Freak, Benton Barracks interests me for several reasons. If I recall correctly, it is no longer there. I think there is a St Louis fairgrounds there now. My g-g-grandfather, William Henry Musick (along with most of companies C and G of the 106th Illinois Infantry) was paroled there after being captured by Forrest in West Tennessee. The Barracks is named for Thomas Hart Benton, the father-in-law of General Fremont. He had been a Colonel under Andrew Jackson during the Creek Wars and 1812. He later moved to Missouri, where he served as US Senator. He opposed the Kansas/Nebraska Act, and was generally anti-slavery. Another ancestor of mine, Burton Litton McFerrin, was a 2nd lieutenant under Col Benton and Gen Jackson. He named one of his sons Jackson Benton McFerrin. Jackson Benton's son, Samuel Burton McFerrin, served in the Confederate Army from start to finish. Jackson Benton might also have enlisted in the Missouri State Guard, and fought at Lone Jack with his son, but the records are scant, and inconclusive. Arleigh civilwarfreak <confederate_at_heart@yahoo.com> wrote: The Benton Barracks are mentioned in my gggrandfather's military records. I have more than a few ancestors who fought for the Union. Most of the ones I have are on my dad's side (Burris). I've been able to get info on that line back to the 1700s in VA/NC. I can't remember which state is first, VA or NC (my papers are buried at the moment). My gggrandfather was born in OH and was living in IA when he enlisted in Co K 7th Iowa Volunteer Infantry (later Iowa Veteran Volunteers). As soon as finances allow, I'll be ordering more military and pension records from that National Archives. I have a book on the Lawrence massacre. Part of the 'civil war' between Kansas and Missouri that had been going on for years before the start of the Civil War, and it continued during the Civil War. Arleigh Birchler, MDiv, BSN c/o Helaina Hinson Burton 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