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Index By Recruits: Shi – Smith, Joseph
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: Shi – Smith, Joseph
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

Shields

Alexander

33

TN

Warren

Happes, Moses

Carroll

MO

5

516

Shields

Lafayette

33

MO

Ralls

Shields; Col

Lafayette

MO

4

75

Ship

Young

44

TN

[blank]

Stern, John Y

Chariton

MO

1

741

Shipley

Burton

33

MO

Cooper

Crawford, John

Cooper

MO

5

642

Shipley

James

48

KY

Barren

Holman, R D

Howard

MO

1

511

Shipley

James

31

MO

Cole

Judy, J V

Cooper

MO

1

499

Shipley

Willis

18

MO

Cooper

Holman, Richard

Howard

MO

1

522

Shipley*

James

22

MO

Cooper

[?]

[?]

MO

5

736

Shipp

Anthony

28

MO

Lincoln

Shipp, Lewellen

Lincoln

MO

6

29

Shoate

Austin

30

VA

Pittsylvania

Witcher [?], James

Saline

MO

4

617

Shobe

Isaac

18

MO

Warren

Shobe, James J

Franklin

MO

6

539

Shock

Peter C

27

MO

Howard

Shock, John J

Audrain

MO

4

993

Shock

Peter Crews

27

MO

Howard

Shock, John J

Audrain

MO

4

993

Shoop

Henry C

18

MO

Ray

Shoop, Joseph S

Ray

MO

5

112

Shoots

George W

21

MO

Monroe

Shoots, Mary

Monroe

MO

3

148

Shoots

Henry Clay

17

MO

Monroe

Shoots, Mary

Monroe

MO

3

151

Shy

Warren

18

KY

Mercer

Shy, David

Pettis

MO

5

760

Simco

Enoch

25

MO

Callaway

Simco, Reuben

Callaway

MO

2

814

Simmon

Jacob

31

MO

Warren

Simmon, John A

Warren

MO

6

104

Simmons

Fielding

25

MO

St Louis

Real, Jeremiah

Boone

MO

3

537

Simmons

Taylor

18

TN

Macon

Simmons, Thomas

Callaway

MO

2

908

Simmons

William

[?]

[?]

[?]

[?]

[?]

MO

1

401

Simmons

William

19

MO

Marion

Proctor, Columbus

Marion

MO

3

43

Simms

Harvey

29

KY

Bourbon

Simms, John P

Saline

MO

4

601

Simms

Perry

17

KY

Boone

Gray, Tom

Saline

MO

3

926

Simms

Washington

40

VA

Westmoreland

Simms, Bey; estate

St Charles

MO

6

158

Simpson

David

27

VA

Halifax

Simpson, Jesse B

Ray

MO

4

177

Simpson

Edward

19

MO

Cooper

Hannah, David

Cooper

MO

1

465

Simpson

Jasper

18

MO

Monroe

Vivian, John

Boone

MO

2

523

Simpson

John

18

MO

Lafayette

Scott, Archy

Benton

MO

5

239

Simpson

John

18

MO

Johnson

Simpson, James

Johnson

MO

6

396

Simpson

John

20

MO

Ray

Simpson, Jesse B

Ray

MO

4

215

Simpson

Joseph

18

MO

Cooper

Hannah, David

Cooper

MO

1

446

Simpson

Moses

23

VA

Halifax

Simpson, Jesse B

Ray

MO

4

204

Simpson

Polk

18

KY

Bourbon

Simpson, Elizabeth; Mrs

Audrain

MO

4

886

Simpson

Reuben

22

MO

Johnson

Simpson, James

Johnson

MO

6

398

Simpson

Thornton

27

MO

Franklin

Simpson, James B

Crawford

MO

5

150

Sims

Albert

22

MD

Frederick

Owens, Nathan

Johnson

MO

6

784

Sims

Albert

22

MD

Frederick

Owing, Nathan

Johnson

MO

6

371

Sinclair

Isaac

18

MO

Callaway

Sinclair, Robert

Audrain

MO

4

1039

Sinclair

Warren

18

MO

Audrain

Sinclair, Robert

Audrain

MO

4

1038

Singleton

James H

26

VA

Fauquier

Diggs, Francis W

Howard

MO

2

983

Singleton

Randall

32

MO

Boone

Singleton, M G

Boone

MO

3

470

Sissel

Henry

24

MO

Perry

Sissel, Nasy

Perry

MO

2

9

Sites

Ira

19

MO

Saline

Derritt, M; Mrs dec'd

Saline

MO

4

692

Sitton

Richard

21

MO

Lincoln

Sitton, John A

Lincoln

MO

6

261

Skinner

John

42

KY

Bourbon

Eales, Thomas T

Livingston

MO

6

866

Skinner

John

42

KY

Bourbon

Eales, Thos T

Livingston

MO

2

330

Skinner

John

24

MO

Montgomery

Skinner, Frank

Montgomery

MO

6

677

Slater

Henry

18

MO

Boone

Slater, —

Boone

MO

4

1095

Slaughter

Taylor

18

VA

[blank]

Willis, George

Saline

MO

4

695

Slaughter

Thornton

17

MO

Lewis

Slaughter, Mary A

Lewis

MO

3

268

Sleat

Alferd

38

MO

Pike

Luallen, John

Montgomery

MO

6

662

Slemons

George

18

VA

Jefferson

Slemons, Montgommery

Clinton

MO

5

96

Sloss

Charles

28

KY

Warren

Sloss, Robert

Madison

MO

3

335

Small

Harrison

18

MO

Howard

Hernden, John

Howard

MO

1

517

Smarr

Smith

20

MO

Cape Girardeau

Smarr, Henley R

Cape Girardeau

MO

2

72

Smeathers*

Isaac

35

KY

Nicholas

Pearson, Christopher C

Montgomery

MO

6

675

Smiley

Harvey

30

MO

Lincoln

Smiley, Emily R; Mrs

Lincoln

MO

6

256

Smiley

Thomas T

33

KY

Todd

Patton, Sallie

Howard

MO

2

721

Smith

Adam

33

KY

Fayette

Dudley, Abram

Audrain

MO

4

1070

Smith

Adam

20

MO

Saline

Ham, Adam

Saline

MO

4

618

Smith

Albert

20

MO

Cooper

Hickman, John L

[blank]

MO

3

438

Smith

Alexander

20

MO

St Louis

Smith, Wright

Warren

MO

6

437

Smith

Alfred

19

MO

Boone

Smith, Henson

Boone

MO

4

521

Smith

Allen

23

MO

Washington

Smith, Reuben

Crawford

MO

5

144

Smith

Anderson

18

MO

Ray

Smith, James B

Ray

MO

5

119

Smith

Anthony

35

VA

/

Cason, George

Howard

MO

2

1054

Smith

Anthony

18

MO

Saline

Lewis, Hariot

Saline

MO

4

241

Smith

Buck

36

KY

Garrard

Smith, Robert

Lafayette

MO

4

119

Smith

Champ O

37

VA

Culpepper

Pratt, Johnathan

Warren

MO

6

113

Smith

Charles

20

KY

Washington

Smith, David

Cooper

MO

5

668

Smith

Daniel

22

MO

Randolph

Christian, N B

Randolph

MO

4

427

Smith

Dick

20

MO

Saline

Francisco, Geo

Saline

MO

1

506

Smith

Doctor

21

MO

Cooper

Stanley, Theodore

Cole

MO

6

716

Smith

Doctor

21

MO

Cooper

Stanly, Theo

Cole

MO

3

399

Smith

Edward

48

KY

Washington

Jeanes, John

Marion

MO

3

178

Smith

Ellis

18

MO

Cooper

Muir, William

Cooper

MO

5

873

Smith

Elzey

20

MO

Randolph

Smith, Robert

Randolph

MO

2

1099

Smith

Franklin

24

MO

St Francis

Coffin, John

St Genevieve

MO

3

326

Smith

Gabe

18

MO

Boone

Smith, Wm

Boone

MO

3

1113

Smith

Garrett

20

VA

Albemarle

Perry, Thomas

Montgomery

MO

6

559

Smith

George

[blank]

[blank]

[blank]

[blank]

[blank]

MO

3

987

Smith

George

19

VA

Loudoun

Hyatt, Joseph

Saline

MO

6

354

Smith

George

18

MO

Boone

Smith, George

Boone

MO

3

913

Smith

George

18

MO

Boone

Smith, George

Boone

MO

3

963

Smith

George

29

VA

Pennsylvania

Smith, Henry

Ray

MO

4

186

Smith

George

43

VA

Culpepper

Smith, Joel

Randolph

MO

4

514

Smith

George

38

MO

Saline

Webb, John

Lafayette

MO

5

286

Smith

George

19

VA

Loudoun

Wyatt, Joseph

Saline

MO

6

735

Smith

Harman

27

MO

Carroll

Harman, John

Carroll

MO

6

693

Smith

Hayden

27

MO

Callaway

Smith, ElKanah

Callaway

MO

2

840

Smith

Henry

23

MO

Cooper

Bell, Wm G

Cooper

MO

1

544

Smith

Henry

25

KY

Nelson

Clark, Martin

Monroe

MO

3

213

Smith

Henry

27

VA

Fauquier

Fretman, John

Howard

MO

3

254

Smith

Henry

23

KY

Henry

Smith, Edward

Saline

MO

4

583

Smith

Henry

25

MO

Randolph

Smith, Joel

Randolph

MO