Confederate Graves

RECORDS GRAVES OF CONFEDERATES TO BE MARKED

RECENT FEDERAL LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOR MARKING ALL GRAVES OF CONFEDERATES, AND LIST MAY BE ADDED TO UNTIL COMPLETE

Under the provisions of recently enacted federal legislation, markers are to be placed over the graves of Confederate soldiers, to establish the spots for posterity. The Ledger has published in recent months such lists of places of interment of Confederate soldiers as recalled by R.S. McKinney, former Commander of the Confederate Veterans post here, and possessed by the Fitzhugh Lee Chapter of the U.D.C. This list, by Joe Lee Bomar, of Ryan Ridge, will virtually complete the record, though any one knowing the location of other Confederate graves are asked to notify the Ledger or Mrs. Joe Luckie, the U.D.C. president.

The roster of deceased Confederate veterans, at some time in the past, residents of Audrain County, together with their state of enlistment, command and their place of interment, when known, as compiled by Mr. Bomar, follows:

Hodges, Beverly	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Bomar Graveyard, Audrain County
Hall Sr., Robert	Col. Jefferson Jones Regiment, Price's Army	Camden County
Berry, Issac	Capt. William Anderson Command of Dragoon Rangers	Centralia or Independence, Mo.
Scaggs, Thomas	Purcell's Sharp Shooters, Cavalry	Centralia, Mo.
Baskett, Frank	Bodyguard of Dr. Frank Baskett of Missouri, Confederate forces, Price's Army, colored	Colored Graveyard, Mexico
Hardin, Dr.	Recruiting Officer, Drill Master for Missouri Confederates	Columbia
Evans, Josiah	Capt. Cawthorn's Audrain County Company, Price's Army	Double Branch Cemetery, Bates County
Standiford, Ben P.	Recruiting Officer, Spy	Double Branch Cemetery, Bates County
Surber, John	Capt. Dick Hancock's Company	Double Branch Cemetery, Bates County
Wilson, Bluford	Capt. Dick Hancock's Company	Double Branch Cemetery, Bates County
Bomar, Alexander, Sgt.	Capt. Purcell's Missouri Sharp Shooters, Price's Army	Double Branch Cemetery, Bates County, Mo.
Eller, Abe	Mo. Cavalry, Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, 9^th Mo. Regiment	Eller Cemetery
Eller, Abraham	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Eller Graveyard, Audrain County
McIntyre, Dan H., Capt.	University Cadets Co. of Mo., Price's Army	Elmwood Cemetery at Mexico
Black, Clifford	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Gates Regiment, Little's Brigade, Bowen's Division, Pemberton's Army	Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico
Jones, Ben	Missouri Recruiting Officer	Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico
Liter, A.L.	Shelby's Missouri Confederate Division	Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico
Plummer, Frank	Kentucky	Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico
Levaugh, J.E.	Co. D, Col. Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Fulton
Bright, Jessie	2^nd Mo. Volunteer Infantry, Cockrell's Brigade	Great Falls, Montana
Earls, William	Capt. Cobb's Missouri Co., Price's Army	Hannibal
Spence, Sam	Gunner, Capt. Landis' Battery, Green's Brigade, Bowen's Division, Pemberton's Army	Holt Summit, Callaway County (near)
Simpson, Louis	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Gen. Cockrell's Brigade	Killed at Carthage, Missouri. A marker at Elmwood Cemetery.
Reagan, Ezekiel	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Gen. Cockrell's Brigade	Killed at Corinth, Mississippi. Buried near Col. Rogers of Texas at Corinth
Simpson, George	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Gen. Cockrell's Brigade	Killed at Franklin, Tennessee. A marker at Elmwood Cemetery
Brothers, Joe	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Gates Regiment, Little's Brigade, Bowen's Division, Pemberton's Army	Kirksville
Williams, Thomas	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Little's Brigade, Bowen's Division, Pemberton's Army	Lake Charles, Louisiana
Harrison, James	2^nd Mo. Volunteer Infantry, Cockrell's Brigade	Lebanon, Mo. (near)
Crum, Thomas	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Liberty Church, Callaway County
Evans, William	Capt. Abner Bryant's Missouri Company, Col. Jackman's Regiment, Shelby's Brigade	Lille Rock, Arkansas
Surber, Garl	Capt. Jas Cawthorn's Audrain Co. Mo. Co., Price's Army	Lochridge Cemetery, Audrain County
Archer, Robert	Mo. Cavalry, Capt. Cobb's Co.	Lochridge Cemetery, Audrain County, Mo.
Lochridge, Robert	Col. Jefferson Jones Regiment, Harris Division, Price's Army	Lochridge Cemetery, Audrain County, Mo.
Bryant, Abner, Capt.	Jackman's Regiment	Lone Jack, Jackson County
Harvey, William	Co. D, Col. Perkins' Mo. Battalion, Price's Army	Louisiana, Mo.
Calvert, Marshall	Kentucky, Gen. John H. Morgan Command	McIntosh Graveyard, Audrain County
Berry, James	Capt. William Anderson Command of Dragoon Rangers	Mexico, Mo.
Board, Thomas	Capt. Cobb's Co.	Mexico, Mo.
Eller, William, Capt.	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Gen. Little's Brigade, Bowen's Division, Pembereton's Army	Mexico, Mo.
Green, Pack	Missouri Spy, Confederate	Mexico, Mo.
Harrison, John F.	2^nd Mo. Confederate Infantry, Bowen's Division	Mexico, Mo.
Jackson, Pickett	Confederate Recruiting Officer	Mexico, Mo.
Maldrow, John	Confederate Spy	Mexico, Mo.
McIntyre, Thomas A.	Capt. Alexander Day's Co.	Mexico, Mo.
Morris, Miss Belle	Confederate Spy	Mexico, Mo.
Pasqueth, James	Confederate Spy	Mexico, Mo.
Scott, Columbus	Co. D, Col. Perkins' Battalion	Mexico, Mo.
Turner, W.T.	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Little's Brigade	Mexico, Mo.
Wright, S.O.	2^nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Cockrell's Brigade	Mexico, Mo.
Edmonston, William, Lt.	Audrain County, Capt. James Cawthorn's Company, Price's Army	Mexico, Mo.
Purcelle, Young, Capt.	Price's Army	Montovallo, Vernon County (near)
Burhop, John B.	Perkins' Sharp Shooters, Missouri Cavalry	Pasadena, California
Day, Alexander, Capt.	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Pueblo, Colorado
West, General	Capt. Cawthorn, Audrain Co., Price's Army	Pueblo, Colorado
McIntosh, Nick	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Rolla (near)
Crum, Riley, Sgt.	Virginia, Early's Division, R.E. Lee's Army	Seed Tick
Hall, John	Capt. Purcell's Missouri Sharp Shooter Rangers, Price's Army	Seed Tick
Han, James	Capt. Purcell's Missouri Sharp Shooter Rangers, Price's Army	Seed Tick
Houseman, Thomas	Ordnance Driver, Capt. Hyram Bledsoe, Missouri Battalion	Seed Tick
Kasler, William H. H.	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Seed Tick
Martin, Nathan	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Seed Tick
McGee, Joe	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Seed Tick
Rickman, Daniel	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Seed Tick
Watts, John Thomas	Capt. Purcell's Missouri Sharp Shooter Rangers, Price's Army	Seed Tick
Brothers, Ben	2^nd Mo. Infantry, Gates Regiment, Little's Brigade, Bowen's Division, Pemberton's Army	Spokane Falls, Washington
Cassidy, Abner	Missouri Confederate Army	St. Louis
Cawthorn, James, Capt.	Price's Army	State of Oregon
Boyd, Joe, Lt.	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Unknown
Fowler, William	Capt. Purcell's Ranger Sharp Shooters	Unknown
Harrison, Andrew	Confederate Scout, Spy	Unknown
Johnston, Jim	Missouri Cavalry, Col. Jefferson Jones Regiment	Unknown
Kelso, John, Lt.	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Unknown
Love, Capt.	Confederate Army	Unknown
McCulloch, Lt.	Capt. Purcell's Ranger Sharp Shooters	Unknown
McDonald, Thomas	Co. D, Col. Perkins' Mo. Battalion, Price's Army	Unknown
Morris, Z.T.	From Virginia, in Lee's Army	Unknown
O'Brannon, Lt.	Audrain County, Capt. James Cauthorn's Company, Price's Army	Unknown
Scaggs, Thomas	Capt. Purcell's Ranger Sharp Shooters	Unknown
Barnette, Frank	Shelby's Brigade	Vandalia
Hall, Little Jim	Co. D, Perkins' Battalion, Price's Army	Vernon County

