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Co. E, 47th Missouri Volunteer Infantry

Contact:

1LT D. Christopher Warren, Commander
502 S. Grant St.
Desloge, MO 63601
(573) 430-2809
Email: the_civilwar_guy@yahoo.com

1SGT Alan Trodus, Adjutant
9711 Woodland Rd.
Hillsboro, MO 63050
(314) 477-8807
Email: bigalastro@yahoo.com

The 47th Missouri Infantry, Company E was organized out of the General James R. McCormick Camp 215 - Department of Missouri by D. Christopher Warren, P.C.C. and Camp Founder, in February 2008. The unit was officially recognized on March 21, 2008. With the consolidation of the McCormick Camp into the Thomas C. Fletcher Camp #47, the 47th MO Infantry is primarily based out of the Eastern / Southeastern Missouri area.

Service Record, 47th Missouri Volunteer Infantry

Organized at Pilot Knob, Mo., August 22 to September 11, 1864.Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept. of Missouri, to December, 1864.Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, December, 1864. Pulaski, Tenn., Dept. Cumberland, to March, 1865.

SERVICE -- Assigned to duty in Southeast Missouri by Companies--"A," "G" and "H" in Wayne County, "B" in Jefferson County, "C" in Perry County, "K" at St. Genevieve, "I" at Fredericktown, "D" guarding bridges on Iron Mountain Railroad, "E" Ironton [ F at Farmington and around St. Francois County] . Companies retired before Price: Company "C" to Cape Girardeau, "A," "G" and "H" to Pilot Knob. Action at Ironton September 26 (Co. "E").Retreat to Pilot Knob. Shutin Gap and Arcadia Valley September 26. Fort Davidson September 26-27. Retreat to Leesburg. Companies returned to above stations; "B" at Franklin. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., December 12-19.Assigned to guard duty at Spring Hill, Columbia and Pulaski, Tenn., till March 15, 1865.Mustered out March 28-30, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 10 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 82 Enlisted men by disease. Total 93.


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