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| Name | County | City | Subject | Date | Reel Number | Frame Number | File Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot, Joseph O. | Platte | Marshall | Oath of Allegiance | 04-20-1863 | F1213 | ||
| Abel, Thomas | Platte | Statement that Frank Tower took a horse from Shep Woodward and it was ridden to the Confederacy by Tillman St. John, William Royster was a bushwhacker with James Roop, and Albert St. John is a rebel soldier | 09-19-1863 | F1270 | |||
| Adkins, James | Platte | Affidavit stating that he fought against the Union in The Battle of Bee Creek | 1862/04 | F1215 | |||
| Allison, James | Platte | Bond | 08-12-1864 | F1216 | |||
| Anderson, ? | Platte | Weston | Note that Anderson was arrested by order of Captain Fitzgerald. Charges are not known. | 06-11-1864 | F1217 | ||
| Angus, James | Platte | Angus arrested in Platte County and being held in Weston on charges of being a jayhawker. Wife claims he was an assistant to Sgt. Blair and taking property of secessionists to fort. Tried to escape. | 01-26-1862 | F1137 | |||
| Armstrong, James J.; Halbrook, P. F.; Akridge, John F.; Hawkins, William; Bywaters, Richard H.; Coffey, R. N.; Starks, Price; Pence, Robert; Tarrants, Andrew J.; Courtney, Henry E.; Courtney, James C.; Allen, Reuben; Park, Hiram; Dawson, Andrew J. | Platte | Weston | Charges against prisoner from Liberty, MO (Clay County); also includes his statement and that of others; charged with inciting soldiers to deeds of violence against citizens by misrepresentations | 04-05-1865 | F1635 | 0629 | 15869 |
| Arnold, W. H.; Dugeth, Thomas; Ecton, John; Woods, Kemp M.; Martin, Wesley; Hamilton, Anna; Ford, James H.; Taylor, George; McCoy, Moses; Egbert, G. D.; Grider, F. K.; Smithy, Zachariah; Fleming, Jacob; Aiton, Thomas; Clarkson, A. P.; and others | Platte | Weston | Cover letter, return of prisoners received and confined, and transcript from assistant provost marshal record book for month of February 1865; many persons noted from Clay County; references to events in Ray, Clinton, and Boone counties | 03-06-1865 | F1634 | 0971 | 15631 |
| Artman, Lewis | Platte | Weston | Oath | 05-26-1863 | F1219 | ||
| Atkins, Daniel | Platte | Oath of loyalty | 1864/07 | F1215 | |||
| Atkins, G. | Platte | Weston | List of articles stolen by John Triplett with Tellay and Clendenin | 1864/05 | F1215 | ||
| Atkins, W. G. | Platte | Platte City | U.S. vs Atkins, charged with being a member of Cy Gordon's Band; testimony of John S. Bauer, Mo. Volunteers; Atkins now in St. Joseph | 11-19-1864 | F1220 | ||
| Baber, John | Platte | Plattesburg | Letter from Judge Birch attesting to neutrality of Baber, who is going to claim a horse taken from him | 01-21-1862 | F1463 | ||
| Baker, Christian | Platte | Statement that he knows Thomas Hancock, that his neighbors claim he is a Union man, and that he sold him the horse in question, branded U. S. and J. C., refers to Lieut. Doppler for his loyalty | 01-20-1865 | F1338 | |||
| Baker, William | Platte | Parole from Liberty, Clay County | 07-07-1864 | F1221 | |||
| Baldwin, A. V. | Platte | Farmer, statement that one night Grundy Owens came to the house and asked if he'd made up the bill for his being school teacher, but as Owens was with the bushwhackers, he said no, then firing commenced and he was later arrested and taken to Leavenworth | 08-31-1864 | F1222 | |||
