Tidbits about 1st Mo. State Militia Cavalry Rgt.

Missouri State Militia (MSM) units were federally-funded units to fight only within Missouri and organized primarily to combat guerrilla warfare in Missouri. Among the more infamous guerrilla bands the 1st Mo. State Militia Cavalry Rgt. fought were groups led by “Bloody” Bill Anderson and William C. Quantrill.

as of Feb. 26, 1863 Co. L, 1st Mo. State Militia Cavalry, Capt. Horace B. Johnson, commanding, was at Palmyra, Mo. and serving as artillery

on March 23, 1863 it was involved in the skirmish at Blue Springs near Independence, Mo. as an artillery battery

as of 31 July 1863 Col. James McFerran, commander of 1st Mo. State Militia Cavalry
and Company L, 1st Mo. State Militia Cavalry, Capt. Horace B. Johnson, commanding, was at
Lexington, Mo. Companies A, D and E, 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Capt. Joseph H. Little, commanding was at Taberville, Mo. Company M, 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry, Capt. William V. McGee commanding, was at Wellington, Mo.

at least part of its service, Co. L, 1st Mo. State Militia Cavalry served as a light artillery battery (Oct. 13, 1863 at Marshall, Mo. for one instance)

There is a website devoted to 1st Mo. State Militia Cavalry
freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~firstmsmcavalry/missouricavalry