1st MISSOURI STATE MILITIA CAVALRY REGIMENT
Organized in Missouri at large Feb. 3-April 9, 1862. Companies A and B in Davies County, Company C in Sullivan County, Company D in Putnam County, Company E in Gentry County, Company F in Linn County, Company H in DeKalb County, Company I in Harrison County and Company K in Lundy County. Company L organized in Andrew and Buchanan Counties and attached May, 1863. Company M organized in Worth and Gentry Counties and attached July, 1863.
Regiment attached to District of Central Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1863. District of the Border, Dept. of Missouri, to January, 1864. District of Central Missouri, Dept. of Missouri, to July, 1865. Headquarters at Lexington till March, 1863. (4 Cos. at Sedalia, Mo., November 1862-April 1863.) At independence till April, 1863. At Harrisonville till May, 1863. At Warrensburg till June, 1863. At Lexington till October, 1863. At Warrensburg till July, 1865, operating against Cash's, Davis', Kirk's, Merrick's, Marchbank's, Ballou's, Porter's, Poindexter's, Quantrell's and Cockrell's guerrillas.
SERVICE.--Expedition to Spring Hill May 24, 1862 (Cos. G and K). Sear's House and Big Creek Bluffs, near Pleasant Hill, July 11 (Cos. A, C and D). Clark's Mills July 30 (2 Cos.). Grand River Aug. 1 (Battalion). Operations on Missouri River August-- (Detachment). Near Cravensville Aug. 5. Kirksville Aug. 5-6. Panther Creek and Walnut Creek Aug. 8. Near Stockton Aug. 8 (Detachment). Sear's Ford, Chariton River, Aug. 9 (Detachment). Expedition from Camp Gamble against guerrillas Aug. 12-18. Putnam Sept. 1. Strother's Fork of Black River Sept. 13. Syracuse Oct. 14. Expedition from Independence to Greenton, Chapel Hill and Hopewell Oct. 24-26 (Cos. E and H). Operations in Jackson and Lafayette Counties Oct. 26-29 (Detachment). Blue Springs near Independence, March 22. Sedalia April 9, 1863. Hog Island May 18 (Detachment). Near Wellington June 17. Near Papinsville June 23 (Detachment). Saline County July 30. Near Lexington July 30 (Cos. C, I and K). Stumptown Aug. 2 (Cos. F, G and H). Scout from Lexington to Hopewell Aug. 6-9 (Detachment). Dayton Aug. 10 (Detachment). Near Wellington Aug. 14 (Detachment). Operations against Quantrell's Raid into Kansas Aug. 20-28. Big Creek, near Pleasant Hill, Aug. 22. Scouts in Lafayette County and skirmishes Sept. 22-25 (Cos. B, H, L and M). Operations against Shelby Sept. 22-Oct. 26. Booneville Oct. 11-12. Jonesborough Oct. 12. Merrill's Crossing and Dug Ford near Jonesborough, Oct. 12. Marshall, Arrow Rock Blackwater, Oct. 13. Syracuse Oct. 14. Greenton Valley, near Hopewell, Oct. 21 (Detachment of Co. B). Near Lexington Nov. 4 (Detachment) Scouts in Jackson County Jan. 15-17, 1864 (Detachment). Lexington Feb. 22. Operations about Warrensburg Feb. 22-24 (Detachment). Scout from Lexington March 19-22. Scouts in Jackson and Lafayette Counties and skirmishes March 20-30 (Detachments). Deep Water Township March 27. Near Green ton March 30 (Co. F). Offett's Knob April 28. Skirmishes in Johnson County April 28-30 (Cos. D and M). Scout from Warrensburg May 23-25. Near Shanghai May 27 (Detachment). Scout from Warrensburg to North Blackwater River June 5-9 (Co. I) Near Kingsville June 12 (Detachment). Lexington June 14 (Cos. F and I). Lafayette County June 14 (Detachment). Attack on Arrow Rock July 20. Operations in Lafayette and Johnson Counties and skirmishes July 20-31 (Co. E). Scout in Saline County Aug. 6-9 (Detachment). Arrow Rock Aug. 7 (Detachment). Saline County Aug. 13 (Co. H). Operations in Lafayette, Saline and Howard Counties Aug. 13-22. Near Lexington Aug. 19 (Co. A). Dover Aug. 20. Davis Creek Aug. 22. The Tabo Aug. 22. Operations on Texas Prairie, Jackson County, Aug. 25-30. near Warrensburg Sept. 9 (Detachment). Near Lexington Sept. 18 (Detachment). Near Longwood Sept. 22 (Detachment). Blackwater Sept. 23 (1st Battalion). Prince's Shoals, Osage River, Cole County, Oct. 5-6. Moreau Bottom, Jefferson City, Oct. 7. near Jefferson City Oct. 8. California Oct. 9. Booneville Oct. 9-12. Sedalia Oct. 15. Little Blue Oct. 21. Independence, Big Blue and State Line Oct. 22. Westport Oct. 23. Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Mafias des Cygnes, Oct. 25. Engagement at the Marmiton or Battle of Chariot Oct. 25. Escort prisoners from Ft. Scott to Warrensburg, Mo., Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Near Ft. Scott Oct. 28. At Warrensburg and Pleasant Hill, Cass County, operating against guerrillas in Central District of Missouri until July 1865. Scout from Warrensburg to Greenton Valley Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 1864 (Detachment). Near Lexington Jan. 11, 1865. Scout from Camp Grover to Texas Prairie Jan. 12-15. Scout from Warrensburg to Snibar Hills Jan. 18-22 (Detachment). Scout from Warrensburg to Wagon Knob, etc., Feb. 1-5 (Detachment). Old members mustered out February and March, 1865 (including Reddick). Recruits consolidated to a battalion of two companies. Near Lone Jack March 12 (Detachment). Scout from Lexington March 20-22 (Detachment). Near Pleasant Hill May 3 (Detachment). Mustered out July 12, 1865. Regiment lost two officers and 71 enlisted men killed or died of wounds and two officers and 67 enlisted men died of disease or other non-battle causes=142.