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Seeking post returns for Jefferson Barracks

Michael Pierce

I'm looking for post returns for 1840 from Jefferson Barracks MO. Also wondering if such returns would contain any info about a soldier getting married.

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    Dear Mr. Pierce,

     

    Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

     

    We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Returns of Military Posts, ca. 1800 - 12/1916 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office (Record Group 94) that include the post returns for Jefferson Barracks, MO from July 1826 through Dec. 1916. For more information about these records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) at archives1reference@nara.gov.

     

    You may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT1. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience as we balance mission-critical work and the safety of our staff during the pandemic.  Please check NARA’s web page about COVID-19 updates for the latest information.

     

    This series has been microfilmed as NARA Microfilm Publication Number M617. A pamphlet listing the contents of  M617 is available online here.  The 1840 returns for Jefferson Barracks are on roll 546. M617 is available at the following NARA locations:

     

     

    Also, you may wish to check local, state and university libraries as they sometimes have copies of National Archives microfilm publications.

     

    M-617 is available in digital form and may be viewed online via Ancestry as the collection U.S., Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916. There may be a fee for using this service. Instead, please check for access at your local library as many library systems subscribe to these sites, making them free for their patrons.

     

    Neither the catalog nor the descriptive pamphlet list marriages as information that is recorded on the returns. If a soldier had an excused absence to get married, that fact may have been recorded, but we can not guarantee that this information will be included.

     

    We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

     

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    Mr. PIerce,

    I have been purusing a second great grandfather and his wife at specific army posts on the frontier 1852-1863. I would recommend doing a fingertip search of the  Returns of Military Posts, the U.S. Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments 1821-1916, and the Unit Muster Rolls. The first two are available via Ancestry. I received copies of the muster rolls from NARA via an independent researcher. I too had questions about my grandmother and her whereabouts after their marriage in 1856.This was not recorded on any of these records, although the marriage record was included in his later pension papers, along with the names of witnesses who were fellow infantrymen. The muster rolls in particular, can offer information on where a soldier was during a two-month period of time, and what he was doing. I did not find reference to my grandfather being "on leave" at the time of their marriage, but perhaps this could be the case for your soldier. I continue to pursue information about my grandmother as an infantryman's wife. There is some description in his pension papers of transporting his family when his unit fled Oklahoma Territory for Ft. Leavenworth at the outbreak of the War. I also encountered the description of another soldier who had deserted to be with his wife for the birth of a child, but who then returned and offered that as an explanation for his unexcused absence. I believe the same thing occurred in my family. The information on dependents during the 19th century seems to be quite minimal. There are some excellent accounts by military wives to offer some descriptions. .