Missouri Civil War Executions

List of Soldiers, Serving in Units from the State of Missouri, Executed During the Civil War by U.S. Military Authorities for whom Proceedings of Court-Martial and Military Commissions have been Filmed.

Name Unit Notes
Edward Eastman Co. B 2nd MO L.A.
Jackson Jefferson Co. B 9th MO Cav. alias: Jefferson Jackson
Paul Kingston Co. M 1st MO Cav.
Abraham Purvis Co. C 21st MO Inf.
Ephraim Richardson Co. C 21st MO Inf. filed with Abraham Purvis

Extracted from: List of Soldiers Executed During the Civil War by U.S. Military Authorities for whom Proceedings of Court-Martial and Military Commissions have been Filmed; Proceedings of U.S. Army Courts-Martial and Military Commissions of Union Soldiers Executed by U.S. Military Authorities, 1861-1866 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1523, roll 1); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

2 Responses to Missouri Civil War Executions

  1. Larry Livingston says:

    My gggrandfather William Jackson Livingston was also executed Aug 19, 1864 in St Louis. Convicted of being a spy.

  2. David says:

    William Jackson Livingston was executed for the murder of Reverend Josiah Wheat in August 1861

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