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Company A Officers
Company was mustered into service at Canton, Lewis County State of Missouri,
the First day of February 1862 for the period of three years or during the war.
| Name | Rank | Age | Description | S/M | Occupation | Nativity | Residence | Date Enlisted | Mustered in When | Where | By Whom | Remarks |
| YUST, Charles | CAPTAIN | 38 | 5' 11 1/2" Sandy hair Blue eyes Light Comp | M | Weaver | Grafenhaynicken, Bitterfelt Co, Prussia | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | - |
| Menn, Henry | 1st Lt | 27 | 5'3" Dark hair Hazel eyes Lt C | M | Painter | Prussia | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Resigned 13 July 1862 |
| Turner, Edwin B. | 2nd Lt | 27 | 5'9" Dark hair Blue eyes Lt C | M | Tayler | - | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Edwin Moore | Resigned 1 May 1862 |
| Gloeser, August | 1st Serg't | 29 | 5' 6/12" Brown hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | M | Upholester | Badeau, Riedenkopf, Hessendarmstadt | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Edwin Moore | Promoted to 1st Lt 16 Jul 62 |
| Bandhauer, John | Serg't | 45 | 5'11" Sandy hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | M | Weaver | Grafenhaynicken, Bitterfelt Co, Prussia | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Edwin Moore | Mustered out 19 Apr 1866 |
| Lannig, Charles | Serg't | 29 | 5' 9" Sandy hair Gray eyes Lt C | M | Weaver | Grafenhaynicken, Bitterfelt Co, Prussia | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Edwin Moore | Died 1 May 1862 |
| Irland, Henry | Serg't | 23 | 5'7" Brown hair Blue eyes Lt C | S | Farmer | Lima, Adams Co., IL | Lima, Adams Co., IL | 26 Oct 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Edwin Moore | Died of disease 26 May 1862 |
| Gruber, August | Serg't | 32 | 5'7" Brown hair Blue eyes Lt C | M | Mason | Frankendorf, Saxony | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Edwin Moore | Discharged 14 Oct 1862 |
| Penick, Charles | Corporal | 30 | 5' 11" Dark hair Hazel eyes Dark C | M | Farmer | Lima, Adams Co., IL | Lima, Adams Co., IL | 3 Feb 1862 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Mustered out 19 Apr 1866 |
| Sanger, Louis | Corporal | 37 | 5' 9 1/2" Sandy hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | S | Mason | Saxenburg, Waldeck | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Discharged 3 Feb 1862 |
| Hamilton, Alexander T. | Corporal | 43 | 5' 11" Gray hair Blue eyes Lt C | M | Farmer | Adams Co, OH | Pike Co, IL | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Died of disease 15 May 1862 | |
| Emert, John | Corporal | 45 | 5' 9 1/2" Blk hair hazel eyes Dk Comp | M | Chairmaker | Kleinback, Wirtenberg | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Discharged 14 Oct 1862 |
| Powell, James C. | Corporal | 26 | 5' 10" Dk hair hazel eyes Dk C | M | Farmer | Fountain Co., IN | Rock Run, Hancock Co., IL | 8 Nov 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Deserted 24 July 62 nr Corinth |
| Malthaner, George F. | Corporal | 28 | 5' 6" Dk hair Blue eyes Dk C | M | Laborer | Butsdown, Northamdon Co, Pensilvania | Rock Run, Hancock Co., IL | 5 Jan 1862 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Mustered out 19 Apr 1866 |
| Conover, Leonidas | Corporal | 21 | 6' Blk hair Auburn eyes Lt C | M | Farmer | Lima, Adams Co., IL | Lima, Adams Co., IL | 18 Dec 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Deserted 24 Jul 62 |
| Gruber, Gottlob | Corporal | 37 | 5' 6 1/2" Auburn hair Blue eyes Dk C | S | Mason | Frankendorf, Saxony | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Discharged 28 Nov 62 |
| Rost, Peter | Musician | 16 | 5' Sandy hair Blue eyes Lt C | S | Laborer | Darnstadt, Huendarmstadt | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 7 Oct 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Mustered out 19 Apr 1866 |
| Bandhauer, August | Musician | 16 | 5' 3 1/2" Sandy hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | S | Laborer | Grafenhaynicken, Bitterfelt Co, Prussia | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 7 Oct 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | * |
| OBoy, James | Wagoneer | 25 | 5' 1" Dark hair Blue eyes Lt C | M | Laborer | Stafort, England | Diego, Hancock Co., IL | 25 Oct 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | 1st Lt Edwin Moore | Died 4 Mar 1862 MO Hannibal runover by wagon |
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