Muster Roll of Company C, 11th Missouri Militia


This Muster Roll is of Company C of the Eleventh Infantry, Missouri Militia, 16 July 1863 to 16 April 1864. Captain John D. Merten was the captain in charge of Company C and it was his family that recently discovered these papers in the back of a desk drawer. Prior to a recent family reunion the papers were sent to me, the family genealogist, instead of throwing them away. The originals have since been donated to the Missouri Historical Society Library.

Barb Larson transcribed and submitted this information for publication in the Spring 2005 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 38, number 1, pages 8–10.


Muster Roll of Capt. John D. Merten, Company "C," of the Eleventy Infantry Missouri Militia, 16 July 1863 to 16 April 1864


Name S'dex Rank Date Enrolled Remarks Residence
Bauman, Fredrick B550 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted  
Baumer, John H. B560 Sgt 6 Sep 1862    
Betsch, John B320 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Breda, Henry B630 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted 8th St btw Wash & Carr St
Cash, Charles F. C200 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 exempt works for Koppelman Morgan &4
Casper, Rasche C216 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted  
Diehl, John H. D400 Pvt 15 May 1863 Deserted Biddle btw 14 & 15 Streets S side
Diem, John D500 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted Franklin btw 11th & 12th street n.s.
Doll, George D400 Sgt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted after Jul 1863 6th St btw Wash & Carr
Ebeling, Fred Wm. E145 Sgt 12 Sep 1862    
Enders, Matthias E536 Pvt 20 Sep 1862 Deserted Carr btw 16th &17th Streets N side
Floerke, Henry F462 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Transferred to 15th Reg  
Foster, Anthony M. F236 Pvt 13 Sep 1862    
Freese, John H. F620 Cpl 6 Sep 1862    
Gerdemann, William F. G635 Pvt 10 May 1862    
Gerrety, Matthew G630 Pvt 25 Nov 1862 Deserted to Vicksburg,Miss.
Haerlen, Jacob H645 Pvt 15 May 1863    
Halberstadt, August H416 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Hammersmeier, Frank H562 Pvt 8 Sep 1862    
Harpke, William  H612 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Harpke, George H612 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Heberer, Michael H166 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted Franklin Ave btw 10th & 11th
Hehde, August H300 Sgt 12 Sep 1862    
Helmkamp, H. H. H452 1st Lt 5 Sep 1862    
Heyde, Herman H300 Sgt 6 Sep 1862 sick has leave of absence 90 da  
Highemann, Henry H255 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted n 9th St btw Wash & Carr Streets
Hill, John Thomas H400 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Discharged Franklin Ave btw 16th & 17th
Hoehner, Henry H560 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 exempt Franklin btw 15th & 16th Streets
Kansteiner, William K523 Pvt 15 Sep 1862 Deserted Biddle St btw 16 & 17 St back in yard
Keim, Albert K500 Pvt 15 May 1863 Deserted 11th Str btw Franklin & Wash
Kipel, Conrad K140 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted  
Klopmeier, Henry K415 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Knogge, Fredrick K520 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted 16th St btw
Knollmann, John F. K545 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 exempt Biddle btw 17th & 18th Streets
Kochbech, Christian K212 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Krampe, Henry K651 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Kruse, Henry K620 Pvt 15 May 1863 Deserted Franklin Ave btw 7th & 8th Streets S. side
Lahmann, George L550 Cpl 12 Sep 1862 return from desertion  
Lindemann, Henry Wm. L535 Cpl 7 May 1862    
Lindemann, Edward L535 Cpl 6 Sep 1862 exempt N.W. corner of 8th & Wash
Ludwig, Charles L320 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 return from desertion 11-Apr-64  
Meier, John H. M600 Cpl 6 Sep 1862 Deserted 14th St btw Wash & Carr
Meier, John M600 Pvt 15 Sep 1862 Deserted n 13th btw Carr & Biddle Street
Merten, John D. M635 Capt 31 Aug 1862    
Miller, A. William M460 Pvt 8 Sep 1862 return from desertion 11-Apr-64  
Mueller, William H. M460 Pvt 12 Apr 1864    
Nash, Frederick N200 Pvt 10 Sep 1862    
Poetting, William P352 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Raef, Gottlieb R100 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 transferred to Reg 6  
Ray, Christian R000 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Deserted Wash St btw 8th & 9th  St N. Side
Renning, Herman H. R552 Pvt 15 Sep 1862 exempt Biddle btw 16th & 17th St S side
Sauerwein, Reichardt S650 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Discharged n 8th St btw Franklin Ave & Wash
Schinke, Fritz S520 Cpl 6 Sep 1862 paroled prisoner from Holly Sp  
Schneble, Casimeier S514 Pvt 15 May 1863 Deserted Franklin btw 13th & 14th streets
Schoen, Otto H. S500 Pvt 15 May 1863    
Schopmeier, Herman S156 Pvt 16 Sep 1862 Deserted 13th St btw Franklin
Schwehr, William S600 Pvt 9 Sep 1862 Deserted Shop on Franklin btw 7th & 8th St
Sipple, Peter S140 Pvt 15 May 1863 Deserted  
Sodtmann, August S355 Cpl 6 Sep 1862    
Steckko, Henry C. S320 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Strickland, Henry S362 Pvt 6 Sep 1862    
Struebe, Louis H. S361 2nd Lt 5 Sep 1862    
Tieman, Ernst H. T550 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 Discharged  
Wishmeyer, Henry W256 Musician 6 Sep 1862 Deserted  
Wulfsmeier, Gerhardt W412 Pvt 6 Sep 1862 exempt n 15th Street btw Franklin and Wash