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"FORTY ROUNDS"
The Civil War History of the
29th
Missouri
Volunteer Infantry Regiment, USA
By Jared E. Billings
CHAPTER ONE
Introducing the Soldiers
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I decided to post this chapter even though it is incomplete. I will update it as more data is gathered and transcribed. It is being done in alphabetical order. Please check back frequently for additions.
Before embarking
upon the story of the 29th Missouri
I
would like to introduce the soldiers who comprised the
unit. The information following was extracted from
Compiled Military Service Records microfilm available from
the National Archives in Washington, D.C. (M409, Reels 600
through 605). These reels are available at the St. Louis City
Library, Downtown Branch.
This author scrolled through the records of each soldier,
taking hand written notes and transcribing them into narrative form. Many soldiers have further records on the microfilms that are not included in this work.
Many of the records are incomplete and many have
contradictory entries, especially dates. It was attempted to
analyze all discrepancies and to deduce the most likely
accurate information, however there certainly exists the
possibility for errors.
Unless otherwise noted, or in the cases of well known major cities such as New Orleans or Atlanta, all locations
mentioned are, or were, located in Missouri. Where basic
information about a soldier is not included, it is because the information was not found in the source material.
Killed in Action
Died of Battle Wounds
Wounded in Action
Prisoner of War
Died as Prisoner of War
Died of Disease
Private Caleb BALLARD
Pvt. Caleb BALLARD was 18 when he enlisted at Ironton on
August 11, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 and was made the Wagoner of Company E. He
suffered from chronic diarrhea and was discharged for
disability on December 16, 1863.
Private John L. A. BALLARD
Pvt. John BALLARD was 22 when he enlisted at Ironton on
August 11, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 in Company E. He was killed in action at
Ringgold Gap, GA on November 27, 1863.
Private John H. R. BALLINGER
Pvt. BALLINGER enlisted at Linn Creek on September 15,
1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on October 18 in
Company K. He died of disease in the hospital at St. Louis
on March 24, 1863.
Private Ambrose BANCHER
Pvt. BANCHER was 40 when he enlisted at St. Louis on
September 16, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on
October 18 in Company K.
Private Ephraim BARBER
Pvt. Ephraim BARBER was 28 when he enlisted at
Wittenberg on August 30, 1862. He mustered in at Benton
Barracks on September 6 in Company B. He was discharged
for disability on June 19, 1863.
Private Jonathan BARBER
Pvt. Jonathan BARBER was 27 when he enlisted at
Wittenberg on August 30, 1862. He mustered in at Benton
Barracks on September 6 in Company B. He was transferred
to the Veterans Reserve Corps on December 6, 1863.
Sergeant Thomas M. BARBER
Fifth Sergeant Thomas BARBER enlisted at Wittenberg on
August 30, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 in Company B. He was promoted to 4th
Sergeant on October 12 and reduced to Corporal on
December 20. He was listed as a 5th Sergeant when he died
at the Newhouse Refuge in St. Louis on February 20, 1863.
Private Stephen J. BARKER
Pvt. BARKER was born in Ripley County, MO and was 21
when he enlisted at Ironton on July 28, 1862. He mustered
in at Benton Barracks on September 6 in Company C.
Private Richard BAYLESS
Pvt. BAYLESS was 25 when he enlisted at Cape Girardeau
on August 7, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks
on September 18 in Company G. He died in the hospital at
Memphis, TN of disease on April 15, 1863.
First Sergeant Andrew J. BAYLY
Sgt. BAYLY was 39 when he enlisted at Linn Creek on
August 15, 1862. He was mustered in as a Private at Benton
Barracks on September 6 in Company D. He was promoted
to 2nd Sergeant on July 1, 1863 and to 1st Sergeant shortly
afterwards. He mustered out with the regiment on June 12,
1865.
