Prominent St. Louisans in Gray |
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Prominent St. Louisans in Gray |
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St. Louis as it appeared in 1860. |
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Prominent
Confederate Soldiers who were residents of
City or County of St.
Louis:
NAME/RANK |
UNIT/REMARKS |
| Sgt. Major James W. Allen | 4th Mo Infantry |
| Lt. Lewis Allen | 63rd Al Infantry |
| Maj. Alexander Givens Anderson |
Missouri Brigade Quatermaster |
| Roger Perry Annan | 7th Va Cavalry |
| Lt. J. B. Atchison |
3rd Missouri Infantry
(Post war occupation: Physcian) |
| Lt. Robert Chilton Atkinson |
3rd Va Infantry, 3rd Va Cavalry,
10th Va Cavalry, 13th Va Cavalry, Chew's Battery of Horse Artillery |
| Dr. LeGrand Atwood, Surgeon | |
| Capt. Archer Bankhead | 2nd Missouri Infantry |
| James P. Bannerman | Quatermaster, Gen. Mosby Parson's Brigade |
| Father John B. Bannon, Chaplain | Missouri Brigade |
| Capt. William P. Barlow | 1st Missouri Light Artillery |
| Lt. James Barron | 1st Missouri Artillery |
| Lt. Fleming Bates | Von Phul's Missouri Light Artillery |
| Brig. Gen. William N. R. Beall | Commanded Brigade of Arkansas/Louisiana troops in Army of Trans-Mississippi. (after the war resided in St. Louis) |
| 2nd Lt. A. C. Blakely | 1st Missouri Infantry |
| Brig. Gen. William R. Boggs | Served under Gen. E. Kirby Smith to the Trans-Mississippi department, where he acted as chief of staff . 1870-1875 resided in St. Louis |
| Gen. John S. Bowen | Missouri Brigade |
| F. P. Bronaugh |
After the war, served as 4th Lt. Commander of United Confederate
Veterans,
Camp St. Louis, No.731 |
| Sgt. William J. Bull |
3rd Field Battery Missouri Artillery
(Wrote detailed wartime diary, published as "Missouri Brothers in Gray", edited by Michael E. Banasik) |
| Sgt. John P. Bull |
Served on staff of Col. Emmett MacDonald
(a collection of his letters home is included in the above book) |
| Maj. Wallace Clark Butler | Army of Tennessee (Paymaster/Quartermaster) |
| Maj. Edward Carrington Cabell | Gen. Price's and Gen. Kirby Smith's Staff |
| Maj. Patrick Caniff | Co F 5th Missouri Infantry |
| Capt. Given Campbell |
2nd and 9th Kentucky Cavalry
(Morgan's Division) Jefferson Davis' Escort |
| Maj. Frank Carter |
Gen. John S. Bowen's Staff and
Army of Northern Virginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee |
| Capt. John Rock Champion | Missouri State Guard Cavalry |
| 2nd Lt. Edward F. Chappell | 3rd Mo Field Battery |
| Sgt. William Ward Childs | 1st Missouri Light Artillery "Landis Battery" |
| Lt. Col. James Robert Claiborne | 37th Va Cavalry |
| Capt. S. Churchill Clark | Churchill's Missouri Artillery Battery |
| Brig. Gen. Meriwether Lewis Clark |
(Son of Gen. William Clark, Explorer)
General in Missouri State Guard and Colonel in Confederate States Army |
| Capt. Stephen O. Coleman | Kelly's Regiment, Missouri State Guard |
| Capt. Luther Conn |
3rd Ky Cavalry and 37th Ky Cavalry
(Morgan's Division); and Jefferson Davis's Escort |
| Hon. William Mordecai Cooke | |
| E. P. Creecy | After the war, served as "2nd Color Guard" in the UCV, St. Louis Camp, No. 731 |
| Lt. William A. Crow | Co F 5th Missouri Infantry |
| Sgt. John W. Cummiskey |
"Quartermaster Sgt."in
3rd Mo Field Battery |
| Maj. Edward Cunningham, Jr. |
Asst. Adjutant General to
Gen. T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson and Chief of Artillery for Gen. Kirby Smith |
