Jefferson County Missouri Records extracted from

Missouri's Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861 – 1866           

 

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/

This database is an index to assist researchers in locating information found in the original microfilmed records located at the Missouri State Archives. (see below for explanation of what is contained in these records) The index provides a microfilm reel number where researchers can locate the original record. The records are not available online. For information about obtaining copies of the records from microfilm, please contact the Missouri State Archives Reference Room at (573) 751-3280 or E-mail archref@sos.mo.gov.

These records extracted and formatted for use on this site by Kay Clerc-Fakhar

Name

City

Subject

Date

Reel #

[illegible]

DeSoto

[illegible]

[illegible]

F 1359

Ackerson, G. G.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Adams, Joseph A.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Allred, William H.

Alton Military Prison

Resident of Jefferson County, Missouri. Being held at Alton for 4 months with no trail. Letter requests that a trial be held in St. Louis as soon as possible.

06-19-1863

F 1216

Altmark, Jacob

Kimswick

Report by Capt of 1st Inf MSM stating that Altmark's claims were misrepresented and that no threats were made against Altmark in his store. Speculates that Altmark feared he wouldn’t be paid.

12-14-1863

F 1216

Amick, David

 

Deposition from case - John S. Mc????? Vs. David Amick et al. Much of deposition is illegible. Able to tell that the case deals with stolen property.

N.D.

F 1216

Ault, T. M.

Pacific

Forwarding to Bernard G. Farrar the prisoner William H. Hiatt for trial by Military Commission

01-04-1862

F 1192

Axley, James R.

 

Letter regarding transmittal of Axley, charged with aiding and abetting rebels; has taken oath and says he will again but will remain a secessionist; represented as a dangerous man, a spy

10-21-1861

F 1463

Axley, James R.

Little Rock

Oath

03-13-1862

F 1463

Bassett, Charles

 

Petition recommending him for position of Provost Marshal

01-13-1865

F 1225

Bates, Henry P.; Partney, A.; Long, Milton; etc.

 

Petition to release John T. Lee from McDowell College, that he went south to enroll but returned home and instead enrolled in the state militia

??-??-186?

F 1361

Biekle, Charles

Victoria

Has not received order to return property to Broloski

06-15-1863

F 1284

Bittick, John S.

 

Request for release by family & subsequent release

11/27/1862

F 1138

Bittick, O. D.

 

Statement that he attended school in Big River, Jefferson County with W. R. Benton and that he was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Bittick, Thomas

 

Charged with "starting to join" rebel army and disposition

12/22/1862

F 1138

Bittick, William H.

 

Age 21 - Dead, rest illegible

08/21/(1862?)

F 1138

Bittick, Willis H.

 

Statement that W. R. Benton was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Black, William

 

Black of Dent Co. loyalty oath witnessed by Thomas C. Fletcher

01/08/1862?

F 1138

Boly, Henry

 

Charged with being a spy, released on oath

12/11/1862

F 1184

Boly, Henry

 

Examination by military commission

12/03/1862

F 1184

Borgwalt, William

 

Charged with stealing, being a rebel, and communicating with rebels

05/16/1863

F 1232

Boughton, Jackson

 

Released on parole and bond

03-07-1864

F 1233

Brady, S. P.

 

Report as required by parole

03-31-186?

F 1139

Brady, S. P.

 

Report as required by parole

04-12-186?

F 1139

Brady, Samuel

 

Oath of Allegiance and description

02-10-1864

F 1139

Brockhagen, H.

 

Statement

08-31-1864

F 1284

Bruce, T. R.

 

Special order to retain any money or property belonging to Bruce because he is in the army against the U.S.

01-08-1862

F 1286

Butler, Edward

 

Oath of Allegiance

?

F 1290

Chartrand, Joseph A.

 

Statement that W. R. Benton is a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Chitwood, Aaron; Miller, Charles A.; Newton, Ebenezer; Aldridge, Hiram; Ballenger, Joseph; Carter, John; Treadway, Thomas; Smith, Thomas; McFarland, T. R.; Edgar, William J.; Rouse, A. M.; McFadin, Noah; Scaggs, A.; Bayless, Freeland; & others

 

Loyalty oaths of 26 men; gives names & residence; men from Crawford, Iron, Washington, Reynolds, Jefferson, Wayne, St. Francois, Dent & Butler counties

01-22-1862

F 1583

Connagor, Ellen

Sulpher Springs ?

