Jefferson Democrat Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri FRIDAY, 19 MAY 1871 [From the Virginia Herald, May 1st, 1871.] - DIED - Henry M. WIATT, son of F.J. WIATT, deceased, formerly of Spotsylvania county, departed this life in Jefferson county, Missouri, April 17th, 1871, in the 41st year of his age. The subject of this notice entered the Army at the out-break of the war, and was promoted to a Lieutenancy in the Mercer Calvary, (Co. E.) 9th Regiment Va. Calvary, was captured at Guiney's Bridge, and suffered imprisonment for 13 months in Fort Delaware. At the close of the war he returned to his native county with his health much impaired by the privations of his prison life but soon removed to Jefferson county, Missouri, where he engaged in business, and gained the respect and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. HENRY WYATT needs no word of eulogy in this community, where he was so well and favorably known. His memory will be dear to his old comrades and friends. ONE WHO KNEW HIM. Sent in by Charlotte M. Maness Desoto Joe/The Record Man

De Soto Weekly facts De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY 1899 CHARLES BEISBARTH - Charles BEISBARTH, born at Stuttgart, Germany, April 3, 1841, died at Se Soto, Mo., January 18, 1899. Mr. BEISBARTH came to the United States about 1861 and after living in New York a short time enlisted in the Union Army, 11th Connecticut regiment, and continued in the army during the war. At the close of the war he engaged in cotton raising in the south, but an overflow and smallpox among the pickers broke him up in that business and he came to St. Louis about the spring of 1868. In the fall of 1868 he came to De Soto, being employed by the farm of KNORPP & BLANK as salesman. In 1868 he married Miss A.A. BASTIN, at Oakland, Mississippi, she coming north to meet him, after he had located in De Soto. Of this marriage there are seven children living: Emma (Mrs. J.M. LAUGHLIN), Edward, Elease, Albert, Maggie, Paul and Ceclie. From KNORPP & BLANK Mr. BEISBARTH engaged with HOHENTHAL & MANHEIMER, about and about 1872 started in the business or himself, later taking in Frank C. SMITH as a partner. In 1879 he opened business at the present BEISBARTH stand and since that time has carried on a large grocery trade, until a few months ago, when on account of failing health he transferred his business to his son, Edward. He was one of the original stockholders of the People's bank and at the death of Col. RANKIN, succeeded to the presidency of the institution. During all the years of business life in De Soto Mr. BEISBARTH's name has been a synonym for honesty, integrity and high business capacity. He was a member of the German Lutheran church, also holding membership in the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Blue Lodge, Chapter and Knights Templar Masons. He held a commission as Major in the Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias, being one of De Soto's most conspicuous members in that organization. Sent in by Charlotte M. Maness Desoto Joe/The Record Man

De Soto Weekly facts De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri THURSDAY, 5 JANUARY 1899 A Veteran Passes Away - Capt. C.C. HARE, aged 67, is dead at his home in Kansas City of grip. He was born in Louisville, Ky., and served through the civil war with distinction. THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY 1899 OBITUARY MISSOURI STATE NEWS - Thomas COLEMAN, of Smithton, Pettis county, aged 69 years, a veteran of the war of the rebellion. MISSOURI STATE NEWS - E.K. SAYERS, one of the oldest citizens of Lewis county, at his home near Monticello. He was born in New Jersey in 1810. He was a member of the constitutional convention of Missouri in 1861 and 1863, and voted against secession. He was the oldest living graduate of Amherst college, Mass., having graduated from there in 1828. MISSOURI STATE NEWS -Hon. Charles L. EWING, aged 71, at Lexington, after a week's illness of pneumonia. He had just finished a four years' term as circuit clerk. He represented Lafayette county in the legislature in 1879. He served in the Mexican war, and was engaged in the battle of Buena Vista. In the war between the states he sided with the confederates. Sent in by Charlotte M. Maness Desoto Joe/The Record Man

I have been offline for awhile, due to computer problems & work schedule, but wanted to wish everyone good tidings for the coming year. Perhaps we can make it without going to war with anyone. God bless & protect you all. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

