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Index By Recruits: Sam – Sher
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: Sam – Sher
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

Sams

Joe

35

KY

Cumberland

Sams, Charles; Dr

Audrain

MO

4

520

Samson

John H

18

MO

Boone

Samson, John

Boone

MO

3

528

Samson

Peter

28

KY

/

Samson, John

Callaway

MO

3

763

Samuel

Henry

21

MO

Boone

Samuel, Warren

Andrew

MO

6

706

Samuel

Jack

44

KY

Franklin

Bacon, Langston

Cooper

MO

5

412

Samuel

Reuben

38

KY

Franklin

Bacon, Lankston

Cooper

MO

5

411

Samuel

Silas

19

MO

Boone

Samuel, Warren [?]

Randolph

MO

6

702

Samuel

Warren

19

MO

Boone

Samuel, Warren

Randolph

MO

4

335

Samuel*

Edmund

54

VA

Halifax

Samuel*, John

Boone

MO

3

435

Samuels

Henry

40

KY

Franklin

Bacon, Lancaster

Cooper

MO

5

385

Samuels

Henry

40

KY

Franklin

Bacon, Lancaster

Cooper

MO

6

741

Samuels

Henry

21

MO

Boone

Samuels, Warren

Andrew

MO

4

339

Samuels

Taylor

17

MO

Monroe

Samuels, Widdow

Monroe

MO

3

245

Samuels

William

18

KY

[blank]

Samuels, F

Clay

MO

5

75

Sanders

Edward

16

MO

Chariton

Sanders, John

Chariton

MO

1

716

Sanders

Gilbert

30

VA

[blank]

Williams, Thomas

Chariton

MO

1

714

Sanders

Gilbert

35

VA

[blank]

Williams, Thomas

Chariton

MO

1

746

Sanders

Henry

42

KY

Woodford

Sanders, Isaac

Chariton

MO

4

541

Sanders

Samuel

17

MO

Chariton

Sanders, John

Chariton

MO

1

707

Sanders

Sandy

31

VA

[blank]

Sanders, William

Chariton

MO

1

685

Sanders

Wesley

20

MO

Monroe

Lasley, James

Monroe

MO

3

140

Sanders

Wm W

22

MO

Monroe

Pogue, Grattin

[blank]

OH

3

144

Sandford

Wesley

20

MO

Monroe

Sandford, Thomas

Monroe

MO

3

88

Sanford

Henry

24

MO

Lincoln

Sanford, Milton

Lincoln

MO

6

233

Sanford

James

16

KY

Henry

Sanford, Pryor

Monroe

MO

3

166

Sanford

John

21

KY

Henry

Sanford, Pryor

Monroe

MO

3

96

Sanford

Leonard

39

KY

Lincoln

Sanford, Calisthenes

Lincoln

MO

6

212

Sanford

Owen

20

MO

Lincoln

Sanford, Thaddeus

Lincoln

MO

6

235

Sanford

Thos H B

24

MO

Lincoln

Sanford, Thaddeus

Lincoln

MO

6

238

Sanford

William

18

KY

Henry

Sanford, Pryor

Monroe

MO

3

165

Sanity

Stephen Match

23

VA

[blank]

Beaty, William

Lafayette

MO

4

255

Sappington

George

25

MO

Boone

Sappington, Rich

Boone

MO

5

189

Sappington

James

19

MO

Franklin

Farrel

Franklin

MO

6

488

Saunders

Nathaniel

55

KY

Faquier

Parsens, John W

Monroe

MO

3

73

Sawyers

Daniel

28

KY

Lafayette

Arnold, Thomas

Carroll

MO

2

224

Sayers

Christopher Columbus

18

MO

Callaway

Hart, James

Callaway

MO

6

589

Sayers

Ephraim

18

MO

Calloway

Sayers, Elizabeth; Mrs

Callaway

MO

6

615

Sayers

Granville

31

VA

Wythe

Sayers, Elizabeth; Mrs

Callaway

MO

6

597

Sayers

Obidiah

23

MO

Callaway

Sayers, John

Callaway

MO

6

586

Sayers

Phelan

24

MO

Callaway

Sayers, Lucy; Miss

Callaway

MO

6

607

Schooler

George W

21

MO

Ray

Schooler, John

Ray

MO

5

124

Schruggs

Stephen

40

KY

Knox

Schruggs, Albert

Cole

MO

3

410

Schruggs

Stephen

40

KY

Knox

Schruggs, Albert

Cole

MO

6

715

Scott

Daniel

18

MO

Callaway

Scott, E T; Doct

Callaway

MO

2

817

Scott

George

17

MO

Saline

Owens, T[?]

