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John Sampson, Private, Company K, Wood’s Regiment Missouri Cavalry** resident of Callaway County, Missouri, prisoner of war, surrendered May 26, 1865 and paroled at Shreveport June, 1865, no other records

** Wood’s Battalion Missouri Cavalry (also known as Wood’s Battalion of Light Artillery and Cavalry) was designated by the Confederate War Department as the 14th Battalion Missouri Cavalry. During the later part of the war it was increased to a regiment and designated Wood’s Regiment Missouri.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri

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John Sampson
Enlisted as a Private (date unknown).
"K" Co. MO 14th Partisan Rangers Cavalry

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records

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13th Missouri "Wood's" Cavalry CSA

Commonly nicknamed, "Wood's Regiment", this unit was originally designated the 14th Mo Cavalry Battalion. Later as the unit was increased to regimental size, it was redesignated as the 13th Mo Cavalry Regiment. It is also known as "Wood's Partisan Rangers", and was commanded by Col. Robert C. Wood. It served primarily as an "unattached" or independent unit, although it was assigned to Marmaduke's Cavalry Division. It saw action in the following battles: Pine Bluff, Ark. (Oct. 25, 1863), Jenkins' Ferry (April 30, 1864) and in the numerous engagements of Price's 1864 Missouri raid. The Regiment surrendered at Shreveport, LA and was paroled in June 1865. At the time of its surrender it was part of the 1st Missouri Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Trans-Mississippi Department.
The following incomplete roster was compiled of POW records from those that surrendered at Shreveport. No muster rolls are known to exist.
http://missouridivision-scv.org/mounits/woodregcav.htm

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