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Index By Recruits: Mos – O
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: Mos – O
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

Mosby

David

26

MO

Clay

Mosby, Albert

Clay

MO

4

327

Mosby

Samuel

21

MO

Lafayette

King, Micheal

Carroll

MO

2

206

Moseley

Eli

19

MO

Howard

Moseley, William

Boone

MO

3

473

Moseley

Enoch

18

MO

Callaway

Moseley, Munford [?] J

Callaway

MO

3

577

Moseley

Richard

17

MO

Lincoln

Mosley, John

Lincoln

MO

6

305

Mosely

Clay

22

VA

[blank]

[blank]

[blank]

MO

3

1002

Mosely

Joseph

26

VA

[blank]

Herndon, Jesse

Chariton

MO

1

673

Mosely

Madison

25

KY

Henry

Mosely, Rebecca

Clay

MO

4

316

Moses

James

18

MO

Perry

Wilson, Frank

Perry

MO

2

98

Moss

Charles

18

MO

Ray

Moss, Archibald

Ray

MO

3

1032

Moss

Frederick

30

MO

Boone

Wilcox, Francis

Boone

MO

2

516

Moss

Henry

17

MO

Ray

Moss, Archibald

Ray

MO

3

1015

Moss

Jacob

19

MO

Lafayette

Spafford, Saml

Lafayette

MO

4

256

Moss

Jacob

19

MO

Lafayette

Spafford, Samuel

Lafayette

MO

6

423

Moss

James

24

MO

St Louis

Moss, James

Clay

MO

3

517

Moss

James

19

MO

Marion

Moss, John

Marion

MO

3

236

Moss

Napoleon

36

MO

Boone

Moss, John

Callaway

MO

2

921

Moss

Perry

20

MO

Monroe

Moss, Russell W

Shelby

MO

3

120

Mott

John

20

MO

Howard

Mott, Stokely

Howard

MO

2

1035

Mott

Meritt

18

MO

Howard

Mott, Stokely

Howard

MO

2

732

Mott

Thomas

22

MO

Howard

Mott, Stephen G

Howard

MO

2

730

Moulden

Fleming*

18

[?]

[?]

Haney [?], Edwin

[?]

MO

5

724

Mountjoy

Alexander

26

MO

Pike

Mountjoy, Nancy

Pike

MO

6

66

Mountjoy

William

24

MO

Pike

Mountjoy, Nancy

Pike

MO

6

70

Mournin

Joseph

19

MO

Boone

Mournin, Lenora

Boone

MO

6

837

Mournin

Joseph

19

MO

Boone

Mournin, Lenova

Boone

MO

4

811

Mournin

Lewis

18

KY

Montgomery

Mournin, John

Callaway

MO

4

835

Mtgomery

Joseph

21

KY

Nelson

Cosby, Joseph

Cooper

MO

1

537

Mtgomery

Rosin

26

KY

Hardin

Cosby, Joseph

Cooper

MO

1

540

Mtgomery

Rosin

26

KY

Hardin

Cosby, Joseph

Cooper

MO

1

541

Mudd

George S

17

MD

Charles

Mudd, Dora; Mrs

Lincoln

MO

6

237

Mudd

James

19

MO

Pike

Mudd, Alexander

Lincoln

MO

6

264

Mudd

John C

28

MD

Charles

Mudd, Alexander

Lincoln

MO

6

224

Muir

William

?

MO

Cooper [?]

[?]

Cooper

MO

5

688

Muldron

Simon

42

KY

Fleming

Muldron, Margaret

Audrain

MO

6

841

Muldron

Simon

42

KY

Fleming

Muldron, Margarett

Audrain

MO

4

815

Mullen

Joseph

16

KY

Lincoln

Free

Pettis

MO

5

232

Murphy

Anderson

22

MO

Clinton

Murphy, Thomas

Andrew

MO

6

797

Murphy

Andrew

22

MO

Clinton

Murphy, Thomas

Andrew

MO

6

372

Murphy

George

20

MO

Ralls

Biggs, John D

Ralls

MO

3

218

Murphy

George

21

MO

Franklin

Murphy W D

Camden

MO

4

62

Murphy

Henry

19

KY

Oldham

Murphy, Phelan

Monroe

MO

4

960

Murphy

Joe

42

SC

Caroline[?]

