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Union Provost Marshal Papers, Two or More Civilians: 1861-1867

Recruitment List of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri

During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Provost Marshals arrested deserters, spies, and disloyal civilians; investigated thefts involving military property or personnel; controlled access to military zones and transportation; and maintained records of prisoners, paroles and loyalty oaths. These documents include correspondence, provost court papers, lists of prisoners, orders, passes, paroles, oaths of allegiance, transportation permits, and war claims.

The electronic files below were generated from microfilm created at the NARA for the War Department Collection of Confederate Records (Record Group 109.14.4 Miscellaneous Records, Microcopy 416, Rolls 1-83; Rolls 84-94, relating to prisoners were not indexed by MSA) and records of the Adjutant General's Office (Record Group 94; United States Colored Troop Enlistment; Indexed by the St. Louis County Library).

The series here reproduced is comprised of the following parts:

(1) An incomplete place and subject index, on F1580, to some of the numbered files;

(2) Numbered files from 1 to 22737, those on F1581 to F1651 being arranged chronologically by year and month from March 1861 to December 1866, and those on F1652 to F1662 arranged partly in chronological order;

(3) Unnumbered files, on F1662, arranged chronologically by month from January to October 1867.

(4) Prison rolls, F1098-F1103; F1663-F1665; F1890-F1891 (not in Provost Marshal online index)

Note: the “F-number” reflects the microfilm number used by the Missouri State Archives; the “M-number” is the microfilm publication and roll number used by the National Archives.

Jump to a specific category of microfilm images by clicking any of the below links:

Provost Marshal Online Index

Provost Marshal Prison Rolls

United States Colored Troops Volunteers-Missouri

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Provost Marshal Online Index