| Capt. Peter Daniels |
Kentucky Orphan Brigade,
Killed leading charge on Federal Battery at Chickamauga |
| J. R. Daugherty | After the war, served as "First Color Guard" in the UCV, St. Louis Camp, No. 731 |
| Col. Alexander Davis | Fifth Division, Missouri State Guard |
| Rev. Jacob Dietzler, CSA | Confederate Ambassador to England |
| Gen. Basil W. Duke |
Missour State Guard, Kentucky Orphan Brigade
and Morgan's Kentucky Cavalry |
| Robert Duncan |
Assistant Surgeon, Shaler's/Gaither's
Arkansas Infantry |
| Sgt. Maj. Boanerges R. Edmondson | 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers (Watie's) |
| Capt. Charles Edward Edmondson | 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers (Watie's) |
| J. White Edwards |
After the war, served as Commissary for
(UCV) United Confederate Veterans, Camp St. Louis, No.731 |
| Sgt. Christopher P. Ellerbe | 8th Alabama Cavalry |
| Lt. Samuel Farrington | 1st Missouri Confederate Artillery |
| Hon. Samuel Howard Ford | Confederate Congress for Kentucky |
| Hon. Thomas W. Freeman | C.S. Congressman |
| Brig. Gen. Daniel Marsh Frost | Missouri State Guard and Dept. of Trans-Mississippi |
| Frank Gaiennie | After war, served as Adjutant of UCV, Camp St. Louis, No. 731 |
| Andrew Hynes Gay | Co A 1st Louisiana Cavalry |
| Col. Hugh Garland | 1st Mo. Infantry |
| Capt. Bruce Giff | Ordinance Dept. |
| Jacob D. Goldman | 54th Georgia Infantry; Successful cotton trader and Jewish community leader in St. Louis after the war. |
| Col. John Rene Gratiot |
2nd Ark. Infantry (Native of St. Louis).
(One of the founding families of St. Louis, Gratiot Street named in their honor) |
| Col. Colton Greene |
7th Division Mo. State Guard and
3rd Missouri Cavalry |
| Maj. Abasalom Grimes | Confederate Mail Carrier |
| Capt. Henry Guibor | Guibor's Battery Missouri Artillery |
| Maj. Wm. Haines | Quartermaster |
| W.B. Harrison | After the war, served as "Sergt. Major" in the UCV, St. Louis Camp, No. 731 |
| Aaron Hirsch |
Served in Confederate Cavalry; was known as the "Judische Secess"
as a prisoner by Federal troopers. source:
"Zion in the Valley", by Walter Ehrlich |
| Lt. John Duncan Holliday | "Ordinance Lt." of 3rd Mo. Field Battery |
| 2nd Lt. James C. Hough (or Huff) | 3rd Mo Field Battery |
| Capt. Warwick Hough |
Staff of Gen. Polk, Gen. Richard Taylor,
and Gen. S.D. Lee |
| Capt. John Howard |
1st Mo. Confederate Cavalry
(Shelby's command) |
| Col. T. P. Hoz | Missouri Brigade |
| Lt. Col. E. B. Hull | 2nd Missouri Infantry |
| Col. Robert R. Hutchinson |
Asst. Adjutant Gen.on Staff of Gen. Bowen
(Mo Brigade) and Gen. Rodes (ANV) |
| Alexander Franklin "Frank" James | Quantrill's Partisan Rangers and brother of Jesse James. (1894-1901 resided in St. Louis while working as a doorkeeper at Ed Butler's Standard Theatre. Also worked at Fair Grounds race track during racing season (waved "Timer's flag") |
| Lt. Col. W. P. Johnson | 4th Missouri Infantry |
| Capt. Lorraine Farquhar Jones | |
| Walter D. Jones | After the war, served as Sgt. Major for UCV, Camp St. Louis, No.731 |
| Col. Joseph Kelly |
Kelly's Regiment, Missouri State Guard,
and Staff Officer of Gen. Mosby Parsons |
| Lt. Samuel M. Kennard | Landis' and Guibor's Missouri Artillery |
| James White Kennett | Missouri Brigade |
| Capt. James P. Kennerly |
1st Missouri Artillery (James, Lewis and Samuel were brother-in-laws
to Gen. John S. Bowen).
