Arleigh, I believe the book you refer to is the Donald Gilmore book. Your comment that this is a book favoring one side or the other is wrong. This book just simply states the facts not previously reported. As one reads this book, they need to keep that open mind, understanding that many of the facts in the book have not be presented before or even discussed. It is simply a book that gives facts not reported before, which makes this an excellent reading if one is interested in the truth. Claiborne Scholl Nappier

Kirby I was in Bollinger Co just before the holidays and had the following incident told to me by Mike Farmer at bocoarchives. He told of an incident at Zalma (Bollinger Mills during the Civil War) He told that a lady there in town was having some excavating done on her basement and an old headstone was uncovered. It was a Union soldier by the name of Hawk or Hawke with all the credentials on the headstone. The area was "witched" for other graves and there were somewhere around 16 to 18 additional graves there. Mike said that a Cemetery had evidently been built over when current Zalma was built. Adruain

James, Not sure if it was the Gilmore book, but there was a lot of talk for awhile about a new book on Quantrill that basically took the position that he was a effective special operations type leader. That book was written by a military person with credentials in that type of special operations. Again, I can not remember for certain if this was the Gilmore book, but the one I am thinking about was praised by some folks who tended to side strongly with the Missouri guerrillas against the Kansas side. Perhaps I can get you more information. Arleigh James wrote: Thanks, I'll check that out. This type of review is what you get when an unpopluar idea is presented or for an LCM book. I don't mind the 1st but don't want the 2nd. James Arleigh Birchler, BSN 69 Gray Ghost Lane Benson NC 27504 (919) 934-6323 (Ali Sengaree - Allah'ka cli here chaya) Musick/Porter Fan Club Pleasure, Pain, Power, and Love

My James Madison Garrett was born in Sullivan County, MO; son of Madison Fish Garrett and Elizabeth Setters. James was youngest brother to my grandfather Russell Lewis. He was married to a Floy Thorp Griffin around 1907. Is this who you are looking for. Doris Fisher in Iowa. dorisf@marshallnet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <JEisen3987@aol.com> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:12 PM Subject: [MO-CW] Re: MO-CW-D Digest V05 #173 > Hello, List: I am an avid reader of this list and I find it extremely > interesting and exciting!! , My most profound thanks go out to all of the > volunteers and others whose work goes into this wonderful site!! Now, I > have a > question: Does anyone have any information on James Madison Garrett who > lived in > Milan, MO. Was he married twice and if so, does anyone have the > information on > his country of origin' his wives and offspring? Thanks to all of you!! > best > Regards and keep up the good work!! Jim Eisenhour, _jeisen3987@aol.com_ > (mailto:jeisen3987@aol.com) > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Can you give a time frame please? >From: JEisen3987@aol.com >Reply-To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com >To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MO-CW] Re: MO-CW-D Digest V05 #173 >Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:12:42 EST > >Hello, List: I am an avid reader of this list and I find it extremely >interesting and exciting!! , My most profound thanks go out to all of the >volunteers and others whose work goes into this wonderful site!! Now, I >have a >question: Does anyone have any information on James Madison Garrett who >lived in >Milan, MO. Was he married twice and if so, does anyone have the information >on >his country of origin' his wives and offspring? Thanks to all of you!! best >Regards and keep up the good work!! Jim Eisenhour, _jeisen3987@aol.com_ >(mailto:jeisen3987@aol.com) > > >==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the >utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to >unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change >the -L- to a -D- > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Hello, List: I am an avid reader of this list and I find it extremely interesting and exciting!! , My most profound thanks go out to all of the volunteers and others whose work goes into this wonderful site!! Now, I have a question: Does anyone have any information on James Madison Garrett who lived in Milan, MO. Was he married twice and if so, does anyone have the information on his country of origin' his wives and offspring? Thanks to all of you!! best Regards and keep up the good work!! Jim Eisenhour, _jeisen3987@aol.com_ (mailto:jeisen3987@aol.com)