Union Provost Marshal PDFs
MSA #	Contents	NARA #	Size	Reel
F1580	Incomplete Place and Subject Index	M416-001	5MB	View Roll
F1581	Files 1 through 265 (1861)	M416-002	23MB	View Roll
F1582	Files 266 through 450 (1861)	M416-003	20MB	View Roll
F1583	Files 451 through 820 (1862)	M416-004	25MB	View Roll
F1584	Files 821 through 1078 (1862)	M416-005	22MB	View Roll
F1585	Files 1079 through 1518 (1862)	M416-006	22MB	View Roll
F1586	Files 1519 through 1828 (1862)	M416-007	18MB	View Roll
F1587	Files 1829 through 2131 (1862)	M416-008	21MB	View Roll
F1588	Files 2132 through 2398 (1862)	M416-009	17MB	View Roll
F1589	Files 2399 through 2819 (1862)	M416-010	28MB	View Roll
F1590	Files 2820 through 3155 (1862)	M416-011	40MB	View Roll
F1591	Files 3156 through 3412 (1862)	M416-012	22MB	View Roll
F1592	Files 3413 through 3633 (1863)	M416-013	19MB	View Roll
F1593	Files 3634 through 3928 (1863)	M416-014	28MB	View Roll
F1594	Files 3929 through 4260 (1863)	M416-015	35MB	View Roll
F1595	Files 4261 through 4621 (1863)	M416-016	45MB	View Roll
F1596	Files 4622 through 4799 (1863)	M416-017	25MB	View Roll
F1597	Files 4800 through 5040 (1863)	M416-018	29MB	View Roll
F1598	Files 5041 through 5299 (1863)	M416-019	22MB	View Roll
F1599	Files 5300 through 5560 (1863)	M416-020	23MB	View Roll
F1600	Files 5561 through 5898 (1863)	M416-021	24MB	View Roll
F1601	Files 5899 through 6332 (1863)	M416-022	18MB	View Roll
F1602	Files 6333 through 6610 (1863)	M416-023	20MB	View Roll
F1603	Files 6611 through 6880 (1863)	M416-024	14MB	View Roll
F1604	Files 6881 through 7206 (1863)	M416-025	23MB	View Roll
F1605	Files 7207 through 7576 (1863)	M416-026	23MB	View Roll
F1606	Files 7577 through 7749 (1864)	M416-027	14MB	View Roll
F1607	Files 7750 through 7978 (1864)	M416-028	24MB	View Roll
F1608	Files 7979 through 8419 (1864)	M416-029	35MB	View Roll
F1609	Files 8420 through 8684 (1864)	M416-030	52MB	View Roll
F1610	Files 8685 through 8931 (1864)	M416-031	45MB	View Roll
F1611	Files 8932 through 9188 (1864)	M416-032	26MB	View Roll
F1612	Files 9189 through 9433 (1864)	M416-033	23MB	View Roll
F1613	Files 9434 through 9649 (1864)	M416-034	20MB	View Roll
F1614	Files 9650 through 9895 (1864)	M416-035	22MB	View Roll
F1615	Files 9896 through 10099 (1864)	M416-036	18MB	View Roll
F1616	Files 10100 through 10422 (1864)	M416-037	22MB	View Roll
F1617	Files 10423 through 10724 (1864)	M416-038	19MB	View Roll
F1618	Files 10725 through 11051 (1864)	M416-039	19MB	View Roll
F1619	Files 11052 through 11249 (1864)	M416-040	13MB	View Roll
F1620	Files 11250 through 11547 (1864)	M416-041	22MB	View Roll
F1621	Files 11548 through 11849 (1864)	M416-042	32MB	View Roll
F1622	Files 11850 through 12197 (1864)	M416-043	38MB	View Roll
F1623	Files 12198 through 12399 (1864)	M416-044	24MB	View Roll
F1624	Files 12400 through 12674 (1864)	M416-045	45MB	View Roll
F1625	Files 12675 through 13024 (1864)	M416-046	37MB	View Roll
F1626	Files 13025 through 13377 (1864)	M416-047	29MB	View Roll
F1627	Files 13278 through 13699 (1864)	M416-048	25MB	View Roll
F1628	Files 13700 through 13977 (1864)	M416-049	23MB	View Roll
F1629	Files 13978 through 14249 (1865)	M416-050	19MB	View Roll
F1630	Files 14250 through 14570 (1865)	M416-051	24MB	View Roll
F1631	Files 14571 through 14899 (1865)	M416-052	33MB	View Roll
F1632	Files 14900 through 15076 (1865)	M416-053	19MB	View Roll
F1633	Files 15077 through 15384 (1865)	M416-054	25MB	View Roll
F1634	Files 15385 through 15673 (1865)	M416-055	23MB	View Roll
F1635	Files 15674 through 16049 (1865)	M416-056	20MB	View Roll
F1636	Files 16050 through 16283 (1865)	M416-057	21MB	View Roll
F1637	Files 16284 through 16624 (1865)	M416-058	18MB	View Roll
F1638	Files 16625 through 16888 (1865)	M416-059	24MB	View Roll
F1639	Files 16889 through 17139 (1865)	M416-060	21MB	View Roll
F1640	Files 17140 through 17386 (1865)	M416-061	23MB	View Roll
F1641	Files 17387 through 17714 (1865)	M416-062	21MB	View Roll
F1642	Files 17715 through 17952 (1865)	M416-063	21MB	View Roll
F1643	Files 17953 through 18140 (1865)	M416-064	23MB	View Roll
F1644	Files 18141 through 18335 (1865)	M416-065	23MB	View Roll
F1645	Files 18336 through 18493 (1865)	M416-066	19MB	View Roll
F1646	Files 18494 through 18647 (1865)	M416-067	29MB	View Roll
F1647	Files 18648 through 18837 (1866)	M416-068	36MB	View Roll
F1648	Files 18838 through 18964 (1866)	M416-069	16MB	View Roll
F1649	Files 18965 through 19061 (1866)	M416-070	18MB	View Roll
F1650	Files 19061 ½ through 19274 ½ (1866)	M416-071	24MB	View Roll
F1651	Files 19275 through 19487 (1866)	M416-072	31MB	View Roll
F1652	Files 19488 through 19767 (varying dates)	M416-073	33MB	View Roll
F1653	Files 19768 through 20110 (1862)	M416-074	34MB	View Roll
F1654	Files 20111 through 20433 (varying dates)	M416-075	25MB	View Roll
F1655	Files 20434 through 20757 (1863/64)	M416-076	29MB	View Roll
F1656	Files 20758 through 21076 (1864)	M416-077	31MB	View Roll
F1657	Files 21077 through 21403 (varying dates)	M416-078	26MB	View Roll
F1658	Files 21404 through 21692 (not dated)	M416-079	33MB	View Roll
F1659	Files 21693 through 22099 (varying dates)	M416-080	32MB	View Roll
F1660	Files 22100 through 22393 (not dated)	M416-081	25MB	View Roll
F1661	Files 22394 through 22674 (varying dates)	M416-082	31MB	View Roll
F1662	Files 22675 through 22737 and Unnumbered	M416-083	26MB	View Roll

