The volunteers were troops raised within a particular state, and who served anywhere in the country the U.S. military leadership decided they should serve. The chain of command ran from the president on down into individual volunteer units. The primary term of enlistment usually ran for 3 years, with enlistments in some units running 6 months or one year. The Enrolled Missouri Militia was a state controlled unit that served only within the borders of Missouri. The chain of command ran down from the governor of the state. The EMM was created in July 1862, with all able bodied men not already serving in a unit being required to enroll in a unit in their area, or to register as being a Confederate sympathizer. The men who served in the EMM were civilians who went about their personal livelihoods, until called up in times of emergency. Some served just a few days, while others served for weeks on end. There was no set term of enlistment for members of the EMM. For a general overview of the militia in Missouri, click here: http://civilwarstlouis.com/militia/federalmilitia.htm Kirby Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: LARWAN3@aol.com To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MO-CW] Levi Cox, 44th EMM Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:16:38 EDT > > In a message dated 10/23/05 1:00:35 AM Central Daylight Time, > MO-CW-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Company B to the 44th Enrolled Missouri Militia. > Kirby, thank you so very much for the information, but as you can tell, I > know absolutely nothing about military terminology. Would you mind > explaining the > difference to me between the Enrolled Missouri Militia, and the enlisted, or > volunteer Infantry? > I'm really struggling here, as I am in foreign territory with this. (but > honest) > And thanks for not laughing...... > > Wanda > > > ==== 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/