| Ball, J. W. | Platte | Weston | Theft of Fredricke Major's horse | 04-21-1864 | F1366 | ||
| Barnes, E. H. | Platte | Parkville | Oath of Allegiance, promises not to go past U.S. military lines | 02-11-1863 | F1183 | ||
| Barnes, John | Platte | Parkville | Report of John Barnes selling ammunition illegally | F1183 | |||
| Bassett, J. P. | Platte | Preston Township | Cover sheet for list of Platte County, Preston township men who should be stricken from the rolls | 01-20-1865 | F1658 | 0156 | 21441 |
| Bassett, J. P. | Platte | Preston Township | Cover sheet for list of Platte County, Preston township men who should be stricken from the rolls | 01-20-1865 | F1658 | 0157 | 21441 |
| Bates, Perry; Forbes, Franklin | Platte | Recruiting Station: Laclede | F1895.1 | 31 | |||
| Beane, Charles; Heard, K. M.; Anderson, S. D.; Lovelady, T. B.; Laurence, F.; Duff, Andrew; Duff, Alex; Palmer, [unknown] | Platte | Order for arrest of Beane and Heard and summons for witnesses. | 05-21-1863 | F1596 | 0390 | 4715 | |
| Beck, Jacob | Platte | Statement that the horse held by Capt. Gustavus Coghrs as contraband belongs to John H. Hall | 07-29-1864 | F1336 | |||
| Beckett, J. A. | Platte | Weston | Request for advice in the matter of Lawless and Boyd, who claims Lawless, a supposed dangerous man, took a horse from him | 10-12-1864 | F1153 | ||
| Beery, Noah; Smithee, Benjamin | Platte | Relieving Beery from serving on county board and appointing Smithee in his place. | 08-25-1862 | F1587 | 0519 | 1970 | |
| Belch, E. C.; Watkins, J. M. | Platte | Weston | Letter from Lt. A. B. Pollock that he is enclosing a petition from Belch and Watkins, residents of Clay County, asking for extensions on the limits of their parole. | 05-02-1865 | F1638 | 1095 | 16859 |
| Bell, Mollie | Platte | Weston | Oath of Allegiance | 04-25-1863 | F1229 | ||
| Bellar, A. G. ? | Platte | Weston | Mayor's letter of complaint to Brigadier General C. B. Fisk concerning orders by Major Hilliard to close all saloons in town and to prohibit discharged soldiers from wearing military clothing | 12-02-1864 | F1229 | ||
| Beller, A. G. | Platte | Weston | Mayor's letter concerning disatisfaction of Union men when told they had to attach themselves to the "Paw Paw" companies | 04-30-1864 | F1229 | ||
| Beller, A. G. | Platte | Weston | Mayor's Letter of protest to Governor Hatcher concerning recruitment of a Platte County company by Captain Eads, a stranger; men would prefer someone they know | 02-18-1865 | F1229 | ||
| Beller, A. G.; Lamar, Henry; Brown, A. G.; etc. | Platte | Weston | Petition for J. H. Hall to a position in the Detective Corps | 11-26-1864 | F1336 | ||
| Beller, A.; Hilliard, H. | Platte | Weston | Letter by Weston Mayor Beller, to Major Hilliard; transmittal of petition by Union men of Platte County to General Rosecrans concerning the 11-1864 election; reports there are not enough guards in Platte County to keep precincts safe | 10-25-1864 | F1624 | 0318 | 12482 |
| Beller, A.; Hilliard, H.; Wright, F. B.; Beller, A. G.; Moore, D. W.; Price, James A.; Guinn, Thomas; Hall, J. H. Boatright, B. G.; Goldstein, J.; White, W. A.; Lancaster, Robert; Eppard, Robert; Moore, James B.; Wilson, Joseph; Haas, George; Winkler, C. | Platte | Weston | Six page petition signed by 123 Union men of Platte County asking for protection for the 11-1864 elections; there are 15 designated precincts in Platte County, petitioners request there only be 3 precincts for the election in order to protect the voters | 10-25-1864 | F1624 | 0320 | 12482 |