Provost Marshall Prison Rolls

Union Provost Marshal PDFs
MSA #	Contents	NARA #	Size	Reel
F1098	Prisoners Norfolk, VA - St. Louis, MO, Myrtle Street Prison	M416-089	18MB	View Roll
F1099	Prisoners: St. Louis, MO, Gratiot Street Prison, January 1862-October 1863	M416-090	22MB	View Roll
F1100	Prisoners: St. Louis, MO, Gratiot Street Prison, November 1863-September 1864	M416-091	19MB	View Roll
F1101	Prisoners: St. Louis, MO, Gratiot Street Prison, October 1864-January 1865	M416-092	31MB	View Roll
F1102	Prisoners: St. Louis, MO, Gratiot Street Prison, February-November 1865, and other	M416-093	27MB	View Roll
F1103	Prisoners: Suffolk, VA-Wheeling, WV, and Property Confiscated by Confederate Raiders in Missouri, 1864	M416-094	24MB	View Roll
F1663	Prisoners: Middle Dept, 7^th Army Corps, Baltimore, MD, 1864	M416-084	40MB	View Roll
F1664	Prisoners: Middle Dept, 7^th Army Corps, Baltimore, MD, 1864	M416-085	21MB	View Roll
F1665	Prisoners: Middle Dept, 7^th Army Corps, Baltimore, MD, 1865	M416-086	26MB	View Roll
F1890	Prisoners: Alton, Ill, through Camp Douglas, Ill	M416-087	27MB	View Roll
F1891	Prisoners: Gallatin, TN-New Orleans, LA, varying dates	M416-088	27MB	View Roll

