Missouri Civil War Union Militia Units

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The information in this list of Missouri Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). That web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

-1st Units

 * 1st Battalion, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Charles, Missouri, March 26, 1862. Broken up November 11, 1862.


 * 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 1st Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri National Guard Infantry (Union) Called into service September 25, 1864, to repel Price's invasion of Missouri. Relieved from active service October 31, 1864. Action at Middle or Mill Creek Bridge July 24, 1864.


 * 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Infantry (Union) Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, May 13, 1862, by consolidation of various companies State Militia Infantry raised at St. Louis, Missouri. Served as prison guard and Provost guard at St. Louis until September 28, 1862.

-2nd Units

 * 2nd Battalion, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at Harrisville and Kansas City, Missouri, March 17 to May 5, 1862.


 * 2nd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized in Missouri at large December, 1861, to April, 1862, and by consolidation of original 2nd and 11th Regiments, State Militia Cavalry.

-3rd Units

 * 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (1st Organization) (Union) Organized at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri, May 5, 1862. Regiment disbanded February 4. 1863.


 * 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union) Reorganized from 10th Regiment State Militia Cavalry February 2, 1863. At various locations. With District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri, to July, 1865.

-4th Units

 * 4th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union) Organized at St. Joseph, Missouri, January 28 to May 14, 1862. Served in various locations, then at the District of Central Missouri, Department of Missouri, to July, 1865.