7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry

Company H Record of events:                          

Co H of 7th Cav Mo SM was in the engagement at Lone Jack Mo Aug 16, 1862. They distinguished themselves for bravery being in the hottest of the battle.  They stood up like men & soldiers to the fight.

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Abercrombie, WilliamH.Pvt.Pvt.Killed in battle at Lone Jack, MO Aug 16, 1862
Adkins, JamesH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Ahering, JohnH.Pvt.Pvt.Killed in battle at Lone Jack, MO Aug 16, 1862
Atkison, JohnH.1st Lt.1st Lt.Resigned Nov 18, 1862 due to poor health
Bowen, Fiddellan LH.CorpSgt/Saddler.Present for duty Aug 1862
Capehart, JamesH.Pvt.Pvt.Discharged by sentence of G.C.M. July 1864, sentenced to 5 years in State Prison for stabbing James Dunlap with a pocket knife in a scuffle at Warrensburg; claimed it was an accident; Lost horse and equipment at Lone Jack
Cargile, JesseH.Pvt.Pvt.Lost Horse and equipment at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862
Cook, AnthonyH.Pvt.Pvt.Captured by enemy Aug 16, 1862 at Battle of Lone Jack; Wounded during battle and sent home by commanding officer; Discharged by substituting John Cook Feb 9, 1863; Discharge papers not received until 1865
Cornet, William JH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862; Discharge initially for general worthlessness, ammended to reflect honorable discharge
Dawson, JohnH.Pvt.Pvt.Severely wounded, gunshot wound in thigh bullet unable to be extracted; Lost horse and equipment; Discharged on Feb 16, 1863 for wounds received in battle at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862
Dudney, AbramH.Pvt.Pvt.Lost Horse and equipment at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862
Dudney, FranklinH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Dunlap, JamesH.Sgt.Pvt.Lost horse and equipment at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862; Reduced in rank to Pvt; Died July 9, 1864 of wounds received in a fracas at Warrensburg, MO with fellow soldier James Capehart
Erhart, NicholasH.4th Sgt.4th Sgt.Wounded in left side in action at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862; Discharged Jan 9, 1863 for wounds received at LJ, disability 100%; Lost horse and equipment.
Evans, ThomasH.Sgt.Sgt.Present for duty Aug 1862; Discharged for general disability Dec 19, 1862
Ficke, JohnH.Sgt.Pvt.Discharged Mar 31, 1863 at Linden, MO on account of wounds received in Battle of Lone Jack, MO  Aug 16, 1862; lost horse and equipment at LJ
Ficke, JosephH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Fisher, JamesH.BlacksmithBlacksmith.Present for duty Aug 1862
Foster, Emory SH.MajorMajor.Commander of Union forces at Lone Jack, Severely wounded, returned for duty Aug 21, 1863
Foster, C. Morris H.Sgt. MajorSgt. Major.Seriously wounded in action at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862, while carrying his wounded brother, Major Emory Foster, off the battlefield
Fuller, HenryH.Pvt.Pvt.Killed in battle at Lone Jack, MO Aug 16, 1862
Gilbert, William HH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862; teamster; charged with assault and battery Apr 1864
Gillum, JohnH.CorpPvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Goth, GeorgeH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862; died at Warrensburg Apr 21, 1863 of Typhoid
Goth, HenryH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Greufe, JohnH.Pvt.6th Corp.Killed in battle at Lone Jack, MO Aug 16, 1862
Hart, Alonzo SH.Pvt.Corp.Present for duty Aug 1862
Harvey, GilesH.CorpPvt.Killed in battle at Lone Jack, MO Aug 16, 1862; lost horse and equipment at LJ
Harvey, ReubenH.Pvt.Pvt.Wounded in action at Lone Jack; in hospital at Jefferson City Aug 24, 1862
Heckart, HenryH.Pvt.Pvt.Wounded at Lone Jack; Died of wounds received August 23, 1862 at Lexington, Missouri
Henderson, RobertH.Pvt.Pvt.Captured by enemy Aug 16, 1862 at Lone Jack; lost horse and equipment at LJ
Houts, George WH.Pvt.2nd Sgt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Hummel, ThomasH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Hunt, James WH.Pvt.Qtrmstr Sgt.Captured by enemy Aug 16, 1862 at Battle of Lone Jack
Hunt, William HH.Pvt.Qtrmstr Sgt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Janes, Charles LH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Kline, JohnH.Pvt.5th Corp.Lost Horse and equipment at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862
Koontz, John WH.MusicianMusician .Present for duty Aug 1862
