3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment (Union)

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The 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War principally in Missouri and Arkansas.

Timeline

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:The 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment was recruited and organized at Palmyra, Missouri, under the lead of John M. Glover. Recruitment commenced on June 1, 1861.

:* December 1861: Began its duty in Southeast Missouri and District of Rolla. Began under command of General Benjamin Prentiss and Colonel John McNeil. Action near Hallsville, Missouri

:* December 27, 1861: Battle of Mount Zion Church

:* December 28, 1861: Inman's Hollow

:* July 7, 1862: (Companies B, D, G, H). Mountain Store, Big Piney

:* July 25-2~, 1862: (Companies E, F). Scout and skirmish in Sinking Creek

:* August 4–11, 1862: (Detachment) Salem

:* August 9, 1862: Wayman's Mills and Spring Creek

:* August 23, 1862: Scout from Salem to Current River

:* August 24–28, 1862: (Company E). Beaver Creek, Texas County

:* November 24, 1862: Expedition from Rolla to Ozark Mountains

:* November 30-December 6, 1862: (Companies A, B) Ozark

:* December 2, 1862: (Companies A, B) Wood's Creek

:* January 11, 1863: Harteville, Wood's Fork

:* January 11, 1863: Batesville, Arkansas

:* February 4, 1863: Operations against Marmaduke

:* April 17-May 2, 1863: Castor River, near Bloomfield

:* April 29, 1863: Bloomfield

:* April 30, 1863: Coal Bluff, St. Francis River,

:* April 30-May 1, 1863: Advance upon Little Rock

:* July 1-September 10, 1863: Moved from Wittsburg to Clarendon

:* August 1–8, 1863: Near Bayou Metoe

:* August 26, 1863: Bayou Meto (or Reed's Bridge)

:* September 1–10, 1863: Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock

:* September 10, 1863: Brownsville

:* September 16, 1863: At Jacksonport, Arkansas

:* November 1863 to March 1864. Affair at Jackeonport

:* November 21, 1863: (Company E). Reconnoissance from Little Rock

:* December 5–13, 1863: Jacksonport

:* December 23, 1863: Scouts from Brownsville

:* January 17–19, 1864: Hot Springs

:* February 4, 1864: Steele's Expedition to Camden

:* March 23-May 3, 1864: Elkins' Ferry, Little Missouri River,

:* April 3–4, 1864: Mark's Mills

:* April 5, 1864: Little Missouri River

:* April 6, 1864: Prairie D'Ann

:* April 9–12, 1864: Camden

:* April 15–24, 1864: Mt. Elba Ferry

:* April 26, 1864: Princeton

:* April 29, 1864: Operations against Shelby north of Arkansas River,

:* May 18–31, 1864: At Little Rock till June, 1865. Benton Road, near Little Rock,

:* July 19, 1864: Benton

:* July 25, 1864: (Company C). Scatterville

:* July 28, 1864: (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River

:* August 6–16, 1864: At Tannery, near Little Rock

:* September 2, 1864: (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Fort Smith

:* September 25-October 13, 1864: (Detachment). Reconnaissance from Little Rock toward Monticello and Mt. Elba

:* October 4–11, 1864: Reconnaissance from Little Rock to Princeton

:* October 19–23, 1864: Princeton

:* October 23, 1864: Expedition from Little Rock to Saline River

:* November 17–18, 1864: (Detachment). Expedition from Little Rock to Benton

:* November 27–30, 1864: (Detachment).

: Mustered out June 14, 1865: (Company "M" at Headquarters Department of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri, November 1862 to June 1863.)

Casualties

The regiment lost 3 Officers and 37 Enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 Officer and 172 Enlisted men killed by disease. In total, 213 men were killed over the duration of service.{{cite web |title=3rd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry |url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UMO0003RC |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=20 July 2023}}

Regimental Organization

=Headquarters=

The Commander of the Regiment was Colonel John M. Glover from August 5, 1861, through March 13, 1864.

=Company A=

Commander: Captain James Howland
Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant B. Triplett

=Company B=

This company was formed from Missouri men from Marion and Knox Counties.

Commander: Captain John Yates
Executive Officer: 2nd Lieutenant James J. Agnew

=Company C=

Company C was mostly Illinois men. Company C sustained a greater percentage of losses as compared to the other companies of the Regiment.

Commander: Captain Thomas G. Black

=Company D=

Company D was composed of equal numbers of Missouri and Illinois men.

Commander: Captain John H. Reed

=Company E=

Commander: Captain George D. Bradway
Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Joseph Biggerstaff
2nd Lieutenant Nelson Young

=Company F=

Commander: Captain James Call
Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Francis Wilcox
B Q Master: 1st Lieutenant James. C. Agnew

=Company G=

Commander: Captain Willcox
Executive Officer: 2nd Lieutenant George Felt

=Company H=

Commander: Captain A. N. Graham
Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant S. Graham

=Company I=

Commander: Captain John A. Lennon
Captain Omer Kennen 3rd Regiment
Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant John Avery
2nd Lieutenant Alexander Lacy