Sandee-- I don't have any information on the Whitener to which you refer, but during the Civil War there was a very spirited skirmish on the Bollinger County farm of Solomon Whitener between Confederate guerrillas led by Sam Hildebrand and a squad of Federals belonging to Company M, 8th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia. By his own admission, Hildebrand claimed his group was "somewhat worsted" in the fight. I detail this skirmish in my book on Hildebrand. If you haven't seen it, I can provide you with more information. How does Solomon Whitener fit into your line? Have any family Civil War stories passed down to you over the years? Thanks, Kirby Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: genelistmom <genelistmom@yahoo.com> To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MO-CW] WHITENER, UNDERWOOD Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:02:37 -0800 (PST) > > Hello List, I was wondering if you had any information on Henry and > / or his son Elijah WHITENER being in the Civil War? They lived in > the Bollinger and Madison County area of MO... Some areas mentioned > where the families lived are Marquand and Trace Creek and others. > On the UNDERWOOD side of the family we have Carter Z. UNDERWOOD ( I > don't have any info on him) and his son Enoch UNDERWOOD ( don't > think Enoch was alive for the war.). There was a newspaper article > that names Enoch as Lincoln UNDERWOOD. Thats all I have. Thank you > for any help you can give to me. > Sandee > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > the utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying > to unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address > but change the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/

At 04:18 PM 12/27/2005, genelistmom wrote: >Hello List, I was wondering if you had any information on Henry and / or >his son Elijah WHITENER being in the Civil War? They lived in the >Bollinger and Madison County area of MO... Some areas mentioned where the >families lived are Marquand and Trace Creek and others. On the UNDERWOOD >side of the family we have Carter Z. UNDERWOOD ( I don't have any info on >him) and his son Enoch UNDERWOOD ( don't think Enoch was alive for the >war.). There was a newspaper article that names Enoch as Lincoln >UNDERWOOD. Thats all I have. Thank you for any help you can give to me. > Sandee You didn't say which Elijah WHITENER. There were two. Elijah, b. 24 Mar 1821, near Marquand, Madison Co., MO, son of Major Henry Whitener (1787-1864) Elijah, b. 2 April 1841, probably in Marquand, son of Henry Whitener (1814-1888) The entire line of Whiteners can be found in Through Four Generations, Heinrich Weidner 1717-1792-Catharina Mull Weidner 1733-1804, Anne Williams McAllister, 1871 9th Dr. SW, Hickory, NC 28601 (Vol. I, Copyright 1996, Library of Congress No: 92-64119) Good hunting, Derick S. Hartshorn

Hello List, I was wondering if you had any information on Henry and / or his son Elijah WHITENER being in the Civil War? They lived in the Bollinger and Madison County area of MO... Some areas mentioned where the families lived are Marquand and Trace Creek and others. On the UNDERWOOD side of the family we have Carter Z. UNDERWOOD ( I don't have any info on him) and his son Enoch UNDERWOOD ( don't think Enoch was alive for the war.). There was a newspaper article that names Enoch as Lincoln UNDERWOOD. Thats all I have. Thank you for any help you can give to me. Sandee --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

Paul and J., I don't mean to be the bearer of sad tidings, but you are making some wrong assumptions about Kimball's unauthorized Six Months Militia and I thought you would want to know. The good news is that Jeremiah J. Clark was a sergeant in this unit according to his online military service record card (to which you evidently refer). Further, he joined this unit 26 September 1861--not 1863. This unit did not exist in 1863. For starters, Kimball's Six Months Militia appears to be an unauthorized Union outfit, typical of many that operated on their own during the early months of the Civil War before the Federal authorities ordered them disbanded. Frederick Dyer's "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" vol. 3, page 1340 says of Kimball's: Organized for six months and mustered in at St. Joseph October 2, 1861. Duty at St. Joseph, and scout duty in the District of Northwest Missouri till April 1862. Mustered out April 2, 1862." Union authorities wanted these "ad hoc" outfits disbanded because they could not be sure such units would respond to Federal orders and they wanted the men in them to enlist in the authorized units then being formed. Kimball's unit may have had some political clout, as most of the units I earlier described were disbanded in the winter of 1861-1862, but this particular one soldiered on until April 1862. Such units did not keep good records, so it is difficult to obtain specific accounts of their experiences. Paul, you may find more on Kimball's Six Months Militia in one of the old county histories of Andrew County (Savannah is the county seat) or Buchanan County (St. Joseph is the county seat) published between 1881 and World War I. This is assuming that the Jeremiah J. Clark of Savannah is actually your ancestor. Many of the men in those "ad hoc" 1861 Union grassroots units enlisted subsequently in other Union units, but in examining the online military service records of the Missouri Secretary of State's Office site of Missouri State Archives I don't see another record for a Jeremiah J. Clark (or J. J. Clark or Clarke or other variations). I did find a record for one or two Jeremiah V. Clark northern soldiers of Richmond, Ray County, and Cameron, southeast DeKalb County. Both of these are not too far from Savannah, Andrew County. The Cameron Clark joined a Union six months' militia unit at Plattsburg, Clinton County and served through January 1863. I don't see any more on him. The Richmond Jeremiah V. Clark joined the 3rd [old] Misssouri State Militia Regiment (Union) in January 1863, but also joined the 6th Cavalry MSM Regt. (Union) at the same time. He was discharged in November 1863 at Jefferson City from the 6th for disability. Bear in mind that military records are notorious for getting men's names mangled, especially middle initials. J. Wood, this all leads me to direct you in another direction for why your ancestor bears the "Kimball" name. I know of no famous Kimball Civil War personality in Missouri that would inspire parents to name their child "Kimball." Of course, the name could have been an old Army buddy or company commander or some such. No Missouri Confederate colonels, though. May I respectfully suggest you seek the answer in your family genealogy, as this may be a family name you haven't yet found. Bruce Nichols