Murphy, John

Cooper

MO

5

554

Murphy

Killis

25

MO

Cooper

Smith, Thomas

Cooper

MO

5

868

Murphy

Moses

22

MO

St Francis

Free

St Francis

MO

2

561

Murray

Benjamin

19

MO

Callaway

Murray, Andrew

Callaway

MO

3

591

Murray

Richard

39

MO

Washington

Murray, B G

Crawford

MO

5

147

Murry

Nelson

22

KY

Spencer

Robinson, Sally

Lafayette

MO

4

128

Murry

Robert D

21

MO

Marion

Walter, John M

Lafayette

MO

6

395

Myers

Geo

20

MO

Ralls

Myers, Meredith

Audrain

MO

4

804

Myers

George

20

MO

Ralls

Myers, Meredith

Audrain

MO

4

804

Myers

George

20

MO

Ralls

Myers, Meredith

Audrain

MO

6

824

Myers

George

19

MO

Randolph

Rucker, James E

Randolph

MO

2

1115

Myers

Jerry

45

VA

[blank]

Lewis, Elisabeth; Mrs

Saline

MO

5

214

Nance

Lewis

22

MO

St Louis

Nance, Benjamin

Howard

MO

5

771

Nance

Milton

18

VA

Kanawah

Nance, Benjamin

Howard

MO

5

776

Napier

Mack

20

KY

Lincoln

Napier, W Wm

Gentry

MO

1

359

Nash

Daniel

18

MO

Lafayette

Wyatt, Silas

Lafayette

MO

6

400

Neal

James S

19

MO

Randolph

Neal, James R

Randolph

MO

3

1095

Neal

Lemuel

17

VA

Parkersburg

Wingfield, James

Saline

MO

5

320

Neffe

William W

21

KY

Anderson

Neffe, Decatur [??]

Caldwell

MO

3

1014

Neil

James

25

MO

Lewis

Williams, Benjamin

Lewis

MO

3

266

Nelson

George

18

MO

Boone

Hanon, Geo

Boone

MO

3

553

Nelson

George

19

MO

Howard

Miller, Blackburn

Pettis

MO

5

395

Nelson

George

19

MO

Howard

Miller, Blackburn

Pettis

MO

6

790

Nelson

Henry

18

MO

St Louis

Hutchinson, Robert

St Charles

MO

6

792

Nelson

James

43

VA

Louisa

Ragland, Kelly

Cooper

MO

1

480

Nelson

Joe

22

MO

Franklin

Bibb, William

Franklin

MO

6

472

Nelson

John

22

MO

Lincoln

Nelson, Ira

Lincoln

MO

6

190

Nelson

John W

22

MO

Lincoln

Nelson, Ira

Lincoln

MO

6

190

Nelson

Joseph

24

MO

Randolph

Wright, Gideon

Howard

MO

4

409

Nelson

Martin

20

MO

Lincoln

Nelson, Ira

Lincoln

MO

6

26

Nelson

Martin

20

MO

Lincoln

Nelson, Ira T

[blank]

MO

6

871

Nelson

Reuben

35

VA

Louisa

Ragland, Wm

Cooper

MO

1

481

Nelson

Richard J

19

MO

Lincoln

Nelson, Ira

Lincoln

MO

6

428

Nelson

Turner

28

VA

Unknown

Nelson, Ira

Lincoln

MO

6

194

Nelson

Walker

23

KY

Scott

Nelson, Joseph; estate

Ray

MO

2

388

Nesbit

Junins*

24

MO

Callaway

Nesbit, Thomas B

[blank]

MO

2

825

Nevins

Abram

34

MO

Calloway

Guthridge, James

Chariton

MO

1

644

Newton

Moses

24

VA

[blank]

Macgruder, N B

Chariton

MO

1

618

Nicholas

Eston

47

VA

Albemarle

Ragland, Wm N

Cooper

MO

1

451

Nichols

Camus

20

MO

Callaway

Nichols, Alaxander

Callaway

MO

2

926

Nichols

David

18

MO

Linn

Flornoy, Williams S

Linn

MO

4

12

Nolon

Peter

22

MO

Miller

Nolon, Louisa

Saline

MO

4

97

Norfleet

James

36

KY

Pulaski

Norfleet, Isa

Cole

MO

3

716

Norfleet

Robert

17

KY

Wayne

Norfleet, Ivy

Cole

MO

3

730

Norfleet

Troy

35

KY

Bourbon

Norfleet, John

Boone

MO

3

721

Norman

Lafyatt

23

MO

Camden

Norman, Moses

Laclede

MO

4

60

Norton

Tecumsah

53

MO

Lincoln

Norton, [??]

Lincoln

MO

6

317

Nudder

William

23

KY

Brecken [?]

Nudder, Sarah Mrs

Ray

MO

2

398

Nutter

David

18

MO

Lafayette

Nutter, Walter

Ray

MO

4

175

Oats

Benjamin

43

MO

Marion

Rogers,Clifton

Marion

MO

3

21

Odd

Levi

22

MO

Osage

Odd, Joseph

Osage

MO

3

866

Odell

Francis

36

MD

Worcester

[blank]

[blank]

MO

3

1001

Offly

Theodore

19

VA

Scott

[blank]

[blank]

MO

5

453

Offord

Edgar

21

MO

Callaway

Offard, Eli

Callaway

MO

2

910

Oglesby

George

25

MO

Cooper

Oglesby, John

Cooper

MO

5