I have been on the civil war soldiers and sailors site this evening, and have a few questions for any of you who go to that site. [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm] 1. HOW DO WE FIND ANYTHING ON OUR MISSOURI ANCESTORS IF THEY WERE IN THE MSM/ MISSOURI STATE GUARD/ E.M.M.......ETC.? 2. IS THERE ANY WAY TO ACCESS "JUST" YOUR ANCESTOR'S COMPANY? I went through almost 2,000 men to copy just my ancestor's company. [took all evening] Would like to save time if any of you know how to access just the company...not the entire regiment. thank you. joanne cole

Joanne, In regards to your MO civil war ancestor's EMM record, you can access it through the MO State Archives. I found them thoroughly by accident and they are probably the most helpful and diligent group of people that I have dealt with for a long time. Just email them what you are looking for. Give them as much info as you can and they will search their records. I received the EMM card file copies for my ancestors and after getting them, I was able to send them the regiment info for each person and they sent a copy of the muster rolls for them. The cost is minimal....I think it was only about $2 for what I received. Just give them time and be patient as it may take about 6-8 weeks to get the info. If they are able to find the information, it is well worth the wait. You can contact them through the regular mail or through their website. The contact info is listed below. Good Luck! Anita Missouri State Archives Reference Staff PO Box 1747 600 West Main Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-3280 [email protected] http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:45 PM Subject: [MO-CW] Soldiers and Sailors Site > I have been on the civil war soldiers and sailors site this evening, and have > a few questions for any of you who go to that site. > [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm] > 1. HOW DO WE FIND ANYTHING ON OUR MISSOURI ANCESTORS IF THEY WERE IN THE MSM/ > MISSOURI STATE GUARD/ E.M.M.......ETC.? > > 2. IS THERE ANY WAY TO ACCESS "JUST" YOUR ANCESTOR'S COMPANY? I went through > almost 2,000 men to copy just my ancestor's company. [took all evening] Would > like to save time if any of you know how to access just the company...not the > entire regiment. > > thank you. joanne cole > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > "The two objects for which the battle of Belmont was fought were fully accomplished. The enemy gave up all idea of detaching troops from Columbus. His losses were very heavy for that period of the war. Columbus was beset by people looking for their wounded or dead kin, to take them home for medical treatment or burial. I learned later, when I had moved further south, that Belmont had caused more mourning than almost any other battle up to that time. The National troops acquired a confidence in themselves at F Belmont that did not desert them through the war." > Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I am trying to trace Jesse Jackson who is listed as a member of Snider's Batallion, Missouri Cavalry, Confederate. A man by that name was married to my gr grandmother, Eliza Ann Starnes Jackson Patton. He died early in the Civil War in Arkansas, possibly from an illness. Little is known of him except for his name which was listed in her obituary. Her family was living in Van Buren Co. Arkansas but she moved to Callaway Co., MO in the 1860's. I believe that Jesse was from that area and she moved to be with his family possibly after his death. She later married my gr grandfather from Callaway Co. and returned to Arkansas. Really have little direction, Jesse could have enlisted in Arkansas but would like to know how to locate additional information about Snider's Batallion. I'll just track one clue down at a time. Appreciate all the information contained at this site. Mollie in Missouri

Hello, I am new to the list. I have finally found my last ancestor who should have served in the Civil War. Henry H. Bird/Byrd, (H. H. Bird) served in Company I, 1st Missouri Infantry, CSA as a private and, subsequently, a corporal. This unit became a consolidation of the original 1st Missouri Inf., CSA and the 4th Missouri Infantry, CSA. Since he was from Dade Co. Missouri, he probably served first in the 4th, and perhaps prior to that in the Missouri State Guards. I am curious if there are any online rosters for these Company I in the 1st Missouri Infantry, or the 4th Missouri Infantry. Thank you very much. Janet (Baugh) Hunter

