CSA
Company C 16th Missouri Infantry
16th Missouri Infantry CSA
Commanded by Col. Sidney Drake Jackman, Col. Josiah H. Caldwell, Col. Levin M. Lewis, Lt. Col. Pleasant W. H. Cumming and Lt. Col. Jesse P. Herrell. Organized August 31, 1862 as the 7th Missouri Infantry, redesignated as the 16th Missouri Infantry on April 1, 1863. (Not to be confused with Col. Cyrus Franklin's 7th Missouri Infantry.) The 16th Missouri Infantry fought at the following engagements: Battle of Helena, Red River Campaign, Battle of Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry. It surrendered on May 26, 1865 under Gen. E. Kirby Smith's Department of Trans-Mississippi.
Harvey Jesse Kemper Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant in Company C
twin Brother Harden Kemper enlisted as a Private in Company C
and older brother Benjamin enlisted as a Private in Company C
CSA
Company C 16th Missouri Infantry
16th Missouri Infantry CSA
Commanded by Col. Sidney Drake Jackman, Col. Josiah H. Caldwell, Col. Levin M. Lewis, Lt. Col. Pleasant W. H. Cumming and Lt. Col. Jesse P. Herrell. Organized August 31, 1862 as the 7th Missouri Infantry, redesignated as the 16th Missouri Infantry on April 1, 1863. (Not to be confused with Col. Cyrus Franklin's 7th Missouri Infantry.) The 16th Missouri Infantry fought at the following engagements: Battle of Helena, Red River Campaign, Battle of Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry. It surrendered on May 26, 1865 under Gen. E. Kirby Smith's Department of Trans-Mississippi.
Harvey Jesse Kemper Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant in Company C
twin Brother Harden Kemper enlisted as a Private in Company C
and older brother Benjamin enlisted as a Private in Company C