Long, AllenH.Pvt.Pvt.Died in Hospital at Sedalia, MO Oct 7, 1862 of wounds received in Battle of Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862 Buried in Natl Cemetery, Jefferson City, MO
Long, JamesH.CorpCorp.Wounded in action at Lone Jack; in hospital at Jefferson City Aug 24, 1862; lost horse and equipment
Mayes, Charles HH.Pvt.Pvt.Lost Horse and equipment at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862
Meyers, MorrisH.TeamsterTeamster.Lost Horse and equipment at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862
Newman, John GH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Page, Chester PH.Pvt.Pvt.Wounded in right hand in action Aug 16, 1862 at Lone Jack; in hospital at Jefferson City Aug 24, 1862; lost horse and equipment at LJ
Paxton, Samuel JrH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Paxton, WilliamH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Pennock, Joseph NH.1st Lt.1st Lt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Plume, JosephH.Pvt.Corp.Present for duty Aug 1862; absent without leave Aug 30, 1862; Discharged for general disability Jan 10, 1863 at Elkhorn Tavern, AR
Pratt, WilliamH.Pvt.Pvt.Discharged for disability Jan 1863 at Elkhorn, AR
Putthoff, HenryH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Rains, Emory BH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862; Died of disease at Otterville, MO  Sept 12, 1862
Rains, John HH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Riling, FrankH.Pvt.Pvt.Killed in battle at Lone Jack, MO Aug 16, 1862
Rimmer, JamesH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862; Discharged for disability Dec 16, 1862 at St. Louis
Rintel, JohnH.Second Lieutenant1st Lt.Captured by enemy Aug 16, 1862 at Battle of Lone Jack; lost horse and equipment at LJ; parolled and returned to duty Sept 1, 1862
Rodgers, JamesH.Musician Second ClassPvt.Aged 23; Died in hospital at Jefferson City, MO Sep 29, 1862 of wounds received in Battle of Lone Jack, MO Aug 16, 1862; buried in Natl Cem Jeff City, MO; lost horse and equipment at LJ
Rothert, JohnH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Rowen, George BH.Pvt.Bugler.Present for duty Aug 1862; Died of disease at Crave Creek, MO  Oct 26, 1862
Shroeder, NicholasH.Pvt.Pvt.Missing in action,captured by enemy at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862; lost horse and equipmemt at LJ; Returned to duty Sept 1862
Shy, CarlH.Pvt.7th Corp.Present for duty Aug 1862
Sieleman, JohnH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Slocum, EliasH.CaptainCaptain.Present for duty Aug 1862; Co H. Captain at Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862
Stubblefield, ColemanH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Stubblefield, IshamH.TeamsterTeamster.Present for duty Aug 1862; Teamster
Stubblefield, RobertH.Pvt.8th Corp.Captured by enemy Aug 16, 1862 at Lone Jack; returned to duty Mar 1863
Stubblefield, William H.H.Pvt.Pvt.Wounded in action at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862; Died in hospital at Jefferson City, MO Sep 4, 1862 of wounds received at Lone Jack
Tanner, William DH.Pvt.Pvt.Wounded in action at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862; Sent to hosptial at Jefferson City Aug 24, 1862; Returned to duty Jan 1863
Thompson, RobertH.Pvt.Sgt.Wounded in back, ear, and neck in action at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862; In hospital in Jefferson City Aug 24, 1862; Discharged for disability Jan 31, 1863 at Greenfield, MO
Thurman, JohnH.Pvt.Pvt.Lost horse and equipment at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862; Discharged for disability Sep 22, 1863 at Sedalia, MO
Tieman, HenryH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Tieman, JosephH.Pvt.Pvt.Present for duty Aug 1862
Vanhoy, John BH.Pvt.2 Corp.Present for duty Aug 1862
Vanhoy, Oliver AH.Pvt.4th Corp.Present for duty Aug 1862
Vanhoy, William AH.Pvt.Pvt.Captured by enemy Aug 16, 1862 at Lone Jack; returned to duty Nov 12, 1862
Wain, BenjaminH.Pvt.Pvt.Discharged for disability Georgetown, MO  Apr 28,1863
Walker, Calvin EH.Pvt.Pvt.Lost horse and equipment at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862
Westhausing, HenryH.CaptainCaptainPresent for duty Aug 1862
Westhoff, GustavusH.Pvt.1st Sgt.Present for duty Aug 1862
White, HenryH.Pvt.Pvt.Wounded in battle at Lone Jack Aug 16, 1862; Discharged for disability at General Hospital Jefferson City, MO Oct 10, 1862
Whitworth, JohnH.2nd Sgt2nd Sgt.Wounded in action at Lone Jack; in hospital at Jefferson City Aug 24, 1862; lost horse and equipment