Bell, Ovid (1875-1953), Collection, 1824-1950, (C3805)

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		Company B 1st Missouri Cavalry C.S.A.
	
		Company B 1st Mo Cavalry Was largely composed
		["Cop" stricken] of Companies C  G W Law Captn and Co D  W P Gilbert Captn
		of Maj. Mitchels Battallion ["Maj." written above line] Mo State Guard  This Battallion
		was organized in Callaway County Mo. and mostly of
		Callaway boys. with a goodly number from Montgomery
		County and a few Scattering from other Counties
		Company B was organized at Sac River Mo. and
		and mustered into the Confederate States Army By Col
		Riggin Dec 11 1861.
		George W Law was elected Captain - was promoted to
		Major then Lieutenant Col of the Regiment - Lost an
		arm at Big Black river near Vicksburg Miss Spring of 1863
		Served throug the war - returned home. Was Elected Sheriff
		of Callaway Count term 1872-[1873] and was killed by a mob
		while defending a prisoner - the noted horsethief Kestler.
		William P Gilbert 1st Lieutenat Promoted Captn June 29, ["June 29," written above stricken "Spring of"] 1862
		Wounded at Bakers Creek Miss  Died from wounds in ["from wounds" written above line] Vicks during Siege
		R B Jackson 2nd Lieutenant Killed at Corrinth Miss Oct 4 - [1862]
		Ben W Tannehil 3 Lieutenant Killed at Bakers Creek Miss
1 Seargent	William L ["Nuckols" stricken] Nuckols Promoted to 3 Lieutenant June 30th [1862] ["June 30th - 62" written above line] Captured
		at Big Black River Sent to prison exchanged Spring of [1865] ["did
		not" stricken] Paroled at Jackson Miss 1865 Post Office Austin Texas
1 Sergeant	Spencer J Craighed elected Summer of [1862] Wounded at Peachtree
		Creek Atlanta Ga Died from wound and burried at Marietta Ga - [1864]
2 "[Sergeant]	Norman Monroe
3 "[Sergeant]	James R Blackburn Severely wounded at Bakers Creek Miss
		Captured at Blakely Ala - [1865] Confined on Ship Island in Mobile
		Bay - Carried to Vicksburg- thence to Jackson Miss and Paroled, Died at home ["and Paroled," written above line]
4 "[Sergeant]	William R Neal  Killed at Newhope Churg Ga - [1864]
5 "[Sergeant]	R R Riggin  Detailed with horses at Desark Ark
1 Corporal 	John P Bell jr Wounded in Collision of cars at Duckhill Sta Miss
		Oct [1862] Gunshot wound in wrist at Altoona Ga [1864] Paroled at
		Danville Virgina May [1865] Post Office Fulton Mo.
2 "[Corporal]	A V Swearengen. Wounded in Shoulder at Altoona Ga [1864] P.O. Guthrie Mo ["P.O." written above line]
3 "[Corporal]	Henry L Chase Killed at Franklin Ten - [1864]
4 "[Corporal]	F F Webb Detailed with horses at Desark Ark.