Many of these veterans were part of the Enrolled Missouri Militia, an organization that performed garrison duty and local policing. The situation in Missouri was that numbers of Confederate recruiters and marauders roamed the countryside. The militia was needed so that more seasoned troops could pursue the terrorists.
All these men served on the Union side, and all survived the war. The dates are death dates. The longest-surviving veteran lived until 1924.
Spies Civil War Timeline
April 12, 1861
April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter, South Carolina, is attacked.
April 15, 1861: President Lincoln calls for troops.
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Ohio sends men, Missouri’s governor refused.
April 9, 1865
Robert E. Lee surrenders to
Ulysses S Grant at
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.
Men listed in this timeline after this date served during the civil war, and lived to tell about it.
September 22, 1878
Wenceslaus Stodola (1834-1878)
Born at Brezove Hory, Pribram, Bohemia
Enlisted 1861
4th Regiment Infantry Missouri Volunteers
Survived the war. Died at St. Louis.
June 24, 1885
William Voita (1842-1885)
Born in Bohemia
4th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia, Fremont’s Body Guard, Cavalry Volunteers Company B
August 20 – November 3, 1861
Survived the war. Died at St. Louis
February 19, 1894
William Spies (1825-1894)
Born in Hanover, Germany
85th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia, Co. A
Enrolled September 24, 1862
Survived the war. Died at Florissant, Missouri
July 4, 1899
Antoine Overy (1838-1899)
Born at Florissant, Missouri
85th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia, Co. B
September 25 – October 31, 1864
Survived the war. Died at Florissant, Missouri
September 13, 1917
Jean Baptiste Overy (1836-1917)
Born at Florissant, Missouri
1st St. Louis County Battalion attached to 85th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
Enrolled in Co. B, October 10th 1862.
Survived the war. Died at Rolla, Missouri
August 6, 1924
August Overy (1844-1924)
Born at Florissant, Missouri
85th Enrolled Missouri Militia, Co. B
September 25 – Oct 31, 1864
Survived the war. Died in St. Louis
April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter, South Carolina, is attacked.