Letter complaining that Joe Cole has threatened to kill her husband and harm her

10-1862

F 1141

Cooper, William

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Cowan, J. E.

Kimmswick

Surrendered guns for militia use, but now has applied to have them returned; no one seems to know who has authority to do so

11-12-1862

F 1242

Craig, William W.

 

Oath

03-27-1862

F 1243

Creasy, John

 

Unable to get securities on bond

03-13-1862

F 1244

Deubach, Henry

Victoria

Report that Cornelius Mulligan claims to be a British subject, but found his name in the Jefferson County Poll books as a voter in 1861, has arrested him and sent him to headquarters

07-30-1862

F 1248

Doctor ?

 

Statement that the wife of Andrew Chartrand asked him to plea for her husband's release from College Farm

01-08- ?

F 1236

Dover, Oscar

Victoria

$2000 bond to sell liquor

12-06-1864

F 1304

Dunklin, John

Pevely

Letter to his mother thanking her for some shirts she sent him and asking her to send him a pair of shoes

06-25-1863

F 1188

Eaglebarger, Frederick G.

 

Claim for $100 for mare taken from him; was arrested 04-26-1863 and sent to St. Louis prison; released on oath; not charged with disloyalty

09-07-1863

F 1309

Elmer, F. B.; Johnston, Robert; Janeway, John L.; Hopewell, John C.; Redding, John G.

 

Letter from Elmer, who was attorney for Johnston, Janeway, Hopewell, & Redding; smelting works, steam engine, & other property destroyed in Jefferson County by U. S. troops on Nov. 9, 1861; very detailed extensive listings of property & value included

02-10-1862

F 1583

Everett, William Riley; Davis, John R.; Morace, Thomas; Robinson, Joseph; Fitzgerald, W. M. C.; Gibson, Benjamin; Ramey, William; Fine, John; Maxwell, Matthew; Hymer, Augustus; Ryan, John; Lyons, Mark

Big River

Examination of prisoners related to a secessionist meeting at Big River Bridge

09-05-1861

F 1581

Farley, John

Sandy Mines

Affidavit for S. S. Homanes, who wants permission to use powder for blasting in the mine

07-14-1862

F 1476

Fletcher, C. C.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Fletcher, J. W. ; Rimm?, Henry T.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Fletcher, J. W. ;Rimm?, Henry T.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Fletcher, Thomas C.

De Soto

Introduction of S. C. Rankin, vouches for his loyalty and would go on his bond for any amount

11-14-1864

F 1255

Flore, Ben

Sulphur Springs

Letter from A. H. Poten stating that when Floro was arrested, his horse was taken from him. Floro's step-son, a private, asked for horse to be returned to his mother after Floro died in jail.

09-26-1862

F 1319

Frazier, Henry

 

Oath of Loyalty

02-18-1862

F 1143

Freeman, William L.

Sulphur Springs

Report of the seizure of a keg of powder belonging to Judge Rankin, that it was seized by Lieut. Benham of Co. I, 11th Wisconsin Volunteers and upon determining its legitimacy, sent to Capt. Whittier, Co. I, to return to Rankin

03-02-1862

F 1255

Fridenitzi?, Christopher

Little Rock

Oath of Loyalty

02-11-1862

F 1143

Frost

 

County Court Justices write to St. Louis that Frost's business as Public Administrator requires his immediate attention.

n.d.

F 1469

Frost

 

Subject, blacksmith, charged with shoeing horses stolen from loyal citizens to aid the rebellion and leading rebels, with prisoners, around a Union roadblock.

07-30-1862

F 1469

Frost, E. F.

 

Elias Honey, Clerk of the Circuit Court, witnesses that J. W. Fletcher and Oscar Dever signed an attached statement re Frost who tipped off men going South. (2 copies)

08-05-1862

F 1469

Frost, E. F.

 

Testimony of C. S. Beeler re shoeing, etc.

08-16-1862

F 1469

Frost, E. F.

Grubville

George B. Green testifies against Frost.

08-11-1862

F 1469

Frost, E.F.

