Saint Louis Gray's Uniform Coat

St. Louis Grays' Uniform Coat | The Civil War in Missouri. Though not the only uniformed militia company in Missouri, the St. Louis Grays was the most famous in the pre-war period. Men paid monthly membership dues and could be fined for missing drills or meetings.

The St. Louis Greys Militia marching down Fourth Street
Lith. by Schaerff & Bro.; Wm. B. Crombie.

The above illustration courtesy of John Hopkins

St. Louis National Guard Militia
Lithograph by W.H. Tilford St. Louis Mo.
The above illustration courtesy of John Hopkins
University Lester S. Levy Collection.

While the St. Louis National Guards were an "Engineer Corps" they were just as polished on parade as the St. Louis Greys. The unit was founded in August of 1852, by Capt. Robert M. Renick, 1st Lt. J.N. Pritchard, and 2nd Lt. E.S. Wheaton. It was one of the units called
upon to combat the 1854 "Know-Nothing" Riots in St. Louis. In 1861 at Camp Jackson,
the National Guards were under the command of Capt. William B. Hazeltine. There they
and a newly formed second company were incorporated into the 2nd Regiment of Missouri Volunteer Militia, which was commanded of Col. John S. Bowen (later to become leader
of the famed "Bowen's Brigade" of Missouri Confederate troops). An account by one
member of the National Guards can be found in the book, "Missouri Brothers in Gray:
The Reminiscences and Letters of William J. Bull and John P. Bull", edited by
Michael E. Banasik (1998, Camp Pope Bookshop, Iowa City, Iowa).

Joseph Boyce in Confederate uniform of the St. Louis Grays, 1st Missouri Infantry.



Daté d'après les éléments que j'ai de 1865,

St. Louis Grays 1832 - 1858 - No Box in the Historical American Uniforms pattern by Ridgewood