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Robert J. Fink
Regiment Name 9 Missouri Cavalry
Side Union
Company G
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Film Number M390 roll 14

9th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry
Organized originally as Bowen's Cavalry Battalion, which was designated 9th Cavalry October, 1862, by consolidation with other Companies. Attached to District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862. Operations in Boone County November 1-10. Expedition from Rolla to Ozark Mountains and skirmish November 30-December 6 (Co. "H"). Discontinued by consolidation with 10th Missouri Cavalry December 4, 1862. Companies "G" and "H" attached to 3rd Missouri Cavalry December 11, 1862.

Robert J. Fink
Regiment Name 3 Missouri Cavalry
Side Union
Company L
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Film Number M390 roll 14

3rd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry
Organized at Palmyra, Mo., and St. Louis, Mo., October 15, 1861, to March 6, 1862. Attached to District of Rolla, Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1862. Cavalry Brigade, Army of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to June, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas Expedition, to December, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of Arkansas, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to March, 1865. Separate Cavalry Brigade, 7th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in Southeast Missouri and District of Rolla, Mo.. till December, 1862, under Prentiss and McNeil. Action near Hallsville, Mo., December 27, 1861. Mt. Zion Church December 28. Inman's Hollow July 7, 1362 (Cos. "B," "D," "G," "H"). Mountain Store, Big Piney, July 25-26 (Cos. "E," "F"). Scout in Sinking Creek and skirmish August 4-11 (Detachment). Salem August 9. Wayman's Mills and Spring Creek August 23. Scout from Salem to Current River August 24-28 (Co. "E"). Beaver Creek, Texas County, November 24. Expedition from Rolla to Ozark Mountains November 30-December 6 (Cos. "A," "B"). Ozark December 2 (Cos. "A," "B"). Wood's Creek January 11, 1863. Hartsville, Wood's Fork, January 11. Batesville, Ark., February 4. Operations against Marmaduke April 17-May 2. Castor River, near Bloomfield, April 29. Bloomfield April 30. Coal Bluff, St. Francis River, April 30-May 1. Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., July 1-September 10. Moved from Wittsburg to Clarendon August 1-8. Near Bayou Metoe August 26. Bayou Metoe (or Reed's Bridge) August 27. Advance on Little Rock September 1-10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Brownsville September 16. At Jacksonport, Ark., November, 1863, to March, 1864. Affair at Jacksonport November 21, 1863 (Co. "E"). Reconnoissance from Little Rock December 5-13, 1863. Jacksonport December 23. Scouts from Brownsville January 17-19, 1864. Hot Springs February 4. Steele's Expedition to Camden March 23-May 3. Elkins' Ferry, Little Missouri River, April 3-4. Mark's Mills April 5. Little Missouri River April 6. Prairie D'Ann April 9-12. Camden April 15, 16, 18 and 24. Mt. Elba Ferry April 26. Princeton April 29. Operations against Shelby north of Arkansas River, May 18-31. At Little Rock till June, 1865. Benton Road, near Little Rock, July 19, 1864. Benton July 25 (Co. "C"). Scatterville July 28 (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River August 6-16. At Tannery, near Little Rock, September 2 (Detachment). Expedition Little Rock to Fort Smith September 25-October 13 (Detachment). Reconnoissance from Little Rock toward Monticello and Mt. Elba October 4-11. Reconnoissance from Little Rock to Princeton October 19-23. Princeton October 23. Expedition from Little Rock to Saline River November 17-18 (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Benton November 27-30 (Detachment). Mustered out June 14, 1865. (Co. "M" at Headquarters Dept. of Missouri, St. Louis, Mo., November, 1862, to June, 1863.)

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 37 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 172 Enlisted men by disease. Total 213.

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U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Robert J Fink
Issue Date: 1 Jan 1859
State of Record: Missouri
Acres: 40
Accession Number: MO3870__.424
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Jackson
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 26859
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
11 36-N 5-W 5th PM Crawford

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Robert J Fink
Issue Date: 1 Sep 1859
State of Record: Missouri
Acres: 120
Accession Number: MO3940__.145
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Jackson
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 31666
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
2 36-N 5-W 5th PM Crawford
10 36-N 5-W 5th PM Crawford
3 36-N 5-W 5th PM Crawford

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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert J Fink
Age in 1860: 26
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Union, Crawford, Missouri
Gender: Male
Post Office: Elm Grove
Value of real estate: $300
Household Members: Name Age
Robert J Fink 26 Day laborer can not read or write
Ruth Fink 25 wife keeping house b. TN can not read or write
Jacob J Fink 5 Son b. TN
Sarah E Fink 2 Daughter b. MO
Barnett Fink 4.12 Son b. MO
Elizabeth Baxter 26 [relationship not stated] b. TN day laborer can not read or write
Mallissa Baxter 4 b. TN

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