'd

[blank]

MO

2

836

Dyer

James

44

VA

Pittsylvania

Dyer, Nancy; Mrs

Lincoln

MO

6

251

Dyer

Jordan

15

MO

Lincoln

Dyer, John

Lincoln

MO

6

311

Dyer

Jordan

15

MO

Lincoln

Dyer, John

Lincoln

MO

6

319

Dyer

Thomas

28

MD

unknown

Dyer, George J

Lincoln

MO

6

240

Dyle*

John

20

MO

Cooper

Dyle, Stephen

Cooper

MO

4

782

Dysart

George

32

MO

Randolph

Dysart, Nicholas

Randolph

MO

4

502

Dysart

Isaac

18

MO

Macon

Dysart, James

Macon

MO

4

356

Dysart

Isaac

18

MO

Macon

Dysart, James

Macon

MO

6

765

Dysart

Nelson

39

KY

Casey

Dysart, James

Macon

MO

4

399

Dysart

Warren

19

MO

Randolph

Dysart, Nicholas

Randolph

MO

4

376

Earickson

Charly

24

MO

Howard

Earicksn, Richard

Howard

MO

2

964

Earickson

Cyrus

23

MO

Howard

Earickson, Richard

Howard

MO

2

603

Earickson

Henry

19

MO

Howard

Earickson, Rebecca; Mrs

Howard

MO

2

1050

Earley

Jeremiah

25

VA

Albermarle

Lane, Carr W

Carroll

MO

2

140

Easters

Page

45

KY

Madison

Easters, Henry

Clay

MO

5

85

Ecton

David

23

MO

Marion

Acton, Harrison

Boone

MO

3

717

Eddings

Bradford

26

KY

Woodford

Eddings, Benjamin

Howard

MO

2

1044

Eddins

Charles

21

MO

Howard

Eddins, L S

Howard

MO

2

706

Eddins

Henry

21

MO

Howard

Eddins, Wm J

Howard

MO

2

972

Eddins

Judd

17

MO

Howard

Eddins, L S

Howard

MO

2

715

Eddins

Thomas

27

MO

Howard

Eddins, L S

Howard

MO

2

710

Edge

James

20

MO

Bates

Edge, Martin D

Dade

MO

5

483

Edings

Frank

21

MO

Randolph

Eddings, Theo

Randolph

MO

4

361

Edmonson

Robert

27

AL

Mobile City

Coleman, Elizabeth

Buchanan

MO

4

455

Edmundson

Newton

40

TN

Williamson

Edmundson, Sarah C

Greene

MO

5

469

Edward

Charles Alexander

29

KY

Lewis

Savage, James C

Mason

MO

5

35

Edward

Jona

18

KY

Bourbon

Hall, Jesse

Audrain

MO

6

651

Edward

Thomas

19

TN

[blank]

Sackey, Robert J

Cole

MO

6

748

Edwards

Archabald

27

MO

St Charles

Edwards, Joseph

St Charles

MO

6

176

Edwards

Armstard

22

TN

Davidson

Edwards, Samuel B

Hickman

KY

2

307

Edwards

Charles

16

MO

Lafayette

[blank]

[blank]

MO

3

944

Edwards

Charles

31

MO

Howard

Tolbert, Geroge

Howard

MO

5

824

Edwards

Corny

19

MO

Howard

Edwards, William

Howard

MO

5

772

Edwards

Fleming

46

TN

[blank]