 

Andrew Strap testifies re Frost. Mentions George D. Greene of Franklin County.

08-19-1862

F 1469

Frost, E.F.

 

Henry Bu---s testifies for Frost.

08-18-1862

F 1469

Frost, E.F.

 

Martha J. Strap testifies re Frost.

08-18-1862

F 1469

Frost, E.F.

 

Ms. Clariea Herington testifies re Frost.

08-18-1862

F 1469

Frost, E.F.

 

Newman Pounds testifies for Frost. Added is a note by S. A. Reppy, Co. Court Clerk

08-16-1862

F 1469

Frost, E.F.

 

Petition for release of Frost, in Gratiot Street prison.

n.d.

F 1469

Frost, Edmund F.

Big River Twp.

$3000 bond, Christopher E. Frost, surety. Frost, arrested for giving aid to the enemy, is restricted to Jefferson, Franklin and St. Louis Counties

09-16-1862

F 1469

Frost, Edmund F.

Big River Twp.

Oath, before Notary McCracken, witnessed by J. C. Scott of St. Louis County.

09-16-1862

F 1469

Gowan, Robert A.

De Soto

Statement of Gowan, who was arrested in De Soto after arousing suspicion by asking how many soldiers were stationed. Notes Gowan tried to escape before being sent to St. Louis; was shot and killed.

12-17-1861

F 1330

Hall, Geo.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Hamel, Gus

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Hamel, John C.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-23-1863

F 1211

Hamilton, Alexander

Sulphur Springs

Oath of Allegiance

02-02-1862

F 1337

Hammel, H.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-23-1863

F 1211

Harrison, William Jefferson; Creasey, John; Creasey, Frank

Victoria

Testimony of Harrison; states he had never taken the oath [presumably of loyalty] & that he had sheltered & fed the Creaseys after a fight; NOTE: microfilm difficult to read

02-19-1862

F 1583

Harrison, Wm. J.

 

Oath of Loyalty

03-04-1862

F 1145

Hearst, William

 

34-citizen petition to Gen. Halleck for release of subject from Alton prison.

03-31-1862

F 1342

Hearst, William

 

35-citizen petition to Gen. Halleck for release of subject from Alton prison.

n.d.

F 1342

Helterbran, Jonathan

 

Oath of allegiance

08-21-1862

F 1470

 

 

 

 

 

Helterbrand, Philip

 

Statement that W. R. Benton was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Heltesbran, Samuel

Sulphur Springs

Letter from William McHenry that Heltesbran, along with two other men and a lady, recently crossed the river at Chester, IL to head for St. Louis. Gives description of Heltesbran; he is a guerrilla.

09-01-1864

F 1470

Hendricks, William

 

Oath of allegiance and physical description.

08-08-1864

F 1470

Hensley, Alfred

 

Oath of allegiance and physical description

06-17-1865

F 1471

Hensley, J.

 

Oath of allegiance and physical description

06-07-1865

F 1471

Herrington, Isaac

 

Note from Herrington that he gave himself up on October 12 and was to take the oath, go home and not take up arms again.

11-11-186?

F 1472

Herrington, Isaac

 

Note that Herrington claimed he deserted Price's army at Ripley, Mississippi.

N. D.

F 1472

Herrington, Isaac

 

Order 26, charging Herrington with belonging to the rebel army. Believing the charges to be true, Herrington is ordered to be sentenced to hard labor during the rebellion.

11-14-1861

F 1472

Hicks, Benjamin

 

Oath of Allegiance, witness Capt. W. I. Hunts

07-12-1862

F 1192

Hildebrand, Stephen

Little Rock Twp.

Oath, on St. Louis form, J. C. Scott, St. Louis Co., witness.

08-19-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

Deposition of Martin Sweeney before J.P. Richard Nichols that subject never aided the rebellion. J. W. Sullens, known to Thomas C. Fletcher and John H. Moore, concurs.

n.d.

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

Deposition of Michael Boly before Justice of the Peace Richard Nichols that subject (in McDowell's College prison) has never born arms against the U.S.

08-16-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

Isaac Sullens, Minister of the M. E. Church, writes that subject is falsely imprisoned. He has done less harm than any other secesh.

