72nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Milita (Union)

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Brief History
The regiment was enrolled between 28 July 1862 and May 1864. The final discharge was 14 November 1864. The Colonels in charge were Colonel Calley B. Holland, Colonel John S. Phelps, and Colonel Henry Sheppard.

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 - Captain Benjamin C. Bishop - Many men from Salt River, Monroe County

Company B - Captains Henry H. Fields, Gilbert H. Edmonds and William Fonks - Many men from Monroe County and Shelby County

Company C - Captain William E. Fowkes - Many men from Paris, Monroe County

Company D - Captains James M. Forman and James Harman - Many men from Monroe County and Shelby County

Company E - Captain Lewis F. Carrothers - Many men from Clarence, Shelby County

Company F - Captain Henry Will - Many men from Monroe County and Shelby County

Company G - Captain John Hines - Many men from Shelbyville, Shelby County

Company H - Captains Benjamin C. Bishop and William Cayley - Many men from Monroe County and Shelby County

Company I - Captain Gilbert H. Edmonds - Many men from Shelbyville, Shelby County

Company Detailed - Captain William Fonka - Many men from Paris, Monroe County Monroe County

The above information about the companies with partial rosters is found in Kenneth E. Weant's book, Civil War Records: Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments, Volume 9

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.