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Bugle Call Was Death Knell for Four Brothers: Article about the Creighton family in Civil War Carroll County, Missouri, including Colonel Ian Creighton, possessor of "an empire of land in north Missouri and droves of slaves to tend it," killed along with four sons of his brother John for his large stable of prize horses and other property.  From the Kansas City (MO) Public Library Vertical File Collection.

  • When John Withers Set Out to Reopen Civil War:  File containing illustrations and a biographical article about John Withers, a slave-owning farmer and Confederate veteran of Carroll County, Missouri making "a personal declaration of a second War Between the States, a few years after the first war ended." Marching to Washington, D. C. in 1868 until stopping in Ohio due to sickness of his horse and himself, thus averting a renewed conflict.  From the Kansas City (MO) Public Library Vertical File Collection. 
  • Civil War Activity in Carroll County
    • 1863
      • 10 Jan: Skirmish in Carrollton
      • April: Skirmish in Carroll County
      • 10-18 Nov: Expedition to Carroll County
    • 1864
      • 12-16 Aug: Operations in Carroll County
      • 17 Oct:  Surrender at Carrollton
    Civil War:  Regiments with Service Activity in Carroll County
    • 4th Regiment Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia Infantry
      ORGANIZED:
      Placed on duty April 23, 1863

      SERVICE:

      Placed on duty in District of North Missouri operating against guerrillas In Henry, St. Clair, Ray and Carroll Counties at St. Joseph. Chillicothe, Carrollton, Lisbon and Richmond operations in Ray and Carroll Counties August 12-16, 1864. Skirmish at FrederIcksburg August 12. Action at Glasgow October 15 (Detachment).

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1324

       
    • 5th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry
      ORGANIZED:
      At St. Joseph, Missouri, March and April, 1862
      Attached to District of Central Missouri, Department of Missouri, to February, 1863

      SERVICE:
      Duty in Central District of Missouri until February, 1863.
      Operations in: Carroll, Ray and Livingston Counties July 27-August 4, 1862; Grand River August 1;  Near Barry Section August 14;  Iron County September 11;  Liberty and Sibley's Landing October 6 (Cos. "A," "B," "D" and "K"); California House October 18;  Independence February 3, 1863.

      Regimental losses during service: 21 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 47 Enlisted men by disease. Total 69.

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1306
       
    • 6th Regiment Missouri State Militia Cavalry
      ORGANIZED:
      At large February 27 to April 23, 1862
      Attached to District of Central Missouri to June, 1862
      Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to December. 1862
      Attached to District of Central Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1863
      Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to October, 1864
      Attached to District of North Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to February, 1865
      Attached to District of Southwest Missouri. Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1865


      SERVICE:
      Duty at Cameron and in Central Missouri until June, 1862. Scout In Pettis County July 28-31, 1862 (Company "F"). Arrow Rock July 29 (Detachment).

      Ordered to Sedalia, Missouri, June 3, 1862 arriving June 15, and outpost duty there until August 30. Operations in Saline County July 29-August 2. Lone Jack August 15-16 (3 Companies). Outpost duty at Warrensburg August 30-September 14.  Newtonia September 13.  At Sedalia until October 28.  Camp Cole (actually Cole Camp, Missouri) October 5.  Lexington October 17.  March to Harrisonville October 28-November 1. Action with Quantrell at Harrisonville November 3 (Company "G"). Huntsville November 9. 

      At Warrensville from November 27, 1862 to March 15, 1863.  At Warsaw until May 3.  At Booneville until July. Camp Cole (actually Cole Camp, Missouri) June 8.  Florence July 10.  Duty at Linn Creek. Warsaw and Osceola.

      Consolidated at Osceola July 20 and marched to Springfield July 27-31. Pursuit of Coffee, Garden Hollow, near Pineville, August 9.  Pineville August 13. March to Bentonville, Arkansas; Fort Gibson C. N. and Honey Springs, and joined General Blount.

      Blount's Campaign in Indian Nation and Arkansas August and September 1863. Perryville August 26.  Scullyville, Arkansas, August 30-31. Devil's Back Bone September 1. Capture of Fort Smith September 1. Expedition to Big Lake, Mississippi County September 7-30 (Detachment).

      Horse Creek September 17, 1863. Marched to Springfield, Missouri, arriving September 18. Operations against Shelby and pursuit to Arkansas River September 22-October 26. Carthage October 2. Neosho October 4 (3 Companies). Humansville October 16-17. Bloomfield October 22 (Companies "A," "D," "E," "K," "L").  Harrisonville October 24. Buffalo Mountain October 24. Expedition from Springfield to Huntsville and skirmish November 8-18, 1863 (Detachment).

