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Surnames/tags: US_Civil_War Missouri
Organized in Missouri at large May to November, 1861. Companies "G," "H" and "I" organized for three months. Lookout Station, Mo., August 20, 1861. Siege and surrender of Lexington, Mo., September 11-20. Recapture of Lexington October 16. Duty in Missouri till February, 1862. Mustered out January 27 to February 28, 1862.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 34 Enlisted men by disease. Total 38. [1]
- identified all but 2 of the KIA/Died of Wounds/ Died of disease.
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Summary
The muster cards I am working with from FOLD3 number 701 total men in the Regiment, this includes 37 Officers, 664 Enlisted men. Of these men I have found 150 Enlisted men CAPTURED at Lexington/a couple other skirmishes, and 12 Officers Captured, 4 KIA + the Commander Lt. Col Grover, who died of his wounds and 6 wounded/captured.
Hugh McAllister, joined Georgetown oct.22/61 Pvt. same Co. H as my Grandfather, Morrison and like Morrison also "died in Sedalis, Mo of the measles, Nov 15 1861."
Roster
For the LIST of ALL 696 SOLDIERS and the work being done please go to the FREE SPACE Space:27th_Volunteer_Mounted_Infantry_Soldiers
Sources
- The Civil War Archive, Missouri, 27th Regiment Mounted Infantry Accessed 31 May 2015.
- FOLD3 "Missouri, Civil War Service Records of UNION Soldiers 1861-1865"
- THIS DATA COMES FROM THE MUSTER CARDS,
- 701 total men in the Regiment, this includes 37 Officers, 664 Soldiers
- The entire Regiment was Discharged on one of 2 days, Jan. 27, 1892 OR as indicated on this card Feb. 15, 1862.
wikipedia.com "all prisoners were "pardoned" even the commander Col. Mulligan." "Harpers Weekly" see the story along with a sketch of the prisoners getting "spoken" to by the Ex-Governor Jackson."
- The Soldiers of the 27th Missouri, I have found 150 Enlisted men CAPTURED at Lexington/a couple other skirmishes, and 12 Officers Captured, 4 KIA + the Commander Lt. Col Grover, who died of his wounds and 6 wounded/captured.
- nps.org/military site. I received an email from them that said that "the 27th MO was cut-off before they got to Lexington, MO." "And not many of them made it to be Captured in Lexington."
- NAT'L ARCHIVES MICROFILM PUBLICATIONS MO. "ROLL 599"
Here are just -- 4 soldiers because they were Casualties:: "wounded, fatally Sept. 20, 1861 at Lexington, captured and died in General hospital in St. Louis on Oct. 30, 1861.
- JAMES DENNIS AGE 28 Private Co. A" --from what I can read of the 8-9 pgs of info they amputated his leg and he died from complications. James's personnel effects listed were: "1 shirt,1 blanket, 2 children's dresses. signed by Gn. T Hodges"
- WILLIAM ESTIS AGE: unk Private Co. E -- William was "wounded at Lexington and was taken HOME to die" with his family around him.
- MORRIS FITZGERALD Private Co.K was "Shot in the head near Lookout Station Aug. 20, 1861".
TO THIS LIST I MUST ADD ONE OF THE COMMANDING OFFICERS that was "wounded and captured in Lexington [[:Category:First_Battle_of_Lexington]|and then he died in St. Louis MO. 30 Oct. 1861." the documents do not say exactly that he died of his wounds or that he died in the hospital. See his memorial 6161548 BENJAMIN W. GROVER LT. COL.] Elected 4th July 1861.
The 3 brothers=Payne's, George C. #67775674/ Barnabus A #132079091 are brothers but the 3rd, Joseph Payne age:26 was not. The Payne Family was one that split sides..George/Barnabus had 5 brothers who stayed in North Carolina and fought & died for the South. They are not related to my family, Payne's from KY.
I was just informed by a National Cemetery expert, "after the war was over the government hired men to disinter all the unmarked and mass graves that men like my g-g-grampa were buried in and they were moved to the closest National Cemetery and reburied as UNKNOWN SOLDIERS".. I do not know if this is what had happened to Morrison Mitchell Lee but there is no way of proving it one way or the other. As an UNKNOWN he/they still could be buried in the prairie of "Sedalia, Pettis MO." where the Field Hospital stood.
Acknowledgements
- Data compiled & researched by Carole Taylor
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