Chariton

MO

1

728

Scott

Harvey

32

KY

Wolford

Baker, Anne

Lafayette

MO

4

236

Scott

Henry

18

MO

Cole

Bolton, Waller

Cole

MO

3

655

Scott

Henry

26

MO

Howard

Scott, Levisa

Howard

MO

5

615

Scott

Husten

26

MO

Coloway

Scott, William

Monroe

MO

3

1146

Scott

James

21

KY

Montgomery

Scott, John; Col

Buchanan

MO

5

174

Scott

James

21

KY

Montgomery

Scott, John; Col

Buchanan

MO

6

829

Scott

James Harvey

50

KY

Montgomery

Koonce, William

Callaway

MO

3

764

Scott

Jeff

30

KY

Madison

Proctor, Columbus

Marion

MO

3

37

Scott

John

25

KY

Woodford

Hughes, Mary; Mrs

Clinton

MO

5

77

Scott

John

26

KY

Boone

Johnson, Samuel

Chariton

MO

1

706

Scott

Joseph

29

KY

Pulaski

Scott, Elizabeth Mrs

Callaway

MO

2

880

Scott

Levy

19

MD

[blank]

Scott, John

Clinton

MO

5

86

Scott

Samuel

23

MO

Cole

Scott, William

Cole

MO

6

725

Scott

Samuel

23

MO

Cole

Scott, Williams

Cole

MO

3

411

Scott

Shelp

21

MO

Monroe

Scott, Chas

Gentry

MO

1

358

Scott

Shilp

21

MO

Monroe

Scott, Chas

Gentry

MO

1

358

Scott

Thomas

24

VA

Prince Edward

Rice, John

Ray

MO

5

673

Scott

Thomas

24

VA

Prince Edward

Rice, John

Ray

MO

5

714

Scott

Walter

16

MO

Howard

Herne, Roxanna B

Howard

MO

2

605

Scott

William

24

MO

Pike

Carter, John

Pike

MO

6

842

Scott

William

18

MO

St Charles

Scott, Brack

St Charles

MO

6

121

Scott

William T

20

VA

Nelson

Hughs, Benjamin

Montgomery

MO

6

565

Scott

Wm T

20

VA

Nelson

Hughs, Benjamin

Montgomery

MO

6

565

Scotte

Edmond

24

KY

Madison

Scotte, T J; Dr

Chariton

MO

4

411

Scotte

Henry

24

MO

Boone

Scotte, Elizabeth; Mrs

Randolph

MO

4

395

Scroggins

Eli

2?

MO

Boone

Scroggins, John; Dr

Macon

MO

3

1144

Scroggins

Lafayette

21

MO

Boone

Scroggins, Marion; Dr

Howard

MO

4

449

Scrogins

Oatus

18

MO

Chariton

Scrogins, Marian

Chariton

MO

2

952

Seaton

Joseph L

21

MO

Lincoln

Seaton, William

Lincoln

MO

6

259

Seaton

Turner

18

MS

unknown

Seaton, Lewis

Lincoln

MO

6

320

Seddles

Henry

18

MO

Ray

Sedlles, Hiram, P

Ray

MO

4

192

Seddles

John

19

MO

Ray

Seddles, Hiram, P

Ray

MO

4

191

Seibert

Jack

18

MO

Perry

Seibert, Daniel

Perry

MO

2

111

Seibert

Jerry

20

MO

Perry

Seibert, Daniel

Perry

MO

2

87

Seibert

John

27

MO

Cape Girardeau

Seibert, Daniel

Perry

MO

2

93

Selbey

Alexander

28

MO

Boone

Selbey, Josephus

Callaway

MO

3

830

Selby

Abraham

22

KY

[blank]

Selby, Wm B

Boone

MO

3

1127

Selby

George

19

MO

Boone

Selby, Wm B; Lt, A C S 9th Cavr MSM

Boone

MO

4

403

Selectman

Samuel

20

MO

Andrew

Selectman, Samuel

Andrew

MO

2

893

Servallia*

William

20

MO

Saline

Trigg, John

Cooper

MO

4

769

Sevis

Baalas*

26

VA

Frederick

Smith, Wm O

Saline

MO

4

756

Sexton

Henry

30

MO

St Charles

Evens, Willis G

Boone

MO

3

729

Sexton

Henry H

23

MO

Boone

McLittle, John

Boone

MO

2

467

Sexton

Menville

29

MO

Boone

Sexton, Charles

Boone

MO

3

643

Shands

Charles

18

VA

unknown

Shands, W A

Chariton

MO

1

712

Shands

Jefferson

19

VA

Campbell

Shands, William A

Chariton

MO

1

703

Shanklin

Alfred

28

MO

Cooper

Logan, John

Morgan

MO

5

575

Shanklin

Charles

19

MO

Cooper

Logan, M? John

Morgan

MO

5

558

Shanklin

Elijah

22

MO

Cooper

Logan, John

Morgan

MO

5

552

Shannon

Samuel

16

MO

Boone

Torbilt, Nathaniel

Boone

MO

2

454

Sharp

Mark

25

TN

Rutherford

Sharp, Joseph

Christian

MO

5

527

Sharp

Thomas

24

VA

Anderson

Patterson, John H

Howard

MO