      Expedition from Springfield to Howell, Wright and Oregon Counties November 28-December 13, 1863. Duty at Springfield and in District of Southwest Missouri until July, 1864. Scout from Huston December 9-19. Operations in Northeastern Arkansas January 1-30, 1864. Sylamore Creek, Arkansas, January 23. Sylamore January 24. Scout from Springfield into Northern Arkansas February 23-March 9, 1864 (Detachment).

      Near Buffalo City, Ark., March 1. Bennett's Bayou March 2 (Detachment). Scout from Yellville to Buffalo River March 13-26, 1864 (Detachment).

      Richland Creek April 13-14, 1864 (Detachment).

      Expedition from Patterson to Bloomfield and Pilot Knob May 16-25, 1864 (Detachment).

      Near White Hare June 15, 1864 (Co. "E"). Operations in Randolph County July 23-24. Operations In Ray and Carroll Counties August 12-16. Near Roanoke September 10. Moreau Bottom, Jefferson City, October 7. Near Jefferson City October 8. Russellville October 9. Booneville October 9. Dover October 20. Little Blue October 21. Independence, Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Engagement at the Marmiton (or battle of Charlot) October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Marias des Cygues, October 25. Newtonia October 28, 1864.

      Duty at Springfield and in Southwest Missouri until July, 1865. Mustered out July 18.1865.


      Regimental losses during service: 2 Officers and 48 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 104 Enlisted men by disease. Total 154.

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1307
       
    • 6th Regiment Missouri Cavalry (Federal Service:  Union)
      ORGANIZED:
      February 14. 1862, by consolidation of Wright's, Wood's and Hawkins' Battalions
      Attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Department of Missouri, to July, 1862
      Attached to District of Eastern Arkansas, Department of Missouri, to December, 1862
      Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd (Cavalry) Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to January, 1863 (6 Companies)
      1st Brigade. 2nd Cavalry Division, 13th Army Corps, Department of Tennessee, to April, 1863 (6 Companies)
      Headquarters 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to August, 1863 (6 Companies)
      Cavalry Brigade, 13th Army Corps, Department of the Gulf, to November, 1863 (6 Companies)
      3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to January, 1864 (7 Companies)
      1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to December, 1864
      District of Southern Alabama. Department of the Gulf, to February, 1865
      Separate Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Department of the Gulf, February, 1865 (7 Companies)
      Cavalry Brigade, District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to July, 1865
      Department of Texas to September, 1865
      Companies "A," "D," "E" and "L" attached to District of Southwest Missouri, Department of Missouri, to October, 1862
      2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Frontier, Department of Missouri, to June, 1863
      District of Southeast Missouri,  Department of Missouri, to October, 1863
      District of St. Louis, Missouri, Department of Missouri to muster out

      SERVICE:
      Curtis' Campaign in Southwest Missouri and Arkansas February-March, 1862. Marshfield, Missouri, February 9. Sugar Creek, Arkansas, February 17.  Bentonville February 17.  West Plains, Missouri, February 19. Keytesville February 25. Battles of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 6-8. Spring River March 13. Salem Spring River March 18 (Detachment).

      Scout through Gadfly, Newtonla, Granhy, Neosho and Valley of Indian Creek and skirmish April 8. Scout from Batesvllle, Arkansas, June 16-17 (4 Companies). White Oak Bayou, Mississippi, June 23 (Battalion). Near Fayetteville, Arkansas, July 15. Expedition to Coldwater, Mississippi, July 22-25 (Battalion). White Oak Bayou, Mississippi, July 29 (Battalion). Chariton Bridge, Missouri, August 3.  Mentevallo August 7. Between Stockton and Humansville August 12. Stockton August 12. Neosho August 21. Hickory Grove August 23 (Company "B").  Expedition from Clarendon, Arkansas, to Lawrenceville and St. Charles September 11-13. Occupation of Newtonla, Missouri, October 4 (2nd Battalion). Expedition from Helena, Arkansas, to Grenada, Mississippi, November 27-December 5. Oakland, Mississippi, December 3.  Cane Hill, Boston Mountains, Arkansas (2nd Battalion). Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7 (2nd Battalion). Near Helena, Arkansas, December 14  (Company "E"). Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862-January 3, 1863. Expedition from Milliken's Bend to Dallas Station and Delhi December 25-26, 1862. Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren, Arkansas, December 27-29 (2nd Battalion). Reconnoissance toward White River and St. Charles January 13, 1863, (Squadron). Carthage January 23, 1863. Expedition from Young's Point, Louisiana, to Greenville, Mississippi, and Cypress Bend, Arkansas, February 14-29. Cypress Bend, Arkansas, February 19 (Detachment).

