Five of my Gleghorn ancestors fought for Arkansas CSA units (10th Cavalry and 27th Infantry) but I have now determined that they also served in Ford's Battalion, Co. B, Missouri Cavalry. Does anyone have information about Ford's Battalion? I am trying to determine why they would join up with Missouri units after serving with Arkansas units for so long. Were their Arkansas units consolidated with Ford's Battalion late in the war?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 4:07 AM Subject: [MO-CW] Company B, Ford's Battalion, MO Cavalry? > Five of my Gleghorn ancestors fought for Arkansas CSA units (10th > Cavalry and 27th Infantry) but I have now determined that they also > served in Ford's Battalion, Co. B, Missouri Cavalry. Does anyone have > information about Ford's Battalion? I am trying to determine why they > would join up with Missouri units after serving with Arkansas units for > so long. Were their Arkansas units consolidated with Ford's Battalion > late in the war? > Ford's Battalion Missouri Cavalry CSA Commanded by Lt. Col. Barney Ford and Maj. Enoch O. Wolf. http://www.missouridivision-scv.org/ Go here & check the unit rosters. This little-known battalion was organized on August 27, 1864. The battalion officers were Lieutenant-Colonel Barney Ford and Major Enoch O. Wolf. It appears to have been organized specifically for Major-General Sterling Price 's Missouri Campaign of September and October 1864. It was assigned to Freeman's Brigade, Marmaduke's Division, Cavalry Corps, of Price's "Army of Missouri." It may have been disbanded after the campaign in December, 1864. The roster of at least one company of Ford's cavalry battalion has survived-that of Capt. J. V. Richardson's Company C. This company was composed primarily of Jackson County men, many of whom had previously served in the 32nd Arkansas Infantry. http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/fordscoc.html Desoto Joe/The Record Man