Graduates of St. Louis U.. Kennerly Rd. named in family's honor. |
| Capt. Lewis Kennerly | Missouri Brigade |
| Capt. Samuel Kennerly | Missouri Brigade |
| Maj. William Clark Kennerly |
(Nephew of Gen. William Clark
and Revolutionary war General George Rogers Clark) |
| L. D. Kingsland | Served as "Color Sergeant" in the UCV, St. Louis Camp No. 731 |
| Col. Solomon George Kitchen | |
| Capt. John Ladd | 6th Missouri Infantry |
| Lt. T. B. Lanier | 2nd Missouri Infantry |
| Watson Lannam | St. Louis resident cited for extraordinary courage while "in advance of the main line", took a Union Lt. Col. prisoner (Battle of Prarie Grove, Ark.) Parsons' Division. |
| Major Francis D. Lee | Confederate Ordinance Dept. |
| Lt. Alexander A. Lesueur | 3rd Mo Field Battery |
| Thomas A. Lornagin, Surgeon | Lewis' 7th Mo Infantry |
| Major James M. Loughborough | Served on the staff of Gen. Sterling Price (Loughborough Ave named after family) |
| Col. Emmett MacDonald |
Marmaduke's Missouri Cavalry.
Appointed "Provost-Marshal of Missouri" |
Lt. J. R. Mathews |
4th Missouri Infantry |
Dr. G. M. B. Maughs, Surgeon |
Missouri "Exam. Surgeon" |
Brig. Gen. John McCausland |
Born in St. Louis, graduate of Virginia Military Institute.
Commanded Cavalry Brigades
in Army of Northern Virginia. (McCausland Ave. named after family) |
Capt. Arthur McCoy |
1st Mo. Confederate Cavalry (Shelby's) |
Maj. Atreus J. McCreery |
Quartermaster, Price's Staff |
Capt. Robert McCulloch |
Co B 18th Va Infantry |
Col. Joseph N. McDowell, Surgeon |
Medical Director, Dept. Trans-Mississippi |
Daniel L. McGary |
Co A & G 15th Texas Cavalry.
In 1855 became first U.S. District Attorney of Nebraska Territory. After war, was prominent newspaper editor/owner in Texas (Southern Banner) |
Maj. William M. McPheeters (Surgeon) |
Medical Director Gen. Price's Staff |
Lt. Fergus McRae |
Missouri Artillery |
Bishop Enoch M. Marvin, Chaplain |
Dept. Trans-Mississippi |
Maj. J. S. Melon |
Missouri "Commissary" |
Lt. Col. Minor Meriwether |
Engineer on Gen. Price's Staff, Gen. Polk's Staff,
Gen. Pemberton's Staff, Gen. Gilmer's Staff,
Gen. Joe Johnston's Staff, and Gen. Taylor's Staff |
Maj. Edgar Miller |
Quartermaster/Paymaster/
Staff Officer for Gen. Joe Johnston |
Dr. J. I. Miller |
After the war, served as "Surgeon" in the UCV,
St. Louis Camp, No. 731 |
Patrick Mulcahy |
After the war, served as
"Color Sergeant"in the UCV, St. Louis Camp, No. 731 |
Col. R. H. Musser |
9th Missouri Infantry |
Sergt. Major John K. Newman |
1st Missouri Infantry |
Col. Trusten Polk |
Judge-Advocate for Gen. Sterling Price.
(served as Governor of Missouri and U.S. Senator). Polk Ave. named in his honor. |
Col. Celsus Price |
Staff of Gen. Sterling Price |
| Brig. Gen. Edwin W. Price |
Missouri State Guard
(Colonel in Army of Trans-Mississippi) |
| Maj. Gen. Sterling Price |
Army of Missouri/
Army of Trans-Mississippi/Army of the West |
| Maj. Adolph Proskauer | 12th Alabama Infantry; Jewish, member of Temple Israel, helped found Jewish Hospital in St. Louis |
| Maj. James M. Quinlin |
Commissary Officer for Gen. Bowen's
Missouri Brigade |
| Maj. Charles C. Rainwater | Chief of Ordinance, Gen. Marmaduke's staff |
| Gov. Henry M. Rector |
Governor of Arkansas during 1861-1862.
