to it is deemed necessary than to say that companies, battalions, and regiments are forming in different sections of the State, and that in all probability a large force of this description will have been placed in the field as early as the 1st of March next.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHESTER HARDING, JR.,

Adjutant-General.

SCHEDULA A.

Return of regiments and companies of Missouri Volunteers in the service of the United States January 1, 1862.

Command. Name of commander. Aggregat Remarks.

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strengh.

INFANTRY.

2nd Regiment. Colonel F. Schaefer 861

3rd Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel 543

Bischoff

6th Regiment Colonel P. B. Bland 850

7th Regiment Colonel John d. 900

Stevenson

8th Regiment Colonel M. L. Smith 1,018

9th Regiment Colonel J. C. 890

Kelton

10th Regiment Colonel G. R. Todd 837

11th Regiment Colonel J. B. 808

Plummer

12th Regiment Colonel P. J. 757

Osterhaus

13th Regiment Colonel C. J. 886

Wright

15th Regiment Colonel F. J. 752

Joliat

17th Regiment Colonel F. 743

Hassendeubel

18th Regiment Colonel W. J. 963

Morgan

19th Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel 301

Shepard

21st Regiment Colonel D. Moore 767

22nd Regiment Colonel J. D. 560

Foster

23rd Regiment Colonel J. T. 753

Tindall

24th Regiment Colonel S. H. Boyd 664

25th Regiment Colonel E. Peabody 900

26th Regiment Colonel G. B. 811

Boomer

27th Regiment Colonel J. D. Eads 329

Benton Cadets Lieutenant Col L. 467

H. Marshall

Fremont Light Guard

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36

Engineer Regiment Colonel J. W. 1,085

Bissell

Osage Rifles Captain J. K. Kidd 103

Sappers and Miners Captain J. D. 75

Voerster

Pioneer Company Captain A. Gerster 106

Birge's Colonel Birge 852

Sharpshooters

Phelps' Regiment Colonel J. S. 727 Six-

Phelps months'

militia

transferr

ed to

United

States.

Total infantry

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19,344

ARTILLERY.

1st Regiment Colonel F. P. 583

Blair, jr.

2nd Regiment Colonel Almstedt 1,612

Backof's battalion Major Backof 289

Buel's battery Captain Buel 144

Schunckle's battery Captain Schuckles 125

Schwartz' battery Captain Schwartz 89

Mann's battery Captain Mann 92

Pfenninghausen's Captain 121

battery Pfennighausen

Total artillery.

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3,055

CAVALRY.

1ST rEGIMENT Colonel C. A. Ellis 1,000

2nd [4th] Regiment Colonel G. E. 975

Waring,jr.

3rd Regiment Colonel J. M. 768

Glover

Merrill's Horse Colonel Lewis 857

Merrill

Black Hawk Colonel Bishop 675

Stewart's Colonel Robert M. 327

Stewart

Hawkins' Captain H. P. 90

Hawkins

Irish Dragoons Captain P. Naughton 73

Stewart's Company Captain W. Stewart 86

Hollan Horse Major H. Hollan 521

Benton Hussars Lieutenant Colonel 515

G. von Deutsch

Total cavalry

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5,887