08-17-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

J. W. Grillens writes to Col. Fletcher seeking commission for Richard Nichols, Esq..

08-17-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

Note, Headquarters, 31 Mo. Vols., Thomas C. Fletcher writes that J. W. Sullens raised a company of militia that is doing good service and that Sullens was robbed by secesh.

08-19-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

Note, Headquarters, 31 Mo. Vols., Thomas C. Fletcher writes that Rev. Mr. J. W. Sullens is most reliable.

08-19-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

Scrap, David Carter writes that Stephen Hilterbrand is harmless and never took up arms against the Union.

08-18-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

 

Scrap, Headquarters, 31 Mo. Vols., Thomas C. Fletcher writes that David Carter is a good old Union man and unalterably Union.

08-19-1862

F 1193

Hilterbrand, Stephen

DeSoto

Telegram, J. ODell to Col. Baker that subject, a notorious guerrilla, crossed the river at Chester, saying he was going to St. Louis.

09-01-1864

F 1193

Humbull, M. B.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-24-1863

F 1211

Hunt, James H.

Selma

In St. Louis, requests safeguard; file notation: given

09-25-1862

F 1345

Huskey, Stephen

 

Oath of Allegiance

02-01-1862

F 1148

Huskey, William

 

Oath of Allegiance

02-01-1862

F 1148

Husky, Elias M.

 

Oath

02-01-1862

F 1148

Husky, Elias M.

 

Oath of Allegiance

02-01-1862

F 1148

Husky, Stephen

 

Oath

02-01-1862

F 1148

Husky, William

 

Oath

02-??-1862

F 1148

Jackson, J. M.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-23-1863

F 1211

Joesh, Peter

De Soto

Statement of Joesh, a prisoner. Joesh charged with opening his bar and selling beer after it was closed by the Provost Marshal.

05-03-1863

F 1348

Johnson, Stephen F.

 

Oath of allegiance

02-18-1862

F 1349

Johnston, George W.

 

Oath of allegiance

03-31-1862

F 1350

Kidd, James

 

Statement that W. R. Benton was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Kidd, Jesse

 

Dozens of notes from Kidd reporting to the Provost Marshal General in compliance with the terms of his parole. Most of the reports are from 1863-1864.

04-05-186?

F 1358

Kidd, Jesse

 

Note stating that Kidd has been paroled to Sister's Hospital. Kidd's brother and wife ask that he be paroled to his home in Jefferson County, because his condition is getting worse.

N. D.

F 1358

Kider, Jesse

 

Deposition in case of William R. Benton, that he is a loyal citizen

10-31-1861

F 1230

Kimm, Theodore

 

Statement of Kimm, a prisoner. Kimm charged with secreting 38,000 U. S. gun caps and 2 sacks of buck shot. Kimm is to be forwarded to St. Louis to be imprisoned until the charges are investigated.

05-16-1863

F 1358

Kimm, Theodore

Kimmswick

Charges and specifications against Kimm, charged with being a Southern sympathizer. Notes that gun caps and buck shot were found at Kimm's home.

05-15-1863

F 1358

Kimm, Theodore

Kimmswick

Copies of letters from Kimm regarding members of the 5th Infantry MO Volunteers, who were pillaging his orchards without his permission. States he can get no support from the nearby post.

09-09-1862

F 1358

Kine, C. F.

Sulphur Springs

Letter from J. J. Fischer to Gen. Schofield stating that he is enclosing the statement of Kine. Says the statement of Kine, with its translation, was taken in his presence.

05-24-1862

F 1358

Knorpps, John C.

DeSoto

$2000 bond

12-07-1864

F 1359

Lechtermeyer, Frederick

Kimmswick

File notations only: complaint made 27 Nov. 1862 and referred to postmaster P. L. Fry, who decided that he is loyal; papers again returned to Fry

??-??-186?

F 1363

Lechtermeyer, Frederick

Kimmswick

File notations only: postmaster, Kimmswick, complaint against, papers sent to P. L. Fry, postmaster St. Louis

??-??-186?

F 1363

Lee, Doc

 

List of witnesses against him including Samuel Barrs, Jackson Peppers and S. Holterbrendt, lieut. of Co. B, 47th Regiment, Missouri Volunteers

??-??-186?

