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Index By Recruits: Jam – Joh
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: Jam – Joh
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

James

Austin

38

VA

Nelson

James, Hickman

Howard

MO

4

366

James

Benj

42

KY

Pulaski

Keene, Henry

Boone

MO

4

826

James

Daniel

26

VA

[blank]

Car[?]inger, William

Saline

MO

4

761

James

Jackson

44

KY

Richmond

James, William

Howard

MO

4

527

James

Jerry

17

MO

Howard

James, William

Howard

MO

2

1083

James

John

19

GA

Augusta

Deal, George W

Saline

MO

4

696

James

Lawson

35

VA

Charlotte

Cheatham

Franklin

MO

6

525

James

Meritt

20

MO

Cooper

Blanchard, Emiline

Boone

MO

2

540

James

Reuben

18

VA

[blank]

James; Dr

Moniteau

MO

5

865

James

Willis

20

MO

Howard

Maddox, Samuel

Howard

MO

2

680

Jarman

George

18

TN

Jackson

Wasson, Geo J

Ray

MO

2

378

Jarman

William

19

TN

Jackson

Wasson, George

Ray

MO

2

386

Jeffers

Lewis

39

VA

unknown

Anderson, Thomas

Chariton

MO

1

689

Jefferson

Daniel

20

MO

Randolph

Southwell, James; Dr

Howard

MO

3

466

Jefferson

David

19

VA

[blank]

Jefferson, Bucker

Montgomery

MO

6

678

Jefferson

Henry

25

VA

Wood

Lewis, Charles

Lafayette

MO

5

437

Jefferson

James

25

MO

Randolph

Bagby, John B

Randolph

MO

4

471

Jefferson

John

17

MO

Johnson

Collins, Charles

Johnson

MO

3

745

Jefferson

Joseph

36

KY

Mercer

Warren, Erbon

Pettis

MO

5

277

Jefferson

Thomas

29

VA

Warren

Rollins, J S

Boone

MO

3

648

Jeffords

Westley

24

KY

Lyon

Free

[blank]

MO

2

50

Jeffries

Henry

48

VA

[blank]

Jeffries, S C

Franklin

MO

6

507

Jeffries

John

18

VA

Fauquier

Paine, Arthur

Boone

MO

3

487

Jeffs

Joshua

21

KY

[blank]

Turk, Robert

Montgomery

MO

6

606

Jenkins

David

20

MD

Montgomery

Perry; Mrs

Lafayette

MO

3

896

Jenkins

Israel

21

KY

Licking

Jenkins, Theodore

Monroe

MO

4

1028

Jenkins

Jackson

40

KY

Fayette

Jenkins, Theodore

Monroe

MO

4

1029

Jenkins

Richard

24

MO

St Charles

Lemasters, Mary; Mrs

Carroll

MO

2

126

Jessup

Samuel

18

MO

Christian

Jessup, Enoch

Christian

MO

5

529

Jewell

John

18

MO

Lincoln

Jewell, Nancy; Mrs

Lincoln

MO

6

258

Jiles*

Charles

24

VA

Prince Edward

Carter, Edward

Saline

MO

4

766

Jimmerson

William H

18

VA

Buckingham

[blank]

Chariton

MO

1

705

Johns

Charles

19

MO

Saline

Fields, William

Saline

MO

4

629

Johns

Josiah

28

VA

Buckingham

Rider, George

Chariton

MO

1

619

Johns

Patrick

39

VA

Buckingham

Gillam, James M

Saline

MO

4

627

Johns

Robert

29

VA

Prince Edward

Spencer, Thomas

Chariton

MO

1

596

Johns

Stephen A

21

AR

Randolph

Johns, James

Randolph

AR

3

384

Johns

Wesley

19

TN

Giles

Johns, William; dec'd

Greene

MO

5

518

Johnson

Abraham

47

VA

[blank]

Johnson, George

Callaway

MO

4

1009

Johnson

Abram

39

VA

Louisa

Baker, Samuel

Cooper

MO

5

864

Johnson

Albert

37

VA

[blank]

Johnson, Hamilton

Howard

MO

2

514

Johnson

Alexander

23

MO

Randolph

Birch, William R

Randolph

MO

2

692

Johnson

Alx

18

MO

Lafayette

Handly, John

Lafayette

MO

6

422

Johnson

Benjamin

21

MO

Pettis

Rice, John

Pettis

MO

5

317

Johnson

Burton

19

VA

unknown

Sutton, Hiram

Ray

MO

4

183

Johnson

Calvin

34

TN

[?]