United States Colored Troops Volunteers-Missouri

Union Provost Marshal PDFs
MSA #	Contents	NARA #	Size	Reel
F1892.1	Albany Recruitment Station, January 1864	M1894-01	18MB	View Roll
F1892.2	Boonville Recruitment Station, November 1863	M1894-01	16MB	View Roll
F1892.3	Brunswick Recruitment Station, December 1863-July 1864	M1894-01	8MB	View Roll
F1893.1	Cape Girardeau Recruitment Station, January 1863-March 1864	M1894-02	5MB	View Roll
F1893.2	Carrollton Recruitment Station, December 1863-April 1864	M1894-02	7MB	View Roll
F1893.3	Charleston Recruitment Station, January 1864-April 1864	M1894-02	1MB	View Roll
F1893.4	Chillicothe Recruitment Station, November 1863-October 1864	M1894-02	5MB	View Roll
F1893.5	Clinton Recruitment Station, August 1864-September 1864	M1894-02	1MB	View Roll
F1893.6	Columbia Recruitment Station, December 1863-July 1864	M1894-02	5MB	View Roll
F1893.7	Farmington Recruitment Station, January 1864-March 1864	M1894-02	2MB	View Roll
F1893.8	Fayette Recruiting Station, December 1863-April 1864	M1894-02	8MB	View Roll
F1893.9	Fulton Recruiting Station, December 1863-February 1865	M1894-02	8MB	View Roll
F1893.10	Glasgow Recruiting Station, January 1864-March 1864	M1894-02	9MB	View Roll
F1894.1	Hannibal Recruiting Station, December 1863-March 1864	M1894-03	12MB	View Roll
F1894.2	Hannibal Recruiting Station, March 1864-September 1864	M1894-03	4MB	View Roll
F1894.3	Hermann Recruiting Station, December 1863-March 1864	M1894-03	2MB	View Roll
F1894.4	Ironton Recruiting Station, December 1863-February 1864	M1894-03	4MB	View Roll
F1894.5	Jefferson City Recruiting Station, November 1863-December 1863	M1894-03	11MB	View Roll
F1894.6	Jefferson City Recruiting Station, December 1863-Februrary 1864	M1894-03	10MB	View Roll
F1894.7	Jefferson City Recruiting Station, February 1864-September 1864	M1894-03	4MB	View Roll
F1894.8	Kansas City Recruiting Station, November 1863-October 1864	M1894-03	3MB	View Roll
F1894.9	Kansas City Recruiting Station, March 1864-April 1864	M1894-03	2MB	View Roll
F1894.10	Kingston/Richmond Recruiting Station, December 1863-May 1864	M1894-03	3MB	View Roll
F1894.11	Kirksville/Macon Recruiting Station, December 1863-March 1865	M1894-03	5MB	View Roll
F1895.1	Laclede Recruiting Station, December 1863-April 1864	M1894-04	2MB	View Roll
F1895.2	Lebanon Recruiting Station, December 1863- January 1864	M1894-04	1MB	View Roll
F1895.3	Lexington Recruiting Station, November 1863-June 1864	M1894-04	10MB	View Roll
F1895.4	Liberty Recruiting Station, January 1864-July 1864	M1894-04	5MB	View Roll
F1895.5	Macon Recruiting Station, November 1863-March 1864	M1894-04	11MB	View Roll
F1895.6	Macon Recruiting Station, March 1864-April 1864	M1894-04	2MB	View Roll
F1895.7	Marshall Recruiting Station, December 1863-March 1864	M1894-04	9MB	View Roll
F1895.8	Marshall Recruiting Station, March 1864	M1894-04	1MB	View Roll
F1895.9	Mexico Recruiting Station, November 1863-January 1864	M1894-04	10MB	View Roll
F1895.10	Mexico/Mt. Vernon Recruiting Station, December 1863-October 1864	M1894-04	6MB	View Roll
F1896.1	Paris Recruiting Station, January 1864-March 1865	M1894-05	1MB	View Roll
F1896.2	Plattsburg Recruiting Station, December 1863-April 1864	M1894-05	5MB	View Roll
F1896.3	Richmond Recruiting Station, January 1864-April 1864	M1894-05	2MB	View Roll
F1896.4	Rolla Recruiting Station, November 1863-June 1864	M1894-05	2MB	View Roll
F1896.5	Ste. Genevieve Recruiting Station, March-April 1864	M1894-05	1MB	View Roll
F1896.6	St. Joseph Recruiting Station, November 1863-August 1864	M1894-05	1MB	View Roll
F1896.7	Sedalia Recruiting Station, December 1863-April 1864	M1894-05	12MB	View Roll
F1896.8	Springfield Recruiting Station, December 1863-January 1865	M1895-05	5MB	View Roll
F1896.9	Syracuse Recruiting Station, January 1864-February 1864	M1895-05	2MB	View Roll
F1896.10	Tipton/Boonville Recruiting Station, November 1863-December 1863	M1895-05	3MB	View Roll
F1896.11	Tipton Recruiting Station, December 1863-February 1864	M1895-05	20MB	View Roll
F1896.12	Tipton Recruiting Station, February 1864-April 1864	M1895-05	5MB	View Roll
F1897.1	Troy Recruiting Station, November 1863-January 1864	M1895-06	10MB	View Roll
F1897.2	Troy Recruiting Station, January 1864- January 1865	M1895-06	7MB	View Roll
F1897.3	Warrensburg Recruiting Station, November 1863-July 1864	M1895-06	4MB	View Roll
F1897.4	Warrenton Recruiting Station, June 1864-July 1864	M1895-06	2MB	View Roll
F1897.5	Washington Recruiting Station, December 1863-March 1864	M1895-06	5MB	View Roll
F1897.6	Wellsville Recruiting Station, December 1863-April 1864	M1895-06	6MB	View Roll
F1897.7	Weston Recruiting Station, May 1864	M1895-06	1MB	View Roll
F1897.8	Chillicothe/Macon/Jefferson City/Warrensburg/Benton Barracks/Sedalia/Mexico/St Joseph/Troy Recruiting Stations, November 1863	M1895-06	9MB	View Roll

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