Looking for a Missouri Union Ancestor?

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This was published today in Internet Genealogy's Research Tips & More Vol 9 #9:

Check the State Federal Soldiers’ Home (St. James, MO) Inmate Register. With the link from the Missouri Digital Heritage website, search the records in “View the Collection” and enter a name in the Advanced Search Box. Missouri Veterans Home (St. James) Inmate Registers (mo.gov). Information “may include name, admission date and number, friends or near kin, service record, date and place of birth, age on admission, amount of pension, nature of disability, occupation, marital status, literacy, church and lodge memberships. Additional remarks may also include biographical data, limited family history, addresses of relatives, date of death, and place of burial.”

By Lynn CassityInternet Genealogy author

in The Tree House by Judy Bramlage G2G6 Pilot (212k points)

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My 2x great grandfather. Gebhardt-285. Was first sent to Civil War pension home  in Leavenworth Kansas then to Danville Illinois. So make sure to check Kansas and Illinois for Missouri Civil War veterans.    The state archives has a room dedicated to Civil War records for the state.
by Laura Bozzay G2G6 Pilot (830k points)
selected by Susan Laursen
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Hi, thank you for the link, I've added this to the US Civil War Resource page for Missouri
by Pam Kreutzer G2G6 Mach 5 (60.0k points)
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Thanks so much Judy! I will add this to the Missouri Civil War Resource Page!! I really appreciate you taking the time to share this!
by Paula J G2G6 Pilot (279k points)

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