16 year old James J. Simmons also enlisted in Company K on this date.
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3rd Regiment, Missouri Cavalry
3rd Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men from Springfield and Newtonia, and Polk County. Many of its members had seen prior service in the Missouri State Guard. It served in Shelby's, C. Green's, and J.B. Clark's Brigade, Trans-Mississippi Department. The unit fought in Marmaduke's Expedition into Missouri, participated in numerous conflicts in Arkansas, and with Marmaduke, 9 at Helena, and 4 at Bayou Fourche. The regiment lost 2 killed and 5 wounded at Poison Spring, 6 killed and 31 wounded at Jenkin Ferry, and 19 killed and 110 wounded during Price's Expedition. In the spring of 1865 it disbanded. The field officers were Colonel Colton Green, Lieutenant Colonels L.A. Campbell and L.C. Campbell, and Major James Surridge. [NPS Soldiers and Sailors System]
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Engagements Killed Wounded POW Missing
[Note this doesn't agree with Johnson's report below]
9/27/64 Pilot Knob, MO 0 0 1 0
10/23/64 Cole County, MO 0 0 1 0
10/24/64 Mound City, KS 0 0 1 0
1/28/64 Izard County, AR 0 0 1 0
[American Civil War Research Database]
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Report of Capt. Benjamin S. Johnson, Third Missouri Cavalry.
CAMP ON RED RIVER, ARK.,
December 21, 1864.
MAJ.: I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken
by this regiment in the action of the 23d October at Big Blue River:
I assumed command of the regiment the evening of the 22d of October,
Col. Greene being disabled from injuries received at the battle of
Little Blue on the 21st of October. I was ordered to form the regiment
at sunrise on the bank of Big Blue River as infantry. After being in
position about half an hour the enemy appeared in sight and opened fire
on us from small-arms, compelling us, owing to the formation of the
creek, to leave our position, they being enabled to fire on us from the
right flank and rear. We fell back one mile and a half in good order to
a skirt of timber at the edge of a small prairie, and were ordered to
form to support Pratt's artillery. The enemy appeared in sight and
opened heavily on us. We replied, compelling them to fall back to the
shelter of some houses on the prairie. They again advanced at a charge
to take our battery. We opened fire on them while Company G, under
the command of First Sergeant Woolsey, dashed gallantry forward and
hauled the guns off by hand, the balance of the regiment keeping a
steady fire upon the enemy. We remained in our position until every gun
was discharged and every cartridge expended. Ordered by Gen. Clark
to fall back to our horses, which we did in good order.
Our loss was 3 killed and 7 wounded.
The whole regiment acted very gallantry. Particular praise is due to
Sergeant Woolsey, of Company G, for his gallant conduct.
I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
B. S. JOHNSON,
Capt., Cmdg. Regt.
Maj. F. S. ROBERTSON,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-Gen., Marmaduke's Brigade.
Source: Official Records
CHAP. LIII.] PRICE'S MISSOURI EXPEDITION. PAGE 693-83
[Series I. Vol. 41. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 83.]