| Belt, Geo. H. | Platte | Platte City | About the property of Mary Ann Marsh | 08-23-1863 | F1367 | ||
| Benight, Benj. W. | Platte | Parole, not to leave Platte County | 05-05-1863 | F1230 | |||
| Berry, James H. | Platte | Pettis Township | Oath of Allegiance, witness G. W. Hood of Weston | 05-25-1863 | F1231 | ||
| Berry, Seth | Platte | Oath of Allegiance, witness W. B. Stone of Fort Scott, Kansas | 06-07-1862 | F1231 | |||
| Bingham, William | Platte | Statement concerning large bay mare full 16 hands high, stolen on Christmas night. | 01/27/1865 | F1465 | |||
| Birch, Michael | Platte | Weston | Oath and parole of honor | 04/22/1863 | F1465 | ||
| Birch, Michael | Platte | Weston | Petition by Platte County citizens as to Birch's loyalty. | 04/25/1863 | F1465 | ||
| Bland, M. M. | Platte | Parole | 05/04/1863 | F1466 | |||
| Blythe, A. D. | Platte | Weston | Statement by Captain Woods of 82nd E.M.M., Co. D, to arrest Blythe | 05/17/1864 | F1466 | ||
| Bolt, Lorena E.; Flannigan, ?; Price, Sterling; Harrison, ? | Platte | Weston | Statement by Bolt a resident of New Orleans, who stayed at the hotel in Weston; reports Mrs. Flannigan has two sons who are spies for General Price; Mrs. Harrison will let Bolt know when Gen. Price comes to Missouri | 08-15-1864 | F1619 | 0370 | 11134 |
| Bolt, Lorena E.; Flannigan, ?; Price, Sterling; Harrison, ?; Thornton, John C. Calhoun | Platte | Weston | Statement by Bolt a resident of New Orleans, who stayed at the hotel in Weston; states Harrison and Flannigan know the location of Thornton's Camp in "back of Glasgow", Bolt is leaving for St. Joseph | 08-15-1864 | F1619 | 0370 | 11134 |
| Bolt, Lorena E.; Harrison, James Mrs.; Flannigan, A. E. Mrs. | Platte | Weston | Statement by Bolt a resident of New Orleans, and stayed at the hotel in Weston reports Mrs. James Harrison, of Glasgow and Mrs. A. E. Flannigan, a widow of Kentucky, are Confederate supporters; Harrison's husband and three sons are guerrillas | 08-15-1864 | F1619 | 0370 | 11134 |
| Boone, | Platte | Weston | [Boone and Boon used interchangeably] Report of Major H. Hilliard. His men pursued "Boone," son of Major Nathan Boone and grandson of Daniel Boone for 150 miles | 12/05/1864 | F1232 | ||
| Borneby, A. | Platte | Weston | Letter about Borneby, addressed to Brig. Gen.. Fisk from Jonathan Doniphan | 12/13/1864 | F1184 | ||
| Bounie, John | Platte | Parole | 05-09-1863 | F1233 | |||
| Bourne, James | Platte | Platte City | Communication from Bourne to the President of the U.S. was received and directed to Secretary of War who allows him to return to Platte City | 09-30-1865 | F1233 | ||
| Bowen, James | Platte | Oath of Allegiance | 05-18-1863 | F1233 | |||
| Bowen, John | Platte | Parkville | Statement that while helping merchant S. P. Summers, he was attacked by illegible, John Barnes, and Nevill Pone, soldiers of the provisional militia, or Paw Paws, mostly illegible | 03-23-1864 | F1610 | 0514 | 8796 |
| Bowles, Samuel | Platte | Oath of Allegiance | 07-14-1864 | F1233 | |||
| Boyd, Casandra | Platte | Weston | Wife of Jared Boyd, statement that when Federal soldiers took a mule and left a horse in its place, her husband claimed if he couldn't get the mule back, he would take its value in something else | 10-10-1864 | F1153 | ||