Gibson, Frank

Cooper

MO

1

389

Johnson

Camus

20

MO

Callaway

Nichols, Alaxander

Callaway

MO

2

926

Johnson

Charles

20

MO

Jefferson

Johnson, Calvin

Washington

MO

3

380

Johnson

Charles

19

MO

Boone

Mathews, Milton S

Boone

MO

2

498

Johnson

Clay

23

KY

Barren

Mumell, George A

Saline

MO

4

612

Johnson

Dennis

24

MO

Shelby

Graham, James

Shelby

MO

3

191

Johnson

Dover

23

MO

Howard

Johnson, Kesiah; Mrs

Howard

MO

2

772

Johnson

Edmund

16

MO

St Charles

Johnson, Chas

St Charles

MO

6

484

Johnson

Frank

19

MO

Marion

Phillips, William

Marion

MO

3

176

Johnson

Gabriel

18

MO

Marion

Rogers,Clifton

Marion

MO

3

27

Johnson

George

22

MO

Ralls

Greathouse, William

Ralls

MO

3

7

Johnson

George

40

MO

Bollinger

Johnson, James

Bollinger

MO

3

387

Johnson

George

41

VA

[blank]

Leonard, Nathaniel

Cooper

MO

5

751

Johnson

George

38

KY

Nicholas

Pool, Ephram

Lafayette

MO

4

89

Johnson

George Wesley

18

MO

Saline

Bauer, Aaron F

Saline

MO

3

937

Johnson

Henry

20

KY

Franklin

Davenport, Fanny; Miss

Marion

MO

3

32

Johnson

Henry

25

MO

Ralls

Ealy, Louis B

Carroll

MO

2

358

Johnson

Henry

20

KY

Barron

Floyd, John

Carroll

MO

2

228

Johnson

Henry

33

MO

Washington

Kingsbury, Leonard

Howard

MO

5

847

Johnson

Henry

18

MO

Lafayette

McHatton, William

Lafayette

MO

2

260

Johnson

Isaac

25

TN

Hawkins

Johnson, James W

Polk

MO

5

457

Johnson

Jack

23

KY

Lexington

Johnson, Joseph

Randolph

MO

3

412

Johnson

Jack

23

KY

Lexington

Johnson, Joseph

Randolph

MO

6

724

Johnson

Jackson

27

MO

Marion

Rea, Peter

Carroll

MO

2

128

Johnson

Jacob

19

VA

Clark

Benton, Thornton

Macon

MO

6

760

Johnson

Jacob

33

MO

St Louis

Bruce, Aaron F

Saline

MO

4

592

Johnson

Jacob

19

VA

Clark

Burton, Thornton

Macon

MO

4

351

Johnson

James

25

KY

Boone

Garland, Kitty; Mrs

Saline

MO

4

661

Johnson

James

44

VA

Hampshire

Parsons, Michael M

Pettis

MO

5

366

Johnson

Jefferson

20

MO

Randolph

Cook, Giles F

Randolph

MO

4

554

Johnson

John

25

TN

Henderson

Johnson, W C; dec'd

Greene

MO

5

498

Johnson

John

28

VA

Culpepper

Lewis, James

Howard

MO

4

577

Johnson

John

18

MO

Pettis

Prigmore [?], Bevy

Pettis

MO

5

408

Johnson

Jordan

36

MO

Franklin

Johnson, James W

Polk

MO

5

456

Johnson

Joseph

18

MO

Lafayette

Johnson, Wash

Lafayette

MO

4

341

Johnson

Joseph

18

MO

Lafayette

Johnson, Washington

Lafayette

MO

6

708

Johnson

Lee A

26

MO

Monroe

Hickman, Hugh

Monroe

MO

3

153

Johnson

Lewis

22

KY

Baren

Floyd, John

Carroll

MO

2

223

Johnson

Lewis

45

Copper

Goochland

Floyd, John

Carroll

MO

2

238

Johnson

Lewis

44

VA

Culpepper

Johnson, Richard

Macon

MO

3

1171

Johnson

Major

42

VA

/

Cason, George

Howard

MO

2

1056

Johnson

Martin

22

TN

Henderson

Johson, W C; dec'd

Greene

MO

5

499

Johnson

Mathew

26

MO

Ray

Mitchell, James

Lafayette

MO

6

401

Johnson

Milton

23

KY

Baren

Floyd, John

Carroll

MO

2

222

Johnson

Morris

40

VA

Henrico

Walton, Chris

Cole

MO

3

418

Johnson

Peter

45

VA

Bedford

Pemberton, M

Pettis

MO

5

290

Johnson

Preston

44

VA

Culpepper

Howard, William

Cooper

MO

1

444

Johnson

Randel

18

MO

Polk

Johnson, James W

Polk

MO

5

458

Johnson

Richard

22

VA

unknown

Herryford, William

Chariton

MO

1

682

Johnson

Richard

36

KY

Scott

Robinson, John

Saline

MO

4

453

Johnson

Riley

21

[blank]

[blank]

Scott, A H

Buchanan

MO

3

743

Johnson

Robert

40

VA

Cumberland

[blank]