Photo: 4th Missouri Cavalry and infantry flag
Age at Enlistment: 20
Length of Service: 1862-1865
State: Missouri
Rank: Pvt
Unit: 4th MO Cavalry Regiment
Service Record: Enlisted on 21 Sep 1862 in Co. H/ Became a POW about 26 April 1863 at Fredericktown, MO and sent to Myrtle Street Military Prison in St. Louis, MO; transferred to Alton, IL on 30 Jan 1864 after sentenced to hard labor for duration of war.
Survived War: Yes
Cemetery / Burial: Ural Cemetery, Beckham Co., OK
Soldier Info: Born in Scott Co., TN in 1842; Death in Beckham Co., OK in 1895
Relationship to Author: 1st cousin 5x
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