      Fish Lake, near Greenville, Mississippi, and Deer Creek near Greenville, February 23 (Detachment).

      Operations from Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, to New Carthage March 31-April 17 (1st Battalion). Near Dunbar's Plantation, Bayou Vidal, April 7 (Detachment).

      Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Port Gibson May 1. Near Black River May 5. Raid on New Orleans & Jackson Railroad, near Crystal Springs, May 11. Jackson May 14. Champion's Hill May 16. Near Bridgeport May 17. Siege of Vlcksburg May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vlcksburg May 19 and 22. Mason's Ford, Big Black River, June 9. Advance on Jackson, Mississippi, July 4-10. Near Baker's Creek July 7. Bolton's Station July 8 (Detachment).

      Near Clinton July 8 (Detachment).

      Near Jackson and near Clinton July 9 (Detachment).

      Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Brookhaven July 18 (Detachment).

      Moved to the Dept. of the Gulf August. Near Morganza, Louisiana, September 8. Atchafalayn September 8-9. Hornersville, Missouri, September 20 (2nd Battalion). Sterling's Farm, on Bayou Fordoche, near Morganza, September 27. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30. Reconnoissance toward Opelousas October 20. Opelousas, Barre Landing, October 21. Washington October 24. Bayou Bourbeaux November 2. Carrion Crow Bayou November 18. Bayou Portage, Grand Lake, November 23. Attack on Bloomfield, Missouri, and pursuit to Brown's Ferry November 29-30 (2nd Battalion). Near Vermillionville, Louisiana, November 30. Branchville, Arkansas, January 17, 1864 (Detachment).

      Branchville, Ivey's Ford, Pine Bluff, January 19 (Detachment).

      Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Bayou Rapides March 20. Henderson's Hill March 21. Monett's Ferry and Cloutiersville March 29-30. Natchitoches March 31. Crump's Hill, Piney Woods, April 2. Wilson's Farm April 7. Bayou de Paul, Carroll's Mill, April 8. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. About Cloutiersville April 22-24. Bayou Rapides Bridge and McNutt's Hill, Alexandria, April 27-28. Scout from Pilot Knob, Missouri, to Gainesville, Arkansas, May 10-25 (2nd Battalion). Retreat to Morganza April 13-20. Wilson's Landing May 14. Avoyelle's (or Marksville Prairie) May 15. Old River L May 22. Operations in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas July 18-August 6 (2nd Battalion). Mazzard's Prairie, Arkansas, July 27. Osceola August 2 and 4. Elkchute August 4. Bayou Letsworth August 11. Operations in Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas August 15-24 (2nd Battalion). Richland Creek, Arkansas, August 16 (Detachment).

      Expedition to Clinton, Louisiana, August 23-29. Olive Branch, Comite River and Clinton August 25. Near Richwood's, Missouri, October 4 (Detachment).

      Tyler's Mills October 7 (2nd Battalion). Expedition from Baton Rouge to Clinton, Greensburg, Osyke and Camp Moore October 5-9. Expedition from Baton Rouge to Brookhaven, Mississippi, and skirmishes November 14-21. Davidson's Expedition from Baton Rouge against Mobile & Ohio Railroad November 27-December 3. Expedition from Baton Rouge to Clinton and Comite River March 30-April 2, 1865. Duty in District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, until July and the Department of Texas until September. Mustered out September 12, 1865.


      Regimental losses during service: 2 Officers and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 273 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315.

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1306-1307
       
    • 51st Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia Infantry (Federal Service:  Union)

      Operations in Carroll, Ray and Livingston Counties July 27-August 4,1862
      Duty in Lafayette County. Affairs in Jackson and Lafayette Counties November 26-29,1862
      Duty in 7th Military District, Department of Missouri, August, 1864
      At Albany, Ray County, June 7,1864

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1338
       
    • 51st Regiment Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia Infantry (Federal Service:  Union)

      Operations in Ray and Carroll Counties August 12-16.1864.
      Skirmish Fredericksburg August 12.
      Albany, Ray County, October 26, 1864.

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1338
       
    • 65th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia Infantry (Federal Service:  Union)

      Affair near Breckenridge June 9, 1864
      Operations against Price September and October, 1864
      Surrender of Carrollton October 17, 1864
      Duty in District of North Missouri

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1339
       



       

    • Livingston County Company Home Guard Infantry (for the Protection and Preservation of Peace in their Respective Neighborhoods)

      Organized
      :
      June, 1861, by authority of General Lyon.
      Scouting in Livingston, Carroll, Ray and Davies Counties.
      Mustered out September, 1861.

      Source of Data: "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, c1908, p.1342


       

       


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