Finding Aid for the Civil War Orders - 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia Collection · Genealogy Gallery

Title

Finding Aid for the Civil War Orders - 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia Collection

Rights

Right Information

Type

Collection

Creator

Thomas Biggers

Missouri State Militia, 5th Cavalry

Date

1863-1888

2012

Description

This collection consists of Civil War orders for the 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia. These orders are photocopies. The supplemental materials include a transcription of the original orders and background history.

Language

English

Place

Missouri

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Extent

1 folder

Identifier

MGC 1011

Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Military orders

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Civil War Orders- 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia

Collection Summary
Title
Civil War Orders- 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia
Date
May 3 – June 10, 1863, 1888, 2012
Extent
1 Folder
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1011-CWO
Processed by: Nicole Pye, 2012; Finding aid created by Amy Luther, 2012; Transcribed by David C. Jones,
August 2012
Names of Creator
Biggers, Thomas, Major
Missouri (State). Militia. Cavalry, 5th
Administrative/Biographical History
Thomas Biggers was born in 1837 in Pennsylvania. He lived with his family in Waterford, Pennsylvania
until the 1850s. Biggers’ father moved his family from Pennsylvania and they were living in Missouri by
the 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Thomas enlisted in the 5th Missouri Calvary on April 30, 1862 in St.
Joseph, Missouri and fought for the Union during the Civil War. Thomas served in St. Joseph and the
surrounding areas. He mustered out on June 22, 1863.
After the war, Thomas worked as a claim(s) agent for the IRS. On December 7, 1875, Thomas married
Kate Himrod, who also lived in Waterford, Pennsylvania. Together they lived in Kansas as farmers and
then moved to Oklahoma where they were stock dealers. Thomas died on October 24, 1919 and was
buried in Waterford, Pennsylvania. Kate died 16 years later in 1935 and was also buried in Waterford.
The 5th Missouri Cavalry Regiment was organized on March 1, 1862 in St. Joseph, Missouri as a Union
militia. It became attached to the District of Central Missouri, Department of Missouri in February 1863.
On February 2, 1863, this regiment was attached to the District of Rolla, Department of Missouri. This
unit participated in battles in west, southwest, and central Missouri.

Scope and Content
This collection consists of Civil War orders for the 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia. These orders are
photocopies. The supplemental materials include a transcription of the original orders and background
history.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Civil War Orders, May 3 – June 10, 1863
Item 1, Special Orders of 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia (Union), May 3 – June 10, 1863
Series 2, Supplemental Material, 1888 and 2012
Item 2, Transcription of Special Orders of 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia (Union), 2012
Item 3, Background history on the 5th Cavalry Missouri State Militia, 1888

Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
All records within this collection are housed in file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Finding Aids
Name index is available from the archivist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Location of the originals is unknown.
Existence and Location of Copies
Copies held at the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the administrative/biographical history:
Ancestry.com. “1860 United States Federal Census.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Ancestry.com. “Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2010.
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Ancestry.com. “U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.,
2008.
Erie Society for Genealogical Research, complier. 2010. Burials in Waterford Cemetery Waterford, Erie
County, PA. Erie, PA: The Erie Society for Genealogical Research.
FamilySearch."Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935, index." Salt Lake City, UT: The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, 2012.
National Park Service. “U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.,
2007.

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