Thank you for your information. I have not been able to trace any Kimball family through genealogy sources so far. That is why I responded to the message containing the name Kimball. I knew it was a long shot, but did want the name of this Kimball, to see if it could be followed genealogically. Thanks again, J Wood Mapmaker3@aol.com wrote: Paul and J., I don't mean to be the bearer of sad tidings, but you are making some wrong assumptions about Kimball's unauthorized Six Months Militia and I thought you would want to know. The good news is that Jeremiah J. Clark was a sergeant in this unit according to his online military service record card (to which you evidently refer). Further, he joined this unit 26 September 1861--not 1863. This unit did not exist in 1863. For starters, Kimball's Six Months Militia appears to be an unauthorized Union outfit, typical of many that operated on their own during the early months of the Civil War before the Federal authorities ordered them disbanded. Frederick Dyer's "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" vol. 3, page 1340 says of Kimball's: Organized for six months and mustered in at St. Joseph October 2, 1861. Duty at St. Joseph, and scout duty in the District of Northwest Missouri till April 1862. Mustered out April 2, 1862." Union authorities wanted these "ad hoc" outfits disbanded because they could not be sure such units would respond to Federal orders and they wanted the men in them to enlist in the authorized units then being formed. Kimball's unit may have had some political clout, as most of the units I earlier described were disbanded in the winter of 1861-1862, but this particular one soldiered on until April 1862. Such units did not keep good records, so it is difficult to obtain specific accounts of their experiences. Paul, you may find more on Kimball's Six Months Militia in one of the old county histories of Andrew County (Savannah is the county seat) or Buchanan County (St. Joseph is the county seat) published between 1881 and World War I. This is assuming that the Jeremiah J. Clark of Savannah is actually your ancestor. Many of the men in those "ad hoc" 1861 Union grassroots units enlisted subsequently in other Union units, but in examining the online military service records of the Missouri Secretary of State's Office site of Missouri State Archives I don't see another record for a Jeremiah J. Clark (or J. J. Clark or Clarke or other variations). I did find a record for one or two Jeremiah V. Clark northern soldiers of Richmond, Ray County, and Cameron, southeast DeKalb County. Both of these are not too far from Savannah, Andrew County. The Cameron Clark joined a Union six months' militia unit at Plattsburg, Clinton County and served through January 1863. I don't see any more on him. The Richmond Jeremiah V. Clark joined the 3rd [old] Misssouri State Militia Regiment (Union) in January 1863, but also joined the 6th Cavalry MSM Regt. (Union) at the same time. He was discharged in November 1863 at Jefferson City from the 6th for disability. Bear in mind that military records are notorious for getting men's names mangled, especially middle initials. J. Wood, this all leads me to direct you in another direction for why your ancestor bears the "Kimball" name. I know of no famous Kimball Civil War personality in Missouri that would inspire parents to name their child "Kimball." Of course, the name could have been an old Army buddy or company commander or some such. No Missouri Confederate colonels, though. May I respectfully suggest you seek the answer in your family genealogy, as this may be a family name you haven't yet found. Bruce Nichols ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the utility address MO-CW-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM If you are trying to unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change the -L- to a -D- ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