F 1361

Lee, John T.

 

Report by an unknown officer that Lee claims he won't take the oath, and is one of Maj. Leighton's prisoners, but no charges have been sent to him

04-19-186?

F 1361

Martin, Willis F.

 

Complains of Fed Troops stealing while searching her home

12-09-1861

F 1484

Massey, R. D.

 

Oath of Allegiance, Statements in regard to his loyalty

03-22-1862

F 1484

McFarland, George

De Soto

Note from McFarland asking for permits to purchase powder, whiskey and patent medicines.

03-03-1865

F 1199

McFarland, William G.

 

Bond in the amount of $2,000.

12-20-1864

F 1199

Medley, James

 

Deposition in case of William R. Benton, that he is a loyal citizen

10-31-1861

F 1230

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Report re: allegations against Missouri Volunteers; took Donnell's gun because he's considered disloyal; see enclosed statement of John Foxton

11-14-1864

F 1374

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Report re: allegations against Missouri Volunteers; took Donnell's gun because he's considered disloyal; see enclosed statement of John Foxton

11-14-1864

F1374

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Served in U.S. service 3 years; depredations of Union soldiers upon Coleman Allred, Eli Donnell, Jerry McLean, Hardy McCormick; theft and threats by Missouri and Illinois Volunteers

11-10-1864

F 1374

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Served in U.S. service 3 years; depredations of Union soldiers upon Coleman Allred, Eli Donnell, Jerry McLean, Hardy McCormick; theft and threats by Missouri and Illinois Volunteers

11-10-1864

F1374

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Statement of John Foxton; Allred a rebel; Post commanded a guerrilla band & killed Daniel Palmer, a Federal spy in Illinois; Donnell a rebel; Meyer knows Donnell is a sympathizer

??-??-186?

F 1374

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Statement of John Foxton; Allred a rebel; Post commanded a guerrilla band & killed Daniel Palmer, a Federal spy in Illinois; Donnell a rebel; Meyer knows Donnell is a sympathizer

??-??-186?

F1374

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Statement of William Foxton; Coleman Allred a rebel; Pleasant Post a guerrilla captain; Eli Donnell disloyal; Capt. Meyer in 1863 took gun from Donnell & 2 from Allred, burned one of Allred's houses

??-??-186?

F 1374

Meyer, Charles A.

 

Statement of William Foxton; Coleman Allred a rebel; Pleasant Post a guerrilla captain; Eli Donnell disloyal; Capt. Meyer in 1863 took gun from Donnell & 2 from Allred, burned one of Allred's houses

??-??-186?

F1374

Miller, Julius

De Soto

Bond in the amount of $2,000. Duplicate follows.

11-01-1864

F 1157

Miller, Julius

De Soto

Letter from Dr. Charles H. Hughes that he does not think Miller's saloon should be reopened. Hughes thinks he can keep discipline in the hospital as long as the men can be kept from alcohol.

01-22-1864

F 1157

Mooney, J.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-23-1863

F 1211

Murrell, John

 

Account of mule, saddle & bridle taken from Murrell; statements of William Wiley, John Campbell, Elizabeth Baker & John Vaughn

01-07-1862

F 1374

Murrell, John

 

Account of mule, saddle & bridle taken from Murrell; statements of William Wiley, John Campbell, Elizabeth Baker & John Vaughn

01-07-1862

F1374

Murrell, John

 

Report of Col. Bland re: mule Lt. Col. Blood took from Murrell; mule taken when Murrell taken prisoner at rebel encampment west of De Soto

01-31-1862

F 1374

Murrell, John

 

Report of Col. Bland re: mule Lt. Col. Blood took from Murrell; mule taken when Murrell taken prisoner at rebel encampment west of De Soto

01-31-1862

F1374

Nappier, John W.