(was born and raised in St. Louis) |
| Lt. John Redmand | 1st Missouri Infantry |
| Gov. Thomas Reynolds |
Lt. Governor and
2nd Governor of Confederate Missouri |
| E.C. Robbins |
After the war, served as "Third Lt. Commander" of the UCV,
St. Louis Camp, No. 731 |
| Rev. Patrick G. Robert, Chaplain | 2nd La Infantry and 34th Va Infantry |
| Father Abram Ryan, Chaplain | "Poet of the Confederacy" |
| Philip Sartorius |
Co. B, 15th LA Cavalry.
source: "Zion in the Valley", by Walter Ehrlich |
| Capt. Wm. David Sappington |
Co D 4th Mo. Cavalry
(Community of Sappington and Sappington Rd. named in honor of the family) |
| Col. James Riddle Shaler |
27th Arkansas Infantry and
Inspector Gen. for Gen. Sterling Price |
| Col. Alonzo William Slayback |
"Slayback's Lancers" Cavalry Battalion,
Shelby's Cavalry Division |
| Col. Thomas L. Snead |
Asst. Adjutant Gen., Sterling Price's Staff;
C.S. Congressman |
| Sgt. Stephan B. Spellin
(or Spellen/Spellan) |
3rd Mo Field Battery |
| Dr. Horatio Nelson Spencer, Surgeon | 1st Mississippi Light Artillery |
| Col. Isaiah George Washington Steedman | 1st Alabama Infantry/1st Alabama Heavy Artillery |
| Brig. Gen. Alexander Steen | Missouri State Guard. Colonel in Missouri Infantry Regiment |
| Capt. Alcee William Stewart | Co E 20th La Infantry |
| Lt. Gen. Alexander Peter Stewart | Army of Tennessee |
| Lt. Alphonso Chase Stewart |
4th Tenn. Cavalry and Staff Officer for
Lt.Gen. A. P. Stewart |
| Joseph Strauss | "Commanded a troop of Louisana Cavalry, wounded at Vicksburg". Jewish extraction. Associated with Jacob D. Strauss Saddlery Co. in St. Louis. |
| Lt. Robert Henry Stockton | Co I, 2nd Missouri Infantry |
| E. H. Sublett | After war, served as " Treasurer" in the UCV, St. Louis Camp, No. 731 |
Sgt. John Tatum |
3rd Mo Field Battery |
Capt. Samuel Taylor (Cadet Lt.) |
25th Battery Richmond Defense Force,
Army of Northern Virginia |
Capt. Josiah Tibbett |
2nd Missouri Cavalry |
Lt. Charles B. Tilden |
3rd Mo. Field Battery |
Maj. James Morgan Utz |
9th Missouri Infantry
Resident of Bridgeton; Executed by Federals Dec 25, 1864, St. Louis, Mo. |
Capt. Leroy Branch Valliant |
22nd Mississippi Infantry |
Sen. George Graham Vest |
Served on Gen. Price's Staff; |
Capt. Ben Von Phul |
Missouri Artillery Battery |
Col. William Wade |
1st Missouri Artillery |
Maj. Gen. John G. Walker |
Commanded a Division in the Army of Northern Virginia and Dept. of West Louisiana. Born in Cole Co., Mo, educated at Jesuit College in St. Louis |
Capt. Richard C. Walsh |
Missouri Artillery |
Lt. Harrison Watts |
Light Artillery Battery
under Gen. Sterling Price Later in CS Navy in Liverpool, England |
Lt. Sylvester Watts |
Capt. Jaxon's Battery Mo. Vol. Militia |
Dr. William C. Webb, Surgeon |
12th Missouri Cavalry |
Sgt. Major Thomas Henry West |
21st Tennessee Cavalry |
Capt. James Wickersham |
1st and 4th Missouri Infantry |
Capt. Thomas B. Wilson |
2nd Missouri Infantry |
S. Weidlette, Surgeon |
Missouri Brigade |
Lt. W. H. Weller |
Missouri Artillery |
Oscar Blackwood Wilson, bugler |
5th Va Infantry, and 11th Va. Cavalry |
Col. John M. Wimer |
Anti-slavery "Emancipationist Democrat" served
twice as Mayor of St. Louis. Imprisoned for
criticizing Federal action at Camp Jackson. Killed while serving in 4th Mo Cavalry CSA |
| Philip Wohl |
Unit unknown; Immigrant from
Karlsbad, Bohemia; Jewish (member of Missouri Lodge of B'nai B'irth) source: Zion in the Valley, byWalter Ehrlich. |
