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| Example of Office of Commissary of Exemptions, Mo Missouri Digital |
5 Places to Research
in Missouri
Right age, good health, no substitute or logical reason! Why
was your ancestor exempted from the Civil War? As genealogy researchers we
find, in some cases, our ancestors’ disappearance from Civil War records to be
baffling. But maybe we haven’t unearthed all the records. Have you reviewed the Office of Commissary of
Exemptions records?
Office of Commissary
of Exemptions
In Missouri Commissaries of Exemptions were appointed for
each county for Enrolled Missouri Militia
(E. M. M.). A large number of men were exempted from serving in the E.M. M. and the Enrolled Military (E.M.) due to contractor service.
(E. M. M.). A large number of men were exempted from serving in the E.M. M. and the Enrolled Military (E.M.) due to contractor service.
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| Correspondence: Provost Marshall, RG 110, NARA-KC |
In 1864, the Secretary of the Navy sent a request to the
Secretary of War that contractors building the “Monitors ‘Etlah & Shiloh’ be exempted from being mustered into
service” until the “sister” gunboats
were completed. Union Provost Marshal General, James B. Fry, responded to the
Secretary of Navy. “The Secretary of War
did not deem it expedient to grant this request.” Yet, the workers were exempted, from 1864 to
the end of the Civil War.
Exempted for U. S. S. Shiloh
and U. S. S. Etlah Construction
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| The U. S. S. Etlah: Navsource Online |
Etlah and Shiloh construction workers, like John Carroll of
St. Louis, was exempted from Mo. Militia Service by the Office of Commissary of
Exemptions. Alex G. Hequembdurg of St Louis was also exempted as were many
others. Many records are held in the Missouri
Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861-1866, but researchers must be
patient in uncovering their ancestor’s documents, as not all have been
indexed/cataloged.
Background
Information
The U.S.S. Shiloh and U.S.S. Etlah were “sister ships.
Construction of these “iron-clads” began in 1863, but were not completed until the
end of the War. Neither saw action. For more information visit the St. Louis’
Ships of Iron, Missouri Civil War Museum
at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis.
Know that the Etlah was renamed Hecate in 1869 for a short
period, before returning to its original Native American name of Etlah (“white
lily”). And Shiloh was renamed Iris in 1869.
5 Places to Research Your Mo. Exempted Ancestor?
- Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865, NARA, RG 45, www.fold3.com/
- List of Officers of the Navy of the U. S. and the Marine Corps from 1775 – 1900
- NARA – KC, Missouri Record of the Provost Marshall General’s Bureau (Civil War), Letters, 1863-1865, RG110
- Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis, Mo. Visit the Guide to Civil War Manuscripts.
- Midwest Genealogy Center, Missouri Military, Civil War, Commissaries of Exemptions, E. M. (microform)
Kathleen Brandt
a3genealogy.com
Accurate, Accessible Answers
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