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ This is the only database that I am aware of ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 7:03 AM Subject: [MO-CW] Roster - 1st, 4th Missouri Infantry, Confederate > Hello, > > I am new to the list. I have finally found my last ancestor who should have > served in the Civil War. Henry H. Bird/Byrd, (H. H. Bird) served in Company > I, 1st Missouri > Infantry, CSA as a private and, subsequently, a corporal. This unit became a > consolidation of the original 1st Missouri Inf., CSA and the 4th Missouri > Infantry, CSA. Since he was from Dade Co. Missouri, he probably served first > in the 4th, and perhaps prior to that in the Missouri State Guards. > > I am curious if there are any online rosters for these Company I in the 1st > Missouri Infantry, or the 4th Missouri Infantry. Thank you very much. > > Janet (Baugh) Hunter > > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > "Only three men in the Confederate army knew what I was doing or intended to do; they were Lee and Stuart and myself." > John S. Mosby > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello All, Located at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=749544041&category=13960 the owner states, "Found in a estate sale in Canton Missouri, this may be one of Quantrills boys or John S Mosbys. Who knows, but if you want the best this is it." Interesting photo by any means. Missouri has records relating to the Union Provost Marshal on-line now at: http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/provost/ You can search by name or county, etc. That's all for now, K.

Hello All and Merry Christmas, Located at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13960&item=749970625 are "two Union Officer CDVs from St. Louis photographic studio identification". No names are mentioned. Located at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=136&item=749120859 is a booklet of "Proceedings of the 27th Annual Encampment of the Dept. of Missouri G.A.R. held at Trenton, MO May 13, and 14, 1908. 84 pages paper wraps in very good cond." That's all as of recent. Happy Holidays to you all, K.

Last night while reading a copy of a pension record for my husband's gr grandfather who was a sailor on the USS Congress during the civil war, I came across a record that gives the names and addresses of about 10 of his shipmates who were still living in 1890. These men were on board the Congress the day they were attacked and sunk by the ironclad Merrimack. The following day was the day the Merrimack and the Monitor enganged in battle. I would like to make these names available to the public and hopefully any family members who may be researching these lines. Since this is a civil war mail list I am hoping that someone on the list may be able to tell me how best to do so. Thank you, Gena Gates Lally

Re Daniel M Brown from Rusk Co Texas. He is not listed on any Texas rosters, but his wife and children were listed later as "Indigent dependents of Rusk Co. soldiers." The commander of the 3rd Tex reenactors kindly checked all his data with no result. I have learned that after the ferocious battle, many were put in mass graves and later removed to Springfield. I find him in none of the cemeteries. I find no pension for his wife, perhaps because she remarried in 1865 and moved to Indian Terr. Since family knew where he died, that would mean notification from his unit. Where would this be recorded? (In 1861 the unit would be No. Kansas and Tex Rgt, later to be called or merged into 3rd Tex) The only other option I see is that he was recruited along with many northeast Texans by Stand Watie and fought at Wilson's. They were mixed Cherokee. Daniel just might have been also. His wife subsequently married two Cherokee men. Any advice from all you experienced researchers would be greatly appreciated. I am a novice, but a relative who is also a CW buff has looked for 13 years! Nancy Seger

Looking for infortation on John A. Piper who lived in St. Clair Co. Mo. and was killed in Civil War 11-1-1862 near Iuka Mississippi. Any information will be appreciated. Bob Achemire

