The 41st Missouri Infantry Regiment was an
infantry regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 41st Missouri Infantry Regiment was organized at
Benton Barracks
Benton Barracks (or Camp Benton) was a Union Army military encampment, established during the American Civil War, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the present site of the St. Louis Fairground Park. Before the Civil War, the site was owned and used by th ...
August through September 1864 and mustered on September 16, 1864, for one year service under the command of
Colonel Joseph Weydemeyer. The regiment served garrison duty at
St. Louis,
Missouri, until July 1865.
The 41st Missouri Infantry mustered out July 11, 1865.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 37 men during service; 1 enlisted man killed, 2 officers and 34 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
* Colonel Joseph Weydemeyer
See also
*
Missouri Civil War Union units
*
Missouri in the Civil War
During the American Civil War, Missouri was a hotly contested border state populated by both Union and Confederate sympathizers. It sent armies, generals, and supplies to both sides, maintained dual governments, and endured a bloody ne ...
References
* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
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Military units and formations established in 1864
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Units and formations of the Union Army from Missouri
1864 establishments in Missouri
1865 disestablishments in Missouri