3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment (Union)
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| 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment | |
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 Provisional Government of Missouri (Pro-Union) | |
| Active | December 1861 to January 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Regimental Commander (August 5, 1861, to March 13, 1864) | Colonel John M. Glover |
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The 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War principally in Missouri and Arkansas.
Timeline
[edit]- The 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment was recruited and organized at Palmyra, Missouri, under the lead of John M. Glover. Recruitment commenced on June 1, 1861.
- December 1861: Began its duty in Southeast Missouri and District of Rolla. Began under command of General Benjamin Prentiss and Colonel John McNeil. Action near Hallsville, Missouri
- December 27, 1861: Battle of Mount Zion Church
- December 28, 1861: Inman's Hollow
- July 7, 1862: (Companies B, D, G, H). Mountain Store, Big Piney
- July 25-2~, 1862: (Companies E, F). Scout and skirmish in Sinking Creek
- August 4–11, 1862: (Detachment) Salem
- August 9, 1862: Wayman's Mills and Spring Creek
- August 23, 1862: Scout from Salem to Current River
- August 24–28, 1862: (Company E). Beaver Creek, Texas County
- November 24, 1862: Expedition from Rolla to Ozark Mountains
- November 30-December 6, 1862: (Companies A, B) Ozark
- December 2, 1862: (Companies A, B) Wood's Creek
- January 11, 1863: Harteville, Wood's Fork
- January 11, 1863: Batesville, Arkansas
- February 4, 1863: Operations against Marmaduke
- April 17-May 2, 1863: Castor River, near Bloomfield
- April 29, 1863: Bloomfield
- April 30, 1863: Coal Bluff, St. Francis River,
- April 30-May 1, 1863: Expedition against Little Rock, Arkansas
- July 1-September 10, 1863: Moved from Wittsburg to Clarendon
- August 1–8, 1863: Near Bayou Metoe
- August 26, 1863: Bayou Metoe (or Reed's Bridge)
- August 27, 1863: Advance on Little Rock
- September 1–10, 1863: Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock
- September 10, 1863: Brownsville
- September 16, 1863: At Jacksonport, Arkansas
- November 1863 to March 1864. Affair at Jackeonport
- November 21, 1863: (Company E). Reconnoissance from Little Rock
- December 5–13, 1863: Jacksonport
- December 23, 1863: Scouts from Brownsville
- January 17–19, 1864: Hot Springs
- February 4, 1864: Steele's Expedition to Camden
- March 23-May 3, 1864: Elkins' Ferry, Little Missouri River,
- April 3–4, 1864: Mark's Mills
- April 5, 1864: Little Missouri River
- April 6, 1864: Prairie D'Ann
- April 9–12, 1864: Camden
- April 15–24, 1864: Mt. Elba Ferry
- April 26, 1864: Princeton
- April 29, 1864: Operations against Shelby north of Arkansas River,
- May 18–31, 1864: At Little Rock till June, 1865. Benton Road, near Little Rock,
- July 19, 1864: Benton
- July 25, 1864: (Company C). Scatterville
- July 28, 1864: (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River
- August 6–16, 1864: At Tannery, near Little Rock
- September 2, 1864: (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Fort Smith
- September 25-October 13, 1864: (Detachment). Reconnaissance from Little Rock toward Monticello and Mt. Elba
- October 4–11, 1864: Reconnaissance from Little Rock to Princeton
- October 19–23, 1864: Princeton
- October 23, 1864: Expedition from Little Rock to Saline River
- November 17–18, 1864: (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Benton
- November 27–30, 1864: (Detachment).
- Mustered out June 14, 1865: (Company "M" at Headquarters Department of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, November 1862 to June 1863.)
Casualties
[edit]The regiment lost 3 Officers and 37 Enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 Officer and 172 Enlisted men killed by disease. In total, 213 men were killed over the duration of service.[1]
Regimental Organization
[edit]Headquarters
[edit]The Commander of the Regiment was Colonel John Montgomery Glover from August 5, 1861, through March 13, 1864.
Company A
[edit]- Commander: Captain James Howland
- Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant B. Triplett
Company B
[edit]This company was formed from Missouri men from Marion and Knox Counties.
- Commander: Captain John Yates
- Executive Officer: 2nd Lieutenant James J. Agnew
Company C
[edit]Company C was mostly Illinois men. Company C sustained a greater percentage of losses as compared to the other companies of the Regiment.
- Commander: Captain Thomas G. Black
Company D
[edit]Company D was composed of equal numbers of Missouri and Illinois men.
- Commander: Captain John H. Reed
Company E
[edit]- Commander: Captain George D. Bradway
- Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Joseph Biggerstaff
- 2nd Lieutenant Nelson Young
Company F
[edit]- Commander: Captain James Call
- Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Francis Wilcox
- B Q Master: 1st Lieutenant James. C. Agnew
Company G
[edit]- Commander: Captain Willcox
- Executive Officer: 2nd Lieutenant George Felt
Company H
[edit]- Commander: Captain A. N. Graham
- Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant S. Graham
Company I
[edit]- Commander: Captain John A. Lennon
- Captain Omer Kennen 3rd Regiment
- Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant John Avery
- 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Lacy
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "3rd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry". National Park Service. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- Petty, A. W. M. A History of the Third Missouri Cavalry: From its Organization at Palmyra, Missouri, 1861 up to November sixth, 1864 (Little Rock: J. Wm. Demby), 1865.