Good morning: In tracing our ancestors we found a Jeremiah J. CLARK (at least that name is the same as our ancestor) who joined Kimball's Regiment on September 26, 1863 in Savannah, MO (that part too is correct; the Clark family lived in Savannah). Jeremiah was a sergeant, under Capt. Smith in Co. A. Jeremiah died on December 23, 1861. That of course does not fit the rest of the info, I presume it might be 1863, but the record clearly states 1861. Anyone with some sources for information about Kimball's Regiment? Was it involved in any battles? Paul Orlando, FL

I would like to learn more about Kimball's Regiment, also. Whitson Kimball Henley was my great grandfather. He was born Aug 13, 1867, Lockwood, Dade County, MO. I have yet to learn what Kimball he was named after, and if they are related to me. He was married to Melissa Melvina McDade, b. Aug 19, 1867, Illinois, d. Dec 19, 1917. His parents were Thomas Henley, b. March 21, 1827, Randolf County, NC, d. Abt 1890; Nancy K.(Kimball?) Brower, b. bet. June 12, 1830-1831, Asheboro, Randolph Co, NC, d. Sept. 12, 1891. Nancy's parents were William W. Brower, Esq., b. Feb 8, 1807, Randolph Co, NC, d. Abt 1867, MO; Jane or Jennie Cox, b. Abt 1808, Randolph Co, NC, d. Abt 1888, MO. J Wood Pavame@aol.com wrote: Good morning: In tracing our ancestors we found a Jeremiah J. CLARK (at least that name is the same as our ancestor) who joined Kimball's Regiment on September 26, 1863 in Savannah, MO (that part too is correct; the Clark family lived in Savannah). Jeremiah was a sergeant, under Capt. Smith in Co. A. Jeremiah died on December 23, 1861. That of course does not fit the rest of the info, I presume it might be 1863, but the record clearly states 1861. Anyone with some sources for information about Kimball's Regiment? Was it involved in any battles? Paul Orlando, FL ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

Lorie, Now we are getting somewhere, although you need to name your ancestor from Salem who served in the 3rd and 11th Missouri Cavalry. By the way, Salem is the county seat of Dent County in the northern Ozarks and that country saw considerably more Civil War action than did Unionville in Putnam County. Also, I am wondering if your ancestor in the 3rd and 11th MO Cav was a Confederate, since their units have such low regimental numbers. Maybe not. Just wondering. If you give us his name, we may know. The best place to start with knowing what the 42nd MO Infantry Regiment did during the war is to see the short history of that regiment in Frederick Dyer's landmark "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion," which is in all libraries. Perhaps some kind soul reading this will be helpful to print that for you in this fine forum. Offhand, I have forgotten the URL to find the online version of Dyer. I found most of my answers using the site Lois Krone was kind enough to give us as _http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers _ (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers see) which is the online site for the Missouri Secretary of State's Missouri State Archives. I see that a number of GUFFEYs of Putnam County (Bird, Ephraim, your ancestor Jacob B., James C., Joseph, Joshua, McDonald, and William B.) generally did the same thing in the Civil War. This is also true with a few TRENTs (Alexander, James, and your ancestor Robert B.). Nearly all these Guffeys and Trents joined the 45th EMM (commonly called the "Putnam County Militia") when it formed under General Order Number 19 in August 1862. Robert Trent served 52 days on active duty at Unionville from 6 August until 7 November and Jacob Trent enrolled 4 August and served 24 days from 1 September to 7 November all in 1862, also in Unionville. Their duties were roughly as I wrote earlier, I would imagine (all EMM not under hostile conditions did the same guard duty, administrative stuff, occasional patrols, and the like). When the 11 Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia regiments were formed from the best of the 80 or so EMM regiments in spring 1863, Jacob Guffey (and a few of the other Guffeys and Trents--but not Robert Trent) was detailed into the 2nd Provisional EMM Regiment for service between 30 March and 20 November 1863 in Company G. You will want to see the history of this regiment in Dyer's, too. The 2nd PEMM performed all its service in 1863 in northeast Missouri, but I am not sure where Company G was stationed. There was not much action in northeast MO during 1863 except in the counties along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers where guerrillas and behind-Union-lines Confederate recruiters were active. The companies of the 2nd PEMM were stationed in towns all over northeast MO and performed all duties since the region was relatively quiet in 1863 so that the Union command pulled out just about all other troops there. I don't really know what Jacob encountered in his eight months of active duty in the way of action, because the EMM and PEMM units did not keep many records. I just know Putnam County was really quiet in 1863. When the PEMM program was disbanded in October 1863 due to political infighting among the northern politicians at Jefferson City, Jacob and all the other PEMM troops reverted back to their inactive EMM identities, on inactive status to be brought back to active duty when an emergency arose in their area. The following year both Jacob Guffey and Robert Trent (and many of the other Guffeys and Trents) enlisted 12 August 1864 at Hartford, east-central Putnam County, in Captain Maize's Company D of the newly-formed 42nd Missouri Infantry. Jacob was mustered in 16 August in Macon City, Macon County, at the Union district base and Robert was mustered in there also on 30 September. They both served (as did other Guffeys and Trents) for the rest of the war in the 42nd MO Infantry and Robert was mustered out 28 June 1865. Jacob died 13 May 1865 at Tullahoma, Tennessee. The record does not tell where he is buried, but his remains would eventually end up in a national cemetery in the Tennessee area or his family would have brought them back home for burial. I hope this helps. Please give us the name of your Salem, Dent County, ancestor, and we will see what we can find on him. Bruce

