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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

14th Missouri Cavalry (Union)

From Family Search.

This was the last Union regiment James Bolin served in.

The regiment was organized  at St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri,  November 30, 11864, and May 13, 1865.  It was attached to the District of St. Louis to November 1865.  It had duty at St. Louis until June 1865.

It performed a scouting expedition from Waynesville to  Coal Camp Creek May 23-26.

It moved to Nebraska and had frontier duty on the Plains until November.  They mustered out November 17, 1865.

Lost during service:  2 killed and 34 to disease.

It's commander was Lt. Colonel Joseph J. Gravely.

--Old Secesh

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