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Desoto Joe/The Record Man ----- Original Message ----- From: Elbert Hoard To: Bill Lay ; Desoto Joe Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 3:47 PM Subject: A Civil War Article Thought you guys might be interested in this article, Elbert Thursday, 10 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 6, pg. 4, Col 5&6--THIS WEEK IN MISSOURI > HISTORY--Compiled by The State Historical Society of Missouri. Floyd Shoemaker, > Secretary, Columbia, Mo.--Sixty-five years ago on June 12, Governor Claiborne F. > Jackson issued his proclamation calling 50,000 militia into active service "to protect the > state." > This action was his reply to Lincoln's call for four regiments, and the immediate > reply to Lyon's words, "This means war," uttered at the famous Planters House > conference the day before. > With the hounds of war snarling at the leash, Missouri's best representatives of > both causes halted in instant to parley. Francis P. Blair, Jr., who believed that Missouri > belonged with the North, had led the fight, and had been successful at every point. > They had foiled the Southern sympathizers in the control of the invaluable arsenal > at St. Louis. They had organized 10,000 soldiers at St. Louis; they had captured Camp > Jackson and disarmed the militia; and they had displaced the conservative General > Harney with Lyon himself as commander of the Department of the West. They had won > President Lincoln to their plans, and had so managed that Kansas and United States > troops at Ft. Leavenworth, Iowa regiments on the northern border, and Illinois troops at > Cairo, Alton, and Quincy were ready to strike. > Governor Jackson realized the military helplessness of Missouri. Material > destruction would ensue to the state, if any movement were made to help the South. > As the hope of armed neutrality dissolved, men were drawn to opposite poles. > Relatively few Missourians fought either for slavery or for abolition. There were those > whose conviction lay with the preservation of the Union; those whose belief was in > taking a stand with their Southern kinsmen, and those who, doubly torn by these > considerations, thought it best to save the state from invasion and internal war by staying > in the Union. > Increasingly these latter were called upon to make their decisions. Sterling Price > presided over the state convention which declared against secession in March; he became > major-general of the state militia and went with Jackson to St. Louis to confer with Blair > and Lyon. > They met at the Planters' House under the Stars and Stripes. Thomas L. Snead, > aide-de-camp of the governor, describes the close of the conference thus: > "Finally, when the conference had lasted four or five hours, Lyon closed it as he > opened it. "Rather," said he, (he was still seated and spoke deliberately, slowly, and with > a peculiar emphasis) "rather than concede to the State of Missouri the right to demand > that my government shall not enlist troops within her limits, or bring troops into the State > whenever it pleased, or move its troops at its own will into, out of, or through the State; > rather than to concede to the State of Missouri for one single instant the right to dictate to > my Government in any matter however unimportant, I would' (rising as he said this, and > pointing in turn to every one in the room) "see you, and you, and you, and you, and every > man, woman and child in the State, dead and buried." Then turning to the Governor, he > said: "This means war. In an hour one of my officers will call for you and conduct you > out of my lines." > Gov. Jackson burned the bridges behind him as he went back to Jefferson City > that night. By daybreak, on June 12, his proclamation was going to press. > "A series of unprovoked and unparalleled outrages have been inflicted upon the > peace and dignity of this Commonwealth and upon the rights and liberties of its people > by wicked and unprincipled men, professing to act under the authority of the United > States Government. The solemn enactment's of your Legislature have been nullified; > your volunteer soldiers have been taken prisoners; your commerce with your sister States > has been suspended; your trade with your own fellow citizens has been, and is, subjected > to the harassing control of an armed soldiery; peaceful citizens have been imprisoned > without warrant of law; unoffending and defenseless men, women and children have > been ruthlessly shot down and murdered; and other unbearable indignities have been > heaped upon your State and yourselves." > The proclamation then takes up the Price-Harney agreement; the conference with > Blair and Lyon; and the proposals offered by both sides. "Nothing but the most earnest > desire to avert the horrors of civil war from our state, could have tempted me to propose > these humiliating terms. Fellow-citizens, all our effort toward conciliation have failed.... > "Now, therefore, I, Claiborne F. Jackson, Governor of the State of Missouri, do, > in view of the foregoing facts and by virtue of the powers vested in me by the > Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth, issue this my proclamation, calling the > militia of the state to the number of 50,000 into the active service of the State, for the > purpose of repelling said invasion, and for the protection of the lives, liberties and > property of the citizens of the State....." > In Missouri was there actual civil war. Sixty percent of her men capable of > bearing arms participated, a higher percent than that of any other state. It is estimated > that 110, 000 fought for the union; and between 30,000 and 40,000 for the Confederacy. >

