Civil War 1863 4th Missouri State Cavalry Militia Doc, Signed by Capt J B Dexter

Description: Condition as seen. Original Feb1863 (a) Document of the 4th Missouri State Cav Militia Signed by Captain John Bangs Dexter of the 2nd Kansas Cavalry John Bangs DexterResidence Wyandotte KS; Enlisted on 3/20/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.On 3/20/1862 he was commissioned into "D" Co. KS 2nd Cavalry He was discharged for promotion on 2/29/1864On 2/29/1864 he was commissioned into US Volunteers Quartermaster's Dept He was Mustered Out on 6/5/1866Promotions:* Capt 2/29/1864 (Captain & Asst Quartermaster)Other Information:born in Massachusettsdied 12/25/1883 - Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas - Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com The 4th Missouri Cavalry (State Militia) was organized at St. Joseph, Missouri. Company "E" was commanded by Joseph Parke. The Regiment remained at St. Joseph until August for fitting out. The regiment was involved in a skirmish on the Little Blue River on 2 June 1862. They were ordered to Southwest Missouri in August and reported to General Edbert B. Brown. They were involved in the pursuit of Colonel John T. Coffee's regiment from 8 August until 1 September. They served at Mt. Vernon, Missouri until 30 September. The regiment joined Totten's Division, Army of the Frontier, Oxford Bend, near Fayetteville, Arkansas on 27 October 1862. They were involved in an expedition from Greenfield into Jasper and Barton Counties of Missouri from 24 November until 26 November 1862. The 4th Missouri (SM) was assigned to the District of Central Missouri, Department of Missouri in December of 1862 until 25 January 1863. It was during this time that General John S. Marmaduke launched an attack to capture Springfield, Missouri. The 4th Missouri Cavalry was involved in the defense of Springfield on 8 January. Two members of the regiment were killed in this action. Sometime between January and May of 1863 the regiment moved to central and northern Missouri as the next recorded action was with Companies "B" and "C" about Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri. The regiment was assigned to guard the Missouri Pacific Railroad with headquarters at LaMine Bridge, Jefferson City, Tipton, Sedalia and Warrensburg, Missouri until October of 1863. Also, four companies were involved in action at Sibley on 23 June. Other actions were at Marshall, Saline County, on 28 July and 30 July. Records of events on Roll for July and Aug 63 shows that a detachment of this Company left Marshall, Missouri July 28 of 63 and returned July 30 of 63 having had a skirmish with Guerrillas in which one man was wounded. Company was Stationed at Marshall, Missouri July 31 to Sept 30, 1863. The Regiment was transferred to The District of the Border, Department of Missouri in August of 1863 and were involved in the pursuit of Quantrell from 20 August until 28 August of 1863. Quantrell's border renegades raided, sacked and burned Lawrence, Kansas on 21 August 1863. The 4th Missouri Cavalry was involved in operations against General Joseph Shelby from 22 September through 26 October 1863 including actions at Tipton, Syracuse, Missouri on 10 October. (This action included Companies "A", "B", "E" & "F".) Also action at Boonville, Missouri on 11-12 October, Merrill's Landing and Dug Ford, near Jonesborough (12 October), Marshall, Arrow Rock, Blackwater (13 October). In January 1864, the regiment was transferred to District of Central Missouri, Department of Missouri. They were involved in action near Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri on 22-24 February 1864. Company "E" scouted from Sedalia to Blackwater from 3 June until 5 June 1864 and by a detachment near Rocheport on 28 August. Company "E" was in action in Howard County on 28 August. The regiment moved to the defense of Jefferson City on 1 October 1864. This was a part of the defense against Sterling Price's force that had moved up from Arkansas toward St. Louis and then against Jefferson City. Price failed to enter either St. Louis of Jefferson City but diverted his forces toward West Port and Independence. When he left Arkansas, General Price had planned to capture the Federal arsenal at St. Louis then move against Jefferson City in order to inaugurate a Confederate governor in the state capitol. Due to the delay in his schedule caused by his prolonged battle at Pilot Knob, where he captured a Federal arsenal against the stubborn resistance of a small force, he found both St. Louis and Jefferson City too strongly defended to capture. Price had been informed that General Samuel R. Curtis was gathering a force of Kansas Militia at West Port and decided to strike before Curtis could prepare. There were running battles westward, mostly south of Missouri River. As a part of a force commanded by General Alfred Pleasanton, the 4th Regiment joined a cavalry column which pursued Price's army. They were involved in actions including Moreau Creek Bottoms on 7 October, California on 9 October, Boonville on 9-12 October, Little Blue River on 21 October and West Port on 23 October. This regiment led the breakthrough at Byrum's Ford across the Little Blue River against General Marmaduke's rear guard action. The battle of West Port was numerically the largest battle fought west of the Mississippi River. Out of 40,000 Federals and Confederates on the field, close to 30,000 were engaged. (compare to 27,000 at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, which was the next largest.) Major General Samuel R. Curtis, who commanded at Pea Ridge was also the commander of Federal Forces at West Port. After Price's defeat at West Port and his loss of men and material he began a general retreat along the Missouri-Kansas border toward Arkansas. The 4th Regiment was engaged in continuing action at the Marmaton River (or battle of Charlot) on 25 October, Mine Creek, Little Osage River, Maris des Cygne on 25 October. The battle of Mine Creek was the only full-scale engagement between regular troops to be fought on Kansas soil. It has also been suggested that this may have been the largest of all cavalry battles of the war. During this engagement Confederate Generals John S. Marmaduke and William Cabell were captured along with four colonels. After Mine Creek, a large number of Federal forces moved to Fort Scott, Kansas to recover and resupply. Apparently, the 4th Missouri Cavalry Regiment was among the two Missouri Cavalry Brigades to do so. They were stationed at Sedalia, Missouri from November 1864 until April 1865. A detachment of the regiment scouted in Calloway County on 6-7 November. The regiment was moved to St. Louis, Missouri in April 1865 and most of the regiment were mustered out on 18 April. (Taken from T.J. Kauble Biography, who was stationed with Willliam Field Hill in the 4th Regiment Missouri State Militia, Company E.)

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