| Boyd, Hannah | Platte | Weston | Daughter of Jared Boyd, states that a man questioned her about a horse that Federal soldiers replaced a mule with, and upon finding it, he took it to St. Joseph | 10-10-1864 | F1153 | ||
| Boyd, Janette | Platte | Weston | Wrapper only, in relation to a horse taken from him by Lawless, who claims he purchased the horse at St. Joseph | 09-24-1864 | F1153 | ||
| Boyd, Jared | Platte | Weston | Statement that a mule was left at his place about the time of the Battle of Camden Point by bushwhackers and later taken by Federal soldiers and replaced by a horse, which was later taken by Lawless | 10-10-1864 | F1153 | ||
| Bradley, James | Platte | Weston | Transmitting the petition of H. M. Mitchell and the consent of his securities for expanding his limits | 04-03-1865 | F1486 | ||
| Bradley, William | Platte | Parole | 05-11-1863 | F1139 | |||
| Brasfield, Allen | Platte | Charge and specification against him | ??-??-1865 | F1282 | |||
| Brenan, Edward | Platte | Claims that he is the rightful owner of a horse | 12-23-1864 | F1282 | |||
| Brewer, Sarah | Platte | Mrs., statement that when the bushwhackers came into Parkville, she saw Mahlon Neville run from his garden to his house, and didn't see him the rest of the day | 03-27-1865 | F1204 | |||
| Brick, F. M.; Barker, J. R.; Culver, M. R.; Jenkins, D. W.; Gilbert, H. W.; Elliot, William; Jack, J. W.; Stockmorton, A. J. | Platte | Platte City | List of prisoners confined in jail by Col. Kimball | 11-24-1861 | F1582 | 0627 | 397 |
| Brightman, Preston | Platte | Statement that men dressed in Federal uniforms took him prisoner, asked him questions which he answered, and let him go after claiming they had killed a doctor, and he later found Doctor Walker barely alive with his son | ??-??-1864 | F1385 | |||
| Broadhurst, Henry | Platte | Statement about actions during the war | 09-15-1864 | F1284 | |||
| Broadhurst, John F. | Platte | Parkville | $1500 bond for aiding enemies | 04-24-1862 | F1284 | ||
| Broadhurst, John F. | Platte | Parkville | Oath of Allegiance | 04-23-1862 | F1284 | ||
| Brown, A. J. | Platte | Platte City | Clinton Cockerill is a loyal man | 06-06-1864 | F1187 | ||
| Brown, Jacob | Platte | Lee Township | Oath of Allegiance | 04-25-1863 | F1285 | ||
| Brown, James | Platte | Lee | $10000 bond for harboring and feeding bushwhackers | 08-10-1864 | F1285 | ||
| Brown, Thomas | Platte | Charged with disloyalty (guerrilla, rebel activities); case heard before Military Commission | 09-01-1864 | F1286 | |||
| Brunts, John L. | Platte | Platte City | Statement in the case of David Coffman | 09-25-1863 | F1187 | ||
| Buat, John H. ? | Platte | Capt. in the Missouri Militia, states that he knows Thomas Hancock, claims some think he is a Union man, some not, knows nothing about his horse | 01-18-1865 | F1338 | |||
| Burbee, E. | Platte | Weston | Letter from Samuel A. Gilbert stating that Lt. Burbee is among the prisoners captured at Pea Ridge. Gilbert refers to Burbee's acts of violence. Begs that Burbee not be released on parole and returned to the community. | 03-28-1862 | F1652 | 0123 | 19511 |
| Burchist, James | Platte | Parkville | Attorney, letter to Gen. Rosecrans concerning the case of John Bowen being beaten by Nevill Pone and John Barnes, members of the Paw Paw militia, and also a matter with Charles Loggett, mostly illegible | ??-??-1864 | F1610 | 0517 | 8796 |
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