Grubville

Letter from Stephen Cole reporting Nappier's disloyalty; Nappier's mother-in-law Mary Boyd, along with G. Woodcock and J. L. Nappier harbors deserters

12-24-1864

F 1375

Nichols, Richard

 

Bond of $2,000

06-04-1864

F 1376

Nichols, Richard

 

Permit to sell arms

06-18-1864

F 1376

Null, David

Hillsboro

Reporting in

12-29-1862

F 1378

Ogle, John

Little Rock

Oath of allegiance

03-13-1862

F 1251

Paucer, Doner, Fritter, Nolen, Stewart

 

Petition to discharge Jesse Kidd, James Kidd, Jacob Shultz, Nelson Shultz, William Bittix, Thomas Bittix, Joseph A. Chotrand, Henry Counce, George Stokes, David Neill, John Harveld ?, & Willis Owens

01-10-1863

F 1236

Poten, A. H.

Sulphur Springs

Report that he arrested Cornelius Mulligan for perjury

07-31-1862

F 1248

Poten, Aug H.

Sulphur Springs

Col., 5th Missouri Volunteers, reports that John F. McIlvain of St. Francois County was killed on his farm near Big River Bridge Mills by some demon, requests General Order 3 be enforced

06-25-1862

F 1200

Poten, Aug. H.

Camp Merrill, Sulpher Springs

Letter to accompany reports of Capt. Essroger and Lieut. von Rodungen of the 5th Regiment, Infantry, Missouri Volunteers concerning Rufus Hopkins, ordered shot to death by Capt. Essroger

09-02-1862

F 1476

Rankin, L. J.

De Soto

Bond, $2000, to sell quinine, calomel, Peruvian bark, opium, patent medicines, liquor, and salt to those with permission, securities C. B. Fletcher and C. C. Fletcher

12-01-1864

F 1255

Rankins, S. J.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-25-1863

F 1211

 

 

 

 

 

Reppy, H. C.

 

Investigative report on charges of robbery against Reppy [?] & H. C. Cavender; witnesses swear to their identities, other parties swear they were in De Soto at the time

11-14-1864

F 1374

Reppy, H. C.

 

Investigative report on charges of robbery against Reppy [?] & H. C. Cavender; witnesses swear to their identities, other parties swear they were in De Soto at the time

11-14-1864

F1374

Seaburn, James

 

Bond ($1000)

04-14-1862

F 1399

Seaburn, James

 

John W. Wilson states that he stopped at Mr. Seaburn's house but was kicked out because he had testified against William Herse who burned down the bridge over Big River

04-13-1861

F 1399

Seaburn, James

 

William Blackwell states that he was with John Wilson at Mr. Seaburn's house when they were kicked out because Mr. Wilson had testified against William Herse

04-13-1862

F 1399

Shott, Antoin

 

Statement that W. R. Benton was a Union man while he boarded with him

10-31-1861

F 1230

Shoults, Israel

 

Statement that W. R. Benton was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Shoutts, Nelson

 

Statement that W. R.Benton, while a school teacher in Jefferson County, was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Singleton, Benjamin F.

 

Cover sheet only case 98911 "citizen Jefferson Co., Mo."

?

F 1261

State of Missouri

 

Liquor license

 

F 1154

Stephens, W. D.

 

Statement that W. R. Benton was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Stewart, Reuben H.; Williams, William E.; Hunter, Thomas; Burgess, A. F.; Laughborough, Jonathan; Rogers, F. G.; Hiatt, William; Tiner, John; Prentiss, Charles; Moore, James; Harper, Robert; Love, W. P.; Richardson, Thomas C.; Grant, Thomas B.; & others

 

Recommendations for release or retention of 78 men held at St. Louis Arsenal, Fifth Street Military Prison, & McDowell's College; men from 31 Missouri counties

01-29-1862

F 1583

Thompson, David A.

 

Oath of Allegiance

03-14-1863

F 1211

Thompson, J. W.

De Soto

Enclosed evidence in the case of D.W. Morse vs. Felix Fernand

04-08-1863

F 1203

Thompson, J. W.

De Soto

Enclosed two letters from Morse vs. Fernand

04-16-1863

F 1203

Thompson, T. W.

De Soto

List of men on sick furlough

03-11-1862

F 1211

Torance, Robert

 

Asking permission to buy powder and caps so he can hunt

02-04-1865

F 1406

Toten, Aug H.

Sulphur Springs

Enclosing three statements concerning the shooting and killing of Sam Long, Sr. by a sergeant under his command while Long attempted to escape

06-27-1862

F 1483

Toten, Aug H.

