24th Missouri Infantry Records

Collection

Identifier: A1075

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The 24th Missouri Infantry Records, formerly part of the Civil War Collection, consists primarily of reports, returns, requisitions, and other military records relating to the Quartermaster’s Department, while this Union regiment was stationed at Rolla, Missouri, in 1862 and early 1863. The collection also contains some records relating to the Ordnance Department, the Subsistence Department, and the Commissary Department.

Dates

1862-1864

Creator

United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Regiment, 24th (1861-1865) (Creator, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Material in this collection is in the public domain.

Historical Sketch

The 24th Missouri Infantry (Union) was organized in Missouri in 1861, and served primarily in southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The regiment was mustered out in late 1864 and early 1865.

Extent

1.5 Cubic Feet ( (3 boxes))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following series: Quartermaster’s Department Series, Ordnance Department Series, Subsistence Department Series, and Commissary Department Series. Documents in the Quartermaster’s Department Series are arranged numerically by the number of the form. Documents that do not have a form number are filed after the numbered forms.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

Not available.

Related Materials

For an explanation of the forms used, researchers should consult Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States, 1861; available in the Missouri Historical Society Library, call number 973.7418 Un3r.