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Re: Cochran's 6 month militia
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I can speak on Special Order No. 89 troops from some recent research. These six months men were organized under a date of June 10, 1864. After searching for the Order in all the usual places, I found a copy in a Compiled Service Record for a man recruiting for Order No. 89 men. In the 3rd Mil. District of Southeast Missouri, for example, an Order No. 89 company was ordered for each of the EMM regiments, ie: 32nd, 56th, 64th, 68th, 78th, 79th and Mississippi Co. EMM. Recruiting and organization moved along quite briskly. Later in the month of June, 1864 Order No. 107 men were organized and calls were soon to be made for regiments to meet the Price threats (ie: 47th Missouri Infantry). Order No. 89 was revoked by Special Order No. 90 Aug. 29, 1864 and, though reference to Order No. 89 men is sometimes seen, Order No. 107 troops are more common. In 1865 came the General Order No. 3 men, all from the same EMM pool until the muster out of the Missouri State Militia in March, 1865.

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