3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry The 3rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The Third Missouri Volunteers was organized at Saint Louis , Missouri , September 3 , 1861 , to January 18 , 1862 . Attached to 2nd Brigade , Army of Southwest Missouri , to February , 1862 . Unassigned , Army , of Southwest Missouri , to May , 1862 . 3rd Division , Army of Southwest Missouri , to July , 1862 . District of Eastern Arkansas , Dept . of Missouri , to November , 1862 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , District of Eastern Arkansas , to December , 1862 . 1st Brigade , 11th Division , Right Wing 13th Army Corps ( Old ) , Dept . of the Tennessee , to December , 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , Sherman ' s Yazoo Expedition , to January , 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , 15th Army Corps , Army of the Tennessee , to September , 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , 15th Army Corps , to December , 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , 15th Army Corps , to November , 1864 . Detailed service . Four Companies moved to Rolla , Missouri , January , 1862 , and join the army of General Samuel R . Curtis . Two Companies at Alton , Ill . , until March , 1862 ; then join four Companies at Benton Barracks ; then Join Regiment at Cassville , Missouri . Curtis ' Campaign against Confederate General Sterling Price in Missouri and Arkansas January to March , 1862 . Advance on Springfield , Mo . , February 2 – 11 . Pursuit of Price into Arkansas February 14 – 29 . Battles of Pea Ridge , Ark , March 6 , 7 and 8 . March to Batesville , Ark . , April 5 - May 3 . Searcy Landing , Little Red River , May 19 ( Co . " B " ) . March to Helena , Ark . , May 25 - July 14 . Expedition from Searcy Landing to West Point , Searcy and Bayou des Arc May 27 . Expedition from Helena to north of White River August 5 – 8 . Moved to Ironton and Pilot Knob , Mo . , September 1 . To St . Genevieve November 12 , and return to Helena November 23 . Duty there until December 22 . Sherman ' s Yazoo Expedition December 22 , 1862 , to January 3 , 1863 . Chickasaw Bayou December 26 – 28 . Chickasaw Bluff December 29 . Expedition to Arkansas Post , Ark . , January 3 – 10 , 1863 . Assault and capture of Fort Hindman , Arkansas Post , January 10 – 11 . Moved to Young ' s Point , La . , January 17 – 23 , and duty there until March . At Milliken ' s Bend until April . Expedition to Greenville , Black Bayou and Deer Creek April 2 – 14 . Demonstration on Haines and Drumgould ' s Bluffs April 29 - May 2 . Moved to join army in rear of Vicksburg , Miss . , via Richmond and Grand Gulf May 2 – 14 . Mississippi Springs May 12 – 13 . Battle of Jackson , Miss . , May 14 . Siege of Vicksburg May 18 - July 4 . Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22 . Surrender of Vicksburg July 4 . Advance on Jackson , Miss . , July 5 – 10 . Siege of Jackson July 10 – 17 . Bolton Depot July 16 . Briar Creek , near Canton , July 17 . Canton July 18 . Camp at Big Black until September 27 . Moved to Memphis , Tenn . , thence march to Chattanooga , Tenn . , September 27 - November 21 . Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20 – 29 . Cherokee Station October 21 and 29 . Cane Creek October 26 . Tuscumbia October 26 – 27 . Battles of Chattanooga November 23 – 27 ; Lookout Mountain November 23 – 24 ; Mission Ridge November 25 ; Ringgold Gap , Taylor ' s Ridge , November 27 . Garrison duty at Woodville and Scottsboro , Ala . , and Cleveland , Tenn . , until May , 1864 . Atlanta ( Ga . ) Campaign May 1 - September 8 . Demonstration on Resaca May 8 – 13 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Advance on Dallas May 18 – 25 . Battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Brushy Mountain June 15 – 17 . Assault on Kenesaw June 27 Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Chattahoochie River July 6 – 17 . Battle of Atlanta July 22 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Ezra Chapel , Hood ' s 2nd Sortie , July 28 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy Station September 2 – 6 . Operations against Hood in North Alabama and North Georgia October 1 – 26 . Mustered out by Companies . Company " B " September 5 , Company " K " September 5 , Company " C " September 28 , Companies " E " and " F " October 17 , Company " H " November 2 , Company " G " November 3 , Company " I " November 16 and Company " D " November 23 , 1864 . Veterans and Recruits transferred to 15th Missouri Volunteer Infantry . Casualties . Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 89 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 145 Enlisted men by disease . Total 240 .