NOTE: According to the article, "All of Co. D, Col. Perkins' Battalion belonged to the 9^th Missouri Volume (Volunteer?) Infantry, C.S.A.
Respectfully, Bill Wells / SCV Camp #1659

Note from Bill Wells, contributor of the above article:

Hello Friends, Your website is terrific! Since I have ancestors who lived in Audrain County, and are buried there, I was thrilled to discover such a nice site. You solicit articles from the Mexico Ledger, and I may have something of interest to you. While doing some research for Confederate ancestors from Missouri, I came across a microfilm record of an article from the Mexico Evening Ledger (date unknown) that lists the burial sites for a number of Confederate veterans. I have photostat copies of this article, if you need it, but I have transcribed the substance into a table format which is attached to this note. The article poses a problem for me though (besides the date); it lists Seed Tick as the place of internment for several veterans. I have been unable to locate Seed Tick on any maps, old or new, and must assume that it is the name of a cemetery, and not a place name. Perhaps you can help me? Also, the article seems to indicate that there were several previous articles of this type, but without the date, I have no idea how to track them down. The article is part of a collection of records that were compiled by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapters in Missouri in the early part of this century, and are on file at the Univ. of Missouri at Columbia. Thank you for any help you can lend towards locating the last resting places of these veterans. The transcription of the article is as follows (bold type is the headline):

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Note on Seed Tick from Belinda Forgy

Seed Tick, MO, populated place

This is a nickname, applied locally to a region in Salt River T, S of Mexico. It originated probably because someone happened to be unusually pestered with seed ticks while in the neighborhood.
The exact location is unknown.