Seeking post returns for Jefferson Barracks

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. . 

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. .