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Company B 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 | Enlisted | Mustered in When | Where | By Whom | Remarks |
| STORY, Joseph | Captain | 39 | 5' 7 1/2" Sandy hair blue eyes Lt Comp | M | Farmer | NJ | Adair Co., MO | - | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Resigned 12 July 1862 |
| Woodruff, Lucius D | 1st Lt | 37 | 6' Brn hair Gray eyes Lt Comp | M | Farmer | Litchfield Co. CT | Adair Co., MO | - | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Resigned 13 July 1862 |
| Rees, Richard | 1st Lt | - | - | - | - | - | Quincy, Adams Co., IL | 18 July 1862 | 28 July 1862 | Corinth, MS | Col Moore | Promoted Captain 1 Feb 1865 |
| Baird, Thomas W | 1st Lt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 Feb 1866 | - | - | Mustered out 19 Apr 1866 |
| Fox, Edward | 2nd Lt | 39 | 6' 1" Gray hair blue eyes Lt C | M | Farmer | Philadelphia, PA | Willmothville, Adair Co., MO | - | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Died of disease-19 May 62 nr Corinth |
| Hall, Jeremy | 1st Serg't | 26 | 5' 9" Lt hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | M | Farming | Chautauque Co., NY | Willmothville, Adair Co. MO | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Mustered out 6 Dec 1864 |
| Keown, Nathan J | Serg't | 45 | 5' 7" Dk hair Blue eyes Dk C | M | Farming | Warren Co., KY | Adair Co., MO | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Discharged disability 30 Jan 1863 |
| Davis, Josiah W | Serg't | 21 | 5' 10 1/2" Lt hair Dk eyes Lt C | S | Artist | Bowling Green, Clay Co, IN | Memphis, Scotland Co., MO | 28 Sept 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Mustered out 11 Jan 1866 |
| Thompson, Daniel N | Serg't | 27 | 5' 10 1/4" Dk-hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | S | Farming | Washington Co, IN | Wilmothville, Adair Co, MO | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Discharged disability 30 Mar 1863 |
| Hendrickson, Thomas M | Serg't | 33 | 6' Dk hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | M | Carpenter | KY | Schuyler Co., MO | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Died of disease 20 July 1862 |
| Story, John D | Corporal | 20 | 5'9" Lt hair hazel eyes Lt Comp | S | Farming | Essex Co., MJ | Willmothville, Adair Co., MO | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Died of wounds 23 Apr 1862 |
| Greenslate, John M | Corporal | 27 | 5' 8 1/2"Dk hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | S | Farming | Gramp ? co, KY | - | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Red. to ranks 24 Jan 63 appt Waggoneer |
| Keown, John H | Corporal | 18 | 5' 6 1/2"Dk hair Gray eyes Dk Comp | S | Farming | Ohio Co., KY | - | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Died of disease 1 Apr 1863 |
| Simerl, Abner T | Corporal | 24 | 5' 9" Dk hair hazel eyes lt C | S | Farming | Morgan Co., OH | - | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | - |
| Hall, Stephen | Corporal | 18 | 5' 7 1/4" Blk hair hazel eyes Dk Comp | S | Farming | Clay, Perry Co., OH | - | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Promoted 3rd Serg't 25 Jan 1863 |
| McCloskey, Paul T | Corporal | 20 | 5' 9" Lt hair Blue eyes Lt Comp | S | Farming | Hartford Co., MD | - | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Promoted 4th Serg't 25 Jan 1863 |
| Baird, Thomas W | Corporal | 28 | 5' 10"Dk hair Blk eyes Dk C | M | Blacksmith | Brown Co., IL | - | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Promoted 1st Serg't 10 Jan 1866 mo-4-19-66 |
| Kitts, Mitchell | Corporal | 24 | 5' 11 1/2" Blk hair Blue eyes Dk Comp | S | Brickmaking | Hannibal, MO | - | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Vet prom. to Serg't 24 Jan 65/mo 19 Apr 66 |
| Just, Charles H | Musician | 14 | 5' Lt hair hazel eyes lt comp | S | - | Germany | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 7 Oct 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Mustered out 19 Apr 1866 |
| Howe, Michael T | Musician | 47 | 5' 7" Lt hair blue eyes Lt comp | M | Carpenter joiner | Clinton Co., OH | Canton, Lewis Co., MO | 15 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Died of disease 15 Jun 1862 |
| Heron, John | Wagoneer | 45 | 5' 7 1/2" Dk hair Dark eyes Dk C | - | Farmer | Licking Co., OH | Schuyler Co., MO | 6 July 1861 | 1 Feb 1862 | Canton, MO | Lt E Moore | Placed in ranks |
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