Edwards, John

Warren

MO

6

483

Edwards

George

20

MO

St Charles

Edwards, Harry; Widow

St Charles

MO

6

126

Edwards

Henry

20

MO

Boone

Bolinger, John

Boone

MO

2

541

Edwards

Henry

18

MO

St Charles

Edwards, Joseph

St Charles

MO

6

120

Edwards

John Robert

21

MO

Boone

Turner, A W

Boone

MO

2

542

Edwards

Joseph

16

MO

Cole

Edwards, H

Cole

MO

3

688

Edwards

London

40

VA

Henry

Edwards, Joseph

St Charles

MO

6

432

Edwards

Major

20

MO

Dallas

Edwards, William

Dallas

MO

4

58

Edwards

Robert

18

MO

Howard

Talbot, Alice; Mrs

Howard

MO

5

855

Edwards

Thomas

19

MO

St Louis

Lackey, Robert J

Cole

MO

3

397

Edwards

Vinson

26

VA

Henry

Edwards, J B

Warren

MO

6

434

Edwards

Zack

18

MO

Pike

Edwards, W R

Pike

MO

6

98

Eggbert

John

18

MO

Ray

Hugh, Hampton

Ray

MO

4

181

Elan

John

28

MO

Cape Girardeau

Whittenberg, Frederick

Cape Girardeau

MO

2

38

Elder

James A

18

MO

Ray

Turner, Elder

Ray

MO

2

356

Eley

John

30

VA

Culpepper

Eley, Henry

Callaway

MO

3

858

Eley

Lewis

18

MO

Callaway

Eley, Harrison

Callaway

MO

3

876

Elgin

Larkin

24

KY

Madison

Elgin, William

Howard

MO

4

928

Elgin

Isaac

19

MO

Howard

Elgin, Wm H

Howard

MO

2

755

Elkins

Isiah

20

MO

Crawford

Hawkins, Elbert

Maries

MO

5

162

Ellen

Layton*

1[?]

MO

Cooper [?]

Ellen, David [?]

Cooper

MO

5

708

Ellington

William

16

MO

Sherod

Ellington

Cherokee Nation

[blank]

3

930

Elliot

Charles

30

KY

Adair

McCandless, Charles

Carroll

MO

2

124

Elliott

Alfred

20

LA

Tucapaw

White, John R

Howard

MO

2

686

Elliott

George

28

MO

St Charles

Elliott

St Charles

MO

6

461

Elliott

Henry

24

MO

[blank]

Elliott, Ann; Mrs

Howard

MO

5

777

Elliott

Henry

30

AL

Monroe

Elliott, Newton J

Howard

MO

5

666

Elliott

James W

28

TN

Wilson

Elliott, Newton

Howard

MO

5

639

Elliott

Robert

20

MO

Bollinger

Elliott, Sarah

Bollinger

MO

3

367

Elliott

Robert

18

MO

Boone

Rollins, Jas S

[blank]

MO

3

440

Elliott

Sam

19

MO

[?]

Elliott, Henry

Cooper

MO

5

690

Elliott

Shelby M

18

KY

[blank]

Elliott, Henry M

Cooper

MO

1

410

Elliott

Wilson

45

VA

Campbell

Bass, William H

Montgomery

MO

6

587

Ellis

Alfred

26

KY

Oldham

Ellis, John

Monroe

MO

4

954

Ellis

Allen

18

MO

Lincoln

Ellis, Duncan

Lincoln

MO

6

249

Ellis

Andrew J

19

[?]

[?]

Ellis [?], [?]

Cooper

MO

5

685

Ellis

Benjamin

18

MO

Boone

Ellis, James

Boone

MO

3

615

Ellis

Bob

18

KY

Fayette

Read, Samuel

Lafayette

MO

5

670

Ellis

Dudley

21

MO

Monroe

Ellis, Abram

Boone

MO

3

761

Ellis

Elijah

27

MO

/

Ellis, Elisha

Boone

MO

3

547

Ellis

George

26

VA

[blank]

Genty, Richard

Pettis

MO

5

226

Ellis

George Henry

27

MO

Boone

Ellis, Peter

Boone

MO

3

737

Ellis

Henry

27

KY

Fayette

Todd, Samuel D

Boone

MO

3

625

Ellis

Isaac

25

MO

Boone

Ellis, James

Boone

MO

3

475

Ellis

Isiah *

22

MO

Cooper

Jones, John L

Cooper

MO

5

700

Ellis

Jacob

18

MO

Cooper

Ellis, Thomas

Cooper

MO

5

560

Ellis

Vincent

44

KY

Shelby

Ellis, Duncan

Lincoln

MO

6

250

Ellis

Wesly

18

MO

Lincoln

Ellis, John

Lincoln

MO

6

247

Ellis

William

23

MO

Cooper

Ellis, Thomas

Pettis

MO

5

229

Ellis

William

22

MO

Marion

Sharpe, James

Marion

MO

3

179

Ellis

William H

19

MO

Cooper

Caton, John

Cooper

MO

5

322

Ellis

William Henry

19

MO

Cooper

Caton, John

Cooper

MO

5

322

Ellis*

William*

26

[?]

[?]

[?]

[?]

MO

1

372

Ellison

Alexander*

29

VA

[?]

[?], John

Cooper

MO

5

701

Elmore

Sam

30

VA

[blank]

Bellows, Caleb

Lafayette

MO

4

121

Elsberry

James

22

MO

Lincoln

Elsberry, Robert

Lincoln

MO

6

13

Elsberry

Robert

18

MO

Lincoln

Elsberry, William

Lincoln

MO

6

201

Ely

Franklin

34

NC

/

Ely, David A

Adair

MO

3

1073

Embolt

William

27

KY

Nelson

Greathouse, William

Ralls

MO