Sulphur Springs

Report that he is sending reports detailing the killing of Sam Long by a patrol, that he has distributed Special Order 3, and daily scouting parties are sent out to protect Union men

06-29-1862

F 1483

Traker, R. M.

De Soto

Report that he arrested James T. Mathews for being with guerrillas, the horse in question will be sent to Mr. Pilzer by Capt. Baxton, and that he has found no stolen watches among the men

08-08-1864

F 1485

Tyler, John F.

Victoria

Believes Broloski's statement is false

07-08-1863

F 1284

Wallis, W.

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-23-1863

F 1211

Washburn

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-25-1863

F 1211

Waters, Louis H.

 

Statement of Louis H. Waters, forwarded with prisoner to the Provost Marshall General

5-22-1863

F 1411

Wease, David

 

Deposition in case of William R. Benton, resident of St. Louis County

10-31-1861

F 1230

Wease, John

 

Deposition in case of William R. Benton, that he is a loyal citizen

10-31-1861

F 1230

Wease, John

 

Statement that W. R. Benton planned to board with L. D. Volan for three months of teaching school in Eureka

10-31-1861

F 1230

Wease, Philip D.

 

Statement that W. R. Benton was a Union man

10-31-1861

F 1230

Whalan, Martin

De Soto

Thomas C. Fletcher states that Mr. Whalan is a good man and should be released or given a quick trial because his family is suffering

12-31-1863

F 1416

Wigman, Herman

 

Bond ($1000)

10-18-1861

F 1419

Wilcox, John T.

 

Bond ($1000) for harboring rebel enemies of the United States

02-15-1864

F 1419

Wilcox, John T.

 

Oath of allegiance and description

02-15-1862

F 1419

Wiley, Forkland R.

Victoria

Henry Deuback states that he sends Mr. Wiley, a seventeen-year-old who was in the Confederate army

08-11-1862

F 1419

Wiley, George

De Soto

J.W. Thompson is a good and loyal man

03-25-1863

F 1211

Williams, William P.

 

Christopher Frost states that he knows Mr. Williams to be a good citizen

?

F 1489

Willson, George; Weaver, John; Weaver, W.; etc.

Plattin

Petition to have James M. Lewis and Lee West released from Alton Prison and allowed to return home as both are unwell, especially West

06-08-1862

F 1362

Wilson, William

 

Sworn statement about Augustus Hawkins

12-15-1864

F 1341

Wolfe, John B.

 

Oath of allegiance and description, described as talkative

08-01-1864

F 1279

 

The Provost Marshal Papers for the state of Missouri are part of Record Group 109, War Department Collection of Confederate Records in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Although they are records of the Union Army, they were associated with Confederate records in the War Department because they relate, in part, to Confederate citizens and sympathizers. The National Archives refers to this collection as Union Provost Marshals’ File of Papers Relating to Individual Citizens. This national collection is three hundred rolls of microfilmed documents, 1861-1866. The online database created by the Missouri State Archives is an index of the Missouri portion of the collection.

There are similar documents that refer to more than one citizen, Union Provost Marshals’ File of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians.  On the 94 rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced a series of documents dated 1861 to 1867, each of which pertains to two or more civilians.  The series was assembled in the War Department from documents that were extracted from the files of the Union Army provost marshals and from other records of Army territorial commands.  The documents here reproduced relate to civilians, or “citizens,” as they were called during the Civil War, who came in contact with the Army..  They included correspondence, provost court papers, lists of prisoners, orders, passes, paroles, oaths of allegiance, transportation permits, and claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces.

The microfilm collection contains thousands of pages of documents detailing the way the provost marshal affected the lives of Missouri citizens who came into contact with the Union Army. The office of provost marshal generated much paperwork which offers a unique look at a state divided in loyalty and beliefs, and the war society that resulted. Far from being solely a resource for military research, the provost marshal papers provide information about the role of women during the war, its effect on Missouri’s slavery institution, and the difficulties experienced by war refugees.

The documents on film include correspondence, provost marshal court papers, orders, passes, paroles, oaths of allegiance to the United States, transportation permits, and claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces. Charges could be initiated by anyone, civilian or military. Statements by accusers or witnesses were taken down as evidence; citizens could be arrested, however, simply on suspicion.