Missouri Civil War Facts
Missouri provided 149,111 of her sons for the war effort which translates to 3.9% (ranked 8th out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of 1,162 raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. Missouri had 10 Union P.O.W. Camps at
Benton's Barracks, Gratiot State Penitentiary, Guerrilla Prison (Bingham Building), Kansas City , Missouri Penitentiary (Jefferson City), Myrtle State Prison (Lynch's Slave Pen), St. Charles, St. Louis (4 different prisons), Schofield Barracks, Springfield
Centered on red, white and blue fields is the Missouri state seal. It is encircled by a blue band with 24 stars representing the number of states in 1821.
The stars in the inner circle have the same meaning. Two huge grizzly bears support the circular shield in the center which has three parts.
| Confederate - 15 States and Territories |
| Total number of men recruited |
40,000 |
| % of Confederate Army |
3.9% |
| Overall rank |
11 |
| % of South's population |
3.4% |
| Overall rank |
?? |
| Regiments of foreign-born soldiers |
Artillery: German
Battery B, 1st, Battery C, 1st, Essig's Battery, Landgraber's Battery, Mann's Battery, Nwestadter's Battery, Wolfe's battery
1st Cavalry: German
4th Cavalry: German
Infantry: German
1st(half), 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th(Co. I), 12th, 17th, 18th(Co. K), 39th(half), 40th(half), 41st(half)
Home Guard(5 regiments) |
| CSA Army Deaths For All Border States |
| Killed |
2,692 |
| Died of Disease |
2,142 |
| State Military Units |
| Artillery |
8 regiments
10 batteries
9 companies |
| Cavalry |
99 regiments
21 battalions
8 companies
2 brigades |
| Infantry |
61 regiments
11 battalions
3 brigades |
| Sharpshooter |
3 battalions |
|
| Union - 43 States and Territories |
| Soldiers (White) recruited |
100,616 |
| Sailors/Marines (White) |
151 |
| Colored Troops |
8,344 |
| Total number of men recruited |
109,111 |
| % of Union Army |
3.9% |
| % of state's population |
9.2% |
| Overall rank |
7 |
| Combined USA/CSA Army Deaths |
| Killed/Mortally Wounded |
3,317 |
| Killed After Capture |
11 |
| Disease |
9,243 |
| Disease in Prison |
225 |
| Accidents/Drowning |
487 |
| Murdered |
42 |
| Suicide |
30 |
| Sunstroke |
8 |
| Military Execution |
6 |
| Executed By Enemy |
1 |
| Known/Not Classified |
119 |
| Unknown |
396 |
| Total |
13,885 |
| State Military Units |
| Artillery |
2 regiments
9 batteries
1 battalion |
| Cavalry |
38 regiments
5 battalions
5 companies |
| Infantry |
73 regiments
3 battalions
3 companies |
| Engineer |
2 regiments |
| Sharpshooter |
2 regiments |
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