Jefferson Democrat Hillsboro, Jefferson county, Missouri FRIDAY, 6 MAY 1870 PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S WIDOW - Mrs. LINCOLN, has, after four or five years of disgraceful, humiliating, and persistent begging, succeeded in getting her name on the national pension-roll, and hereafter she will receive three thousand dollars annually, as a testimonial of respect by the nation to the memory of the husband she has so disgracefully dishonored. This unfortunate woman is evidently in want of more brains. she is incompetent to take proper care of her "body corporate," in our opinion, and should be placed in a lunatic asylum, forthwith. The American people will long remember the outrageous farce she made of selling her wardrobe and jewelry "for the necessaries of life." The shrew over did the mark at the time. Congress was unusually stubborn at the time, as also very busy, engaged in the memorable conflict with A.J., and the nation's poor widow was left uncared for and penniless, so much so that she had to repair to the Rhine, to recruit her health, from whence she had accounts sent back of her fast-failing body and probable early demise; the letters also being interspersed with various little touches of romance--such as reports that some a Dutch Baron had taken pity on the great woman, and was to take her to his heart and home, which Heaven grant that he would do, and let America be free of this walking farce. Sent in by Charlotte M. Maness Desoto Joe/The Record Man

In the December edition of North & South Dr Gregory Urwin of Temple University wrote and article on the Battle of Helena AK on July 4, 1863. According to records at Alton Federal Prison at Alton, IL. my gg grandfather William B. Meek was captured at that battle and subsequently died at Alton on December 23, 1863 and is buried in the Confederate Cemetery at Alton. The monument at Alton shows his unit as A Company 7th Missouri with no other designation. A Mr. Mike Meatte had a web site on the 7th Missouri Calvary which showed William Meek as a member of C Company and also as being captured at Helena and dying in Alton(At this time this web site does not appear to be functioning). However the Missouri Sons of Confederate Veterans roster of Confederate Units do not show a William Meek in any company. I do not know whether these roster are supposed to be all inclusive are were at a particular time. Secondly Dr. Urwin could find no 7th Missouri Calvary in his notes of Confederate forces involved at Helena. The National Park Service Civil War History site show the 7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment CSA being formed on July 9, 1863 (five days after Helena) with Col. Kitchen's 7th Missouri Cavalry Battalion being the nucleus. So if the Missouri SCV's 7th Cavalry Regiment roster is for that unit then William Meek would not be in it as he was already a POW. However, at the time of the 7th organization on July 9th it was assigned to Maraduke's Cavalry Division which had fought at Helena. To complicate matters the National Park Service site shows William B Meek as a member of A Company 16th Missouri Infantry. Two problems with this scenario exist. First the 16th Missouri Infantry was not formed until early 1864 and as such it could not have fought at Helena and my William B. Meek was dead. The 16th was formed from Caldwell's 7th and Jackson's 7th Missouri Infantry Regiment and assigned to Parson's Brigade of Price's Infantry Division both of which fought at Helena and Parson's Brigade had a 7th Missouri Infantry Regiment under the command of Col. L.M. Lewis that was in the thick of the fighting. My question is two fold. How common was if for a unit to carry the roster of men from units it was made out of and second which record is more likely to be accurate, the Alton prison records or the Missouri SCV unit rosters. I guess a third one could be on this scenario. William B. Meek was a member of Col. Lewis' 7th Missouri Infantry, was captured at Helena, and was carried on the roster when the two 7th Regiments were combined to form the 16th. Everything would then fit, but the notation on Mike Meatte 7th Missouri Calvary site about William Meek. However, since Alton Prison's records do not show whether he was in an Infantry or Calvary regiment that could just be a mistake. Anybody got any ideas where to go to resolve this. In their memory, "LEST WE FORGET" Bob Meek Hickory, NC

I see there were two battles fought at Linn Creek , MO; first battle fought Oct. 14, 1861 and second one two days later on the 16th of Oct. 1861. Where is Linn Creek, MO? Gary

Hello All, Located at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=743731080 is what is described as, "This is a 32nd Encampment Dept. of Mo. Delegate G.A.R. Badge. Very nice piece with 1 straight tear on the ribbon. Ribbon still has bright colors and badge in excellant condition." Is noted to be from 1913 St. Joseph, MO. K.