Private Hezekiah BELCHER
Pvt. BELCHER was 35 when he enlisted at Booneville on
August 25, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 5, 1862 in Company A. He died in the hospital at
Ballard Farm, LA on March 18, 1863.
Corporal Cornelius BENJAMIN
Corp. BENJAMIN was 25 when he enlisted at Ironton on July 29, 1862. He mustered in as a Private at Benton Barracks on September 6 in Company C. He was promoted to Corporal on September 25. He died at Camp Grove, Young's Point, LA on February 11, 1863.
Private Jacob BENNER
Pvt. BENNER was 22 when he enlisted at St. Louis on
August 19, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 5 in Company A. He deserted from the hospital
in St. Louis on May 1, 1863.
Private Sylvester BENSON
Pvt. BENSON was 29 when he enlisted at Cape Girardeau on July 28, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on September 6 in Company B. He served as a hospital nurse at Buran Hospital at Milliken's Bend from June 23, 1863.
Private Louistian BERNARD
Pvt. BERNARD was 31 when he enlisted in St. Louis on
September 19, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on
October 18 in Company K. He left sick at Helena, AR on
December 21 and died of chronic diarrhea on February 12,
1863.
Private Abraham BERRY
Pvt. Abraham BERRY was 22 when he enlisted at Ironton on
July 25, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 in Company C. He was discharged for
disability at Camp Grove, Young's Point, LA on March 29, 1863.
Corporal Benjamin F. BERRY
Corp. Benjamin BERRY was 48 when he enlisted at Ironton
on July 25, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 in Company C. He was reduced to Private on
September 25. He was discharged for disability with chronic
bronchitis at Camp Grove, Young's Point, LA on March 27, 1863.
Private Daniel F. BERRY
Pvt. Daniel BERRY was 20 when he enlisted at Cape
Girardeau on August 18, 1862. He was mustered in at
Benton Barracks on September 6 in Company B. He died of
disease on January 24, 1863.
Sergeant William A. BERRY
Sgt. William A. BERRY was from Grundy, MO and was 18
when he enlisted at Chillicothe on August 21, 1862. He
mustered in as a Private at Benton Barracks on September
25 in Company I. He was wounded in action in the arm on
December 29, 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, MS. He was
captured on August 5, 1863 at the Big Black River Railroad
Bridge in Mississippi. He was sent to Libby Prison in
Richmond, VA on August 19, 1863 and was sent to the
hospital with typhoid fever on September 25 then paroled
on the 29th. He returned to Benton Barracks on January 15,
1864 to await exchange. He returned to the regiment on May
5, 1864 in time for the Campaign for Atlanta. He was
promoted to Sergeant on September 21, 1864. He mustered
out with the regiment on June 12, 1865.
Sergeant William T. BERRY
Sgt. William T. BERRY was 19 when he enlisted at
Chillicothe on August 19, 1862. He mustered in as a 5th
Sergeant at Benton Barracks on September 25 in Company
I. He was promoted to 4th Sergeant on January 1, 1864. He
was captured at Kennesaw Mountain, GA on June 15, 1864
and sent to Andersonville Prison. He was paroled in
Wilmington, NC on February 26, 1865, returned to Benton
Barracks and was mustered out June 12, 1865.
Private Louis BERTLING
Pvt. BERTLING was 18 when he enlisted in Cape Girardeau
on September 1, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton
Barracks on September 18 in Company F. He left sick to
Memphis, TN on September 28, 1863 and never returned to
the regiment. He was mustered out on June 12, 1865.
Private Peter BIERLY
Pvt. BIERLY was 21 when he enlisted at Utica on August 18,
1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on September
25 in company I. He left sick at Eastport, AL on November 3,
1863. He was captured and died at Andersonville Prison on
August 16, 1864. He is buried in grave # 5855.
