A history of Company A, 1st Cavalry MSM

The following is a history of Company “A” 1st Cavalry, M.S.M., from Feb. 3d, 1862, to Feb. 15th, 1865.

The Company was organized by Captain Joseph H. McGee at Gallatin, Missouri, on the 3rd day of Feb. 1862, when it marched to Hamilton, Missouri, where it remained until the 1st day of June, 1862, when it marched to Breckenridge.

August 6th, 1862, the Company participated in the battle of Kirksville. Missouri — casualties: William R. Duchee severely wounded. August 8th, fought the enemy at Panther Creek — casualties, Sergeant David E. Youtsey and Corporal Daniel Johns severely wounded.

August 13th, the Company marched to Lexington, Missouri. where it was actively engaged, during the fall and winter of 1862 in scouting the counties of Lafayette, Jackson, Johnson and Saline.

May 14th, 1862, marched to Warrensburg. May 15th, marched to Locust Grove, Mo. May 16th marched to Grand River. 17th marched to Germantown. 21st marched to Yaborville, Osage River, when it was actively engaged in scouting the country until August 18th, 1863, when it marched to Germantown. October 8th marched to Clinton.

9th marched to Osceola. 10th, marched to Sedalia. 19th, marched to Warrensburg. 22nd, marched to Rose Hill.

November 17th, marched to Warrensburg. December 6th, marched to Waverly, where the Company was stationed until March 6th, 1864, when it marched to Lexington. 21st, marched to Warrensburg. May 7st, 1864, marched to Mound Prairie. 2nd, marched to Creasey Hill, Mo. 4th, marched to Walton’s farm. 5th, marched to Lexington. 6th, marched to Benning’s farm. 7th marched to Warrensburg, where it was stationed until July 7th, 1864, when it marched to Camp Brown, Mo., and remained in the field, actively engaged, until the 27th of September 1864, when it took the line of march for Jefferson City, where it arrived on the 1st of October, 1864; was engaged with the rebel army under General Price, Oct. 7th. On the 8th was engaged on the Moro in which Sergeant William Tr. Powell was wounded; pursued the enemy to California, Mo.; some cannonading, no casualties. Oct. 10th, pursued the enemy to Boonville. On the 11th reconnoitered in the vicinity of Boonville. 12th, returned to California, Mo. 13th, returned to Boonville. 14th, marched to Cook’s Store. 13th, reconnoitered near Waverly. l9th, marched to | Boonville. 20th, marched to Camp near Lewis’ farm. 21st, marched to Wellington. 22nd, marched to Independence; fought the enemy from 3 o’clock P.M. till 9 o’clock P.M. Casualties, Private William A. Royston severely wounded; stood to horse all night. 23rd, fought the enemy at Big Blue; engagement lasted all day. Casualties, William Downing and John Kersinger, privates, severely wounded; camped near Little Santa-Fe for the night. 24th, marched till 3 o’clock A. M., and stood to horse till daylight.

Fought the enemy at Little Osage, Kansas, on the 25th. Casualties. Corporal George T. Netherton and private John H. Dolle severely wounded, had seventeen horses killed and wounded. On the 28th, marched to Balls’ Mill, with 582 rebel prisoners and nine pieces of artillery captured at the Battle of Mine Creek, Kansas. 29th, marched to Panther Creek. 30th, marched to Grand River. 3lst, Shanghai.

Traveled 500 miles in the month of October, 1864, and fought the enemy six times. November 1st. 1864, marched to Warrensburg. November 9th, marched to Kingsville. 10th, to Pleasant Hill. January 13th, 1865, marched to Hickman’s Mill. 28th, 1865, privates Eleazor Johnson and Willian A. Gray killed by guerrillas.

Feb. 5th, 1865, marched to Pleasant Hill. 6th, marched to Warrensburg. Feb. 8th, camped at Jefferson City. 10th arrived at St. Louis. Mo., awaiting muster-out.

BENTON MILLER,  First Lieut.
Com’g Co. ‘A’ 1st Cav. M.S.M.

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Gallatin North Missourian, December 20, 1866, Page 2. via Newspapers.com

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