Draft:1st Battalion Missouri State Militia Cavalry
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The Battalion was organized in [[St. Charles, Missouri]], on March 26, 1862, and assigned to the District of Central Missouri in the [[Department of the Missouri|Department of Missouri]].{{Cite web |title=Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}} |
The Battalion was organized in [[St. Charles, Missouri]], on March 26, 1862, and assigned to the District of Central Missouri in the [[Department of the Missouri|Department of Missouri]].{{Cite web |title=Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}} |
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Throughout its service, the Battalion focused primarily on patrol and scouting missions aimed at suppressing [[Bushwhacker|Confederate Bushwhackers]] and [[partisan rangers]]. Its main areas of operation were [[St. Charles County, Missouri|St. Charles]] and [[Callaway County, Missouri|Callaway County]], where these efforts were most concentrated.{{Cite web |title=History - Missouri Cavalry (Part 1) |url=https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmocav1.htm#1stbatmilitia |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.civilwararchive.com}} |
Throughout its service, the Battalion focused primarily on patrol and scouting missions aimed at suppressing [[Bushwhacker|Confederate Bushwhackers]] and [[partisan rangers]]. Its main areas of operation were [[St. Charles County, Missouri|St. Charles]] and [[Callaway County, Missouri|Callaway County]], where these efforts were most concentrated.{{Cite web |title=History - Missouri Cavalry (Part 1) |url=https://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmocav1.htm#1stbatmilitia |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=www.civilwararchive.com}}{{Cite book |title=A COMPENDIUM OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION |publisher=[[Frederick H. Dyer]]}} |
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