Lorie...In case you have not searched these sites - they are very informative... Good Luck ... Lois http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ http://home.usmo.com/~momollus/MOFACTS.HTM ----- Original Message ----- From: <LORIECASTRO@aol.com> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [MO-CW] Re: Civil War in Unionville, Putnam County, MO > Cary, Alrleigh, and Bruce...thank you very much for your response. It > was > very helpful! Bruce, I don't think we have corresponded before, but I > have > mentioned my ancestors several times on this list. That may be why my > name > sounds familiar. > > My ggggreat grandfathers Jacob Guffey, and Robert "Bert" Trent were in the > 42nd MO, co "D". You mentioned in your note about the EMM...I have not > been > able to find a roster for the milita, but know that Jacob's cousins are > said > to have been in the EMM. So I wonder if Jacob and Bert were as well. > Jacob's > brother James also served in the 42nd MO. I have a great article that > comes > from "North and South Magazine" volume 3, number 1 that is called "Shoot > if > you can by accident" and talks about how Milroy asked the 42nd Mo search > the > homes of disloyal citizens in Tullahoma TN. But like I mentioned before, > I > am not sure how life was in Northern MO. > > My other gggreat grandpa John Henry Guffey served in the 39th Mo Inf. Co > "B". > > Also have a ggggreat grandpa who served in the 3rd and 11th MO cavalry. > He > was not in Northern MO, though. He enlisted in Salem, and to be honest, > I am > not sure where that is, but I always believed he lived in southern MO. > He > spent about a year working as a nurse at Little Rock Gen. Hosp. (if > anyone > knows anything about this hospital, I'd love to hear about it!) I don't > know > how he got the job as nurse, as he was a farmer by trade! > > Bruce, if you have any info on my ancestors regiments, I would sure > appreciate anything you have time to send my way! I also love the info > you send > about Putnam county...it gives me more a sense of how the townspeople > were > feeling during the war. I really appreciate your help, and can't wait to > see what > you can turn up! > > Thank so much, everyone! > > Lorie Castro > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Can anyone tell me anything about the Junior Vaudeville Company which was located in St. Louis, MO in the 1920s? I have seen a picture of a young child who was 3 years old in 1927 and he and two siblings were part of this group . . . Thank you so much, Jeanine

Cary, Alrleigh, and Bruce...thank you very much for your response. It was very helpful! Bruce, I don't think we have corresponded before, but I have mentioned my ancestors several times on this list. That may be why my name sounds familiar. My ggggreat grandfathers Jacob Guffey, and Robert "Bert" Trent were in the 42nd MO, co "D". You mentioned in your note about the EMM...I have not been able to find a roster for the milita, but know that Jacob's cousins are said to have been in the EMM. So I wonder if Jacob and Bert were as well. Jacob's brother James also served in the 42nd MO. I have a great article that comes from "North and South Magazine" volume 3, number 1 that is called "Shoot if you can by accident" and talks about how Milroy asked the 42nd Mo search the homes of disloyal citizens in Tullahoma TN. But like I mentioned before, I am not sure how life was in Northern MO. My other gggreat grandpa John Henry Guffey served in the 39th Mo Inf. Co "B". Also have a ggggreat grandpa who served in the 3rd and 11th MO cavalry. He was not in Northern MO, though. He enlisted in Salem, and to be honest, I am not sure where that is, but I always believed he lived in southern MO. He spent about a year working as a nurse at Little Rock Gen. Hosp. (if anyone knows anything about this hospital, I'd love to hear about it!) I don't know how he got the job as nurse, as he was a farmer by trade! Bruce, if you have any info on my ancestors regiments, I would sure appreciate anything you have time to send my way! I also love the info you send about Putnam county...it gives me more a sense of how the townspeople were feeling during the war. I really appreciate your help, and can't wait to see what you can turn up! Thank so much, everyone! Lorie Castro

