Units of the Fifth Division
Missouri State Guard

ARTILLERY

Andrew County Light Artillery, Capt. _____ Fisher (Merged into other Division batteries)
Kelly’s "Irish" Light Artillery, Capt. Ephraim V. Kelly
Saint Joseph Light Artillery, Capt. John C. Landis
Thornton Artillery (Merged into Andrew County Light Artillery)

CAVALRY

1st Cavalry Battalion, Maj. John C. C. Thornton
1st Cavalry Regiment, Col. Theodore Duncan
2nd Cavalry Regiment, Col. Alonzo W. Slayback
Buchanan Cavalry Company, Capt. _____ Morris
Buchanan Rangers, 2LT John N. Smith
Dekalb Cavalry, Capt. John Hart
Easton Cavalry, Capt. _____ Rauch
Platte County Cavalry Company, Capt. James D. Spratt

INFANTRY

1st Infantry Battalion, Lt. Col. John R. Boyd
1st Infantry Regiment, Col. James P. Saunders
2nd Infantry Regiment, Col. John H. Winston
3rd Infantry Regiment, Col. Levin M. Lewis
5th Infantry Regiment, Col. Alonzo W. Slayback (Converted to cavalry)
Extra Infantry Battalion, Maj. Thomas McCarty

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