See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Missouri_Engineer_Regiment. Start date was either 1863-11-22 or 1864-02-17 depending on which source is used.

First Engineers MISSOURI (3-YEARS) First Engineers. -Col. Henry Flad; Lieut.-Col., William Tweedale; Majs., Hamilton Dill, Fred C. Nichols, Eben M. Hill. The regiment was originally organized in the summer of 1861, and was known as Bissell's engineer regiment of the West the first officers being as follows: Col., J. W. Bissell, Lieut.Col., Charles E. Adams; Maj., M. S. Hasie. Under special orders, No. 520, of the war department, dated Nov. 22,1863, the 5th Mo. infantry and "Bissell's" regiment were consolidated into the 1st Mo. Engineers. The regiment was at Nashville, Tenn., during the early part of the year 1864, and in March and April completed about 20 miles of the Nashville & Northwestern railroad, including several large bridges and trestles. It then constructed small forts at Johnsonville and Waverly and a line of blockhouses along the railroad. About the middle of September it was ordered to report to Gen. Howard in front of Atlanta. It participated in the flank movement to Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station, and after the evacuation of Atlanta constructed an inner line of fortifications about that city. In October the number had been reduced from 1,300 to 600, and on the last day of that month it was consolidated into a battalion of five companies. This battalion accompanied Gen. Sherman on the march to the sea, building fortifications at various places and looking after the pontoons of the army. In the campaign through the Carolinas it had charge of the pontoons of the Army of the Tennessee, often bridging the streams under the fire of the enemy's guns. The regiment was present at the destruction of Columbia, S. C, the battles of Fayetteville, Bentonville, and Goldsboro, N. C., after which it went to Washington, D. C., where it took part in the grand review. From Washington the regiment went to Louisville, Ky., where it was inspected by Gen. Reace, inspector-general of the Army of the Tennessee, and on July 22, 1865, it was mustered out of the service of the United States and ordered to St. Louis, where it was finally discharged on the 24th. Source; The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 281

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4

Missouri 1st Volunteer Engineers (Union)

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