Lorie, I can give you a little about what the Civil War was like in Unionville, county seat of Putnam County, MO. A source you may wish to view is the "History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties, Missouri," Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1882. You may be able to view this via interlibrary loan using your local library. If there is a problem, see if interlibrary loan will photocopy just the Civil War in Putnam County chapter for you. I don't seem to find many records of actual skirmishes in Putnam County, but there was some Civil War violence there mostly by northern sympathizers against southern sympathizers. Several such incidents took place there during 1861, as mentioned in the Goodspeed history I cited above. During 1862 Rebel irregular leader Bill Dunn of neighboring Schuyler County was aggressive in Schuyler and Scotland Counties, and this would have been of concern in Putnam County to the west. I found an incomplete reference to some skirmish in Putnam County on 1 September 1862 involving part of the 1st Cavalry Missouri State Militia Regiment, but I could find no further information. Also in the summer of 1862 the 45th Enrolled Missouri Militia Regiment was formed in Putnam County, and they served the Union there off and on for the rest of the war. During the summers of 1862 and 1863 about 30 of these militiamen served on active duty in and around Unionville guarding county facilities and the armory of the regiment kept in that town (probably in the courthouse). The rest of the 45th remained at their civilian pursuits ready to be called to active duty in case of a threat in that area. Part of the 45th was detailed into the 2nd Provisional EMM Regiment on active duty for much of 1863 performing duty from a garrison at Hannibal, Marion County. During early July 1863 Rebel irregular Captain Clifton D. Holtzclaw and his band raided for several days in central Sullivan County to the south, and this would have caused concern in the surrounding counties. On March 21, 1864 Union veterans in Unionville murdered Reverend John L. Woods of the Methodist Episcopal Church South because of the preacher's southern sympathies (page 499-500 in the Goodspeed history). During Confederate Major General Sterling Price's large-scale Missouri raid in fall 1864 the 45th EMM was called to several weeks active duty partly in Putnam County and partly in other parts of northeast Missouri, but saw little action. When Putnam County men went off to join the Union forces they marched off to one of the nearest railroad towns in either Livingston, Linn, or Macon Counties to the south, as the railroad there was under the control of Union forces during nearly the entire war. If I were to guess, I would say the Putnam County northern recruits marched to Macon City in Macon County, which was a Union district headquarters for most of the war. When Putnam County men went off to join the southern forces they had to walk or ride horses a long way to join secret Rebel recruiting commands operating deep behind Union lines in several counties south of Putnam County. It is difficult to say where most of these men went as they did not all go at the same times on either side. The Goodspeed history has more on this for you. Now, for your part. Please give me the names of your ancestors, what side they served on, and what you know about their Civil War service, and I will see if I can flesh out more of their experience for you. Your name seems familiar. Have we corresponded before? Bruce Nichols

I'm writing from memory, which isn't good, but in gathering material on the CW in Randolph County, I seem to recall mention of the Putnam County Irregulars, or some similarly named group, who were apparently coming south to raid. This would have been in long-ago items in the 'Higbee News,' specifically a column written by a Thomps Dameron, sometime postmaster at Huntsville, who wrote on items from the county's earliest days. Huntsville, of course, is well known to many as the home ground of Bloody Bill Anderson.

In a message dated 12/8/05 1:00:54 AM Central Standard Time, MO-CW-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: abirchler16@yahoo.com Donald L. Gilmore, the author of 'Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border', will do a book signing at The Little Dixie Bookshop (204 N. Liberty, Independence, MO) on Saturday, December 10th from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The book is also on-line at http://www.civilwarbooklady.com. It certainly gives one a new outlook on the border conflict! Don Bartels