2nd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate

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Brief History
1st Battalion, Missouri Cavalry (1st Indian Brigade) was organized during the spring of 1864. The unit was at Fort Washita, Indian Territory, in May, 1865 and soon disbanded.

Another source says members of the 2nd Regiment of the Missouri Confederate Cavalry enrolled between 1 January and 1 March 1862. They were mustered between 20 February and 2 July 1862. They were discharged between 16 May 1863 and 7 June 1865. They were led by Colonels Robert A. McCulloch and Todd Saunders.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - Captains Augustus L. Zollinger, R. H. Adams, and Thomas M. Meador - Many men from Springfield, Greene County

Company B - Captains Joseph Edmonson, Thomas A. Bottoms, Solomon G. Kitchen, Asbury Noland, John S. Thompson, and Henry Whitney - Many men from Polk County

Company C - Captains David Reed, M. W. Ryder (Rider), and George B. Webb - Many men from Lowndes, Wayne County

Company D - Captains George W. Lindemoode, George W. Mott, and J. S. Wilson - Many men from Hornersville, Dunklin County

Company E - Captain Franklin J. Smith - Many men from Clarkston, Stoddard County

Company F - Captain John Thrailkill - Many men from Springfield, Greene County

Company G - Captain Logan Enyart - Many men from Springfield, Greene County

Company H - Captain John Patton - Many men from Springfield, Greene County

Company I - Captains John N. Archer and Silas M. Gordon - Many men from Missouri

Company K - Captains L. J. Crocker and Harris Wilkerson - Many men from Sac River, Holt County

The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book, Civil War Records Missouri Confederate Cavalry, Volume 1

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Missouri in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Missouri in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Missouri, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.