First Lieutenant August BIERWIRTH
Lt. BIERWIRTH was 19 when he
enlisted at Cape Girardeau
on August 11, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks as a
2nd Sergeant on September 18 in Company F. On February
13, 1863 he was reduced to Private but was listed on the
following muster roll as promoted back to 2nd Sgt. He was
promoted to 1st Sgt. on September 6, 1863. He left for
recruiting duty in Cape Girardeau on December 8. He
returned to the regiment on May 6, 1864. He was promoted
to 1st Lt. of Company H on January 29, 1865 in Bamberg,
SC. He was given command of Company H on March 25.
He mustered out with the regiment on June 12, 1865.
Private George BIGGS
Pvt. BIGGS was 23 when he enlisted in Fredericktown on
August 13, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 in Company C. He deserted on October 21 and
was arrested October 27. He died of chronic diarrhea at
Camp Grove, Young's Point, LA on April 25, 1863.
Private Anderson (Andrew) BILLINGS
Pvt. Anderson BILLINGS was born in Virginia and was 43 when he enlisted and mustered in at Cape Girardeau on November 1, 1862 in Company B. He left sick to the hospital on February 7, 1863. He remained sick and absent from the regiment and assigned to the Veteran Reserve Corps until June, 1865. In July he was transferred to the Consolidated 31st and 32nd Regiment where he again left sick to the hospital.
Private William BILLINGS
Private William BILLINGS was born in Lincoln, Co., TN and was 18 when he was recruited by B. H. Peterson and enlisted at Cape Girardeau on August 5, 1862. He mustered in at Benton Barracks on September 6 in Company B. He left sick to the hospital with chronic diarrhea at Vicksburg, MS in July, 1863 and returned to the regiment a month later. He was wounded in action in his right hand during the fighting at Dallas, GA on May 29, 1864. During the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, he was shot through the left hand by a minie ball, leaving that hand crippled for life. He was left handed. As a result of that battle wound, he was discharged for disability on December 4, 1864.
Sergeant Jonathan R. BING
Sgt. BING was 33 when he enlisted at Cameron on August 2,
1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on September
19 as a Corporal in Company H. He was promoted to 1st.
Sgt. on November 4, 1863. He was assigned to detached
duty as a Ship Carpenter at the Government Shipyard in
Bridgeport, AL on November 23. He was mustered out on
November 29, 1864 in order to join the United States Navy.
Private August BISKER
Pvt. BISKER was 20 when he enlisted at Wittenberg on
August 30, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 in Company B. He died in the hospital at St.
Louis of chronic diarrhea on July 19, 1863.
Private Heinrich (Henry) BITTER
Pvt. BITTER was 26 when he enlisted in Cape Girardeau on
September 9, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks
on September 18 in Company F. He was captured at Dallas,
GA on May 28, 1864. He died in Andersonville Prison on
September 13, 1864. He is buried in grave # 8772.
Private Robert BLACK
Pvt. BLACK was 32 when he enlisted in Cape Girardeau on
July 28, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on
September 6 in Company B. He died of pneumonia at Camp
Burnside near Patterson on November 24.
Private William BLACKBURN
Pvt. BLACKBURN was born in Crawford County, IN and was
34 when he enlisted at Bloomfield on August 21, 1862. He
was captured by Jeffries(?) on September 2 and taken back
to Bloomfield, but made it to Benton Barracks and was
mustered in on September 18 in Company G. He was in
Cape Girardeau on February 9, 1863 when he deserted.
Private Joel Hayden BLANTON
Pvt. Joel BLANTON was born in Camden County and was 21
when he enlisted at Linn Creek on September 15, 1862. He
was mustered in at Benton Barracks on October 18 in
Company K. He left sick to the hospital in Cape Girardeau
on December 1 and died December 14.
Private John H. BLANTON
Pvt. John BLANTON was 23 when he enlisted at Linn Creek on September 15, 1862. He was mustered in at Benton Barracks on October 18 in Company K. He left sick to the hospital at Cape Girardeau on November 